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C ONNE C T I V I T Y Air connectivity is essential for a town, and indeed an entire country’s economic growth. There is strong evidence available from around the world that if a town is not served by an efficient and wellrun air transportation system, it will slowly die as investments move elsewhere. SOUTH AFRICA HAS EXCELLENT examples of how regional cities and towns have experienced an economic boom simply by making themselves an accessible destination for trade and tourism by air. For the cities, Johannesburg is being
increasingly by-passed as a key hub for South Africa as Cape Town and Durban are attracting direct flights. Since local and foreign airlines have been flying into the once stagnant cities, investment and tourists are flowing in – and boom times have arrived – all thanks to the focused strategic air connectivity initiatives by Wonderboom terminal entrance.
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The regional centres of George, and Hoedspruit are a case in point. Experience from ACSA with regional airports in Kimberly, George, Port Elizabeth, Bloemfontein, and East London attest also to the fact that these airports make a significant contribution to the South African economy in the form of job creation, local investment in infrastructure development, and tax revenue flows all of which are pivotal to the growth of our gross domestic product (GDP).
is unprecedented and surprisingly achieved against the backdrop of the downgrade of the airport’s license status and the Corona virus pandemic which has ravaged the entire aviation industry; bringing many commercial airports locally and around the world to a standstill.
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the Dube TradePort in Durban and Wesgro in Cape Town.
It therefore does not warrant any expert reasoning to realise the strategic nature of Wonderboom National Airport to the economy of the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Council – the reality however as it stands is that Wonderboom airport is not fully exploited commercially.
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Wonderboom National Airport is one such slumbering regional airport. It is the general aviation airport which, in terms of traffic movements, is the busiest in the country and perhaps in the rest of the African continent. ATNS recorded traffic volumes at the airport averages 17,000 aircraft movements month-onmonth and in April 2021; reached their highest peak in recent years of 24,000. This record
As the owner and operator of Wonderboom National Airport, the Tshwane Metropolitan City Council says it appreciates the strategic importance of the airport and is therefore now pulling out all the stops to restore and enhance Wonderboom National Airport to its rightful place as the key regional airport for the Capital City’s conurbation.
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The airport provides a dynamic environment for general aviation and in particular flight schools.
The ACSA Partnership In March 2021 a partnership with ACSA was signed which is hoped will enable ACSA to assist the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Council in its renewed effort to make Wonderboom National Airport compliant with all the civil aviation norms and standards applicable to a Category 7 SACAA licensed commercial airport, upgrading the aeronautical infrastructure and turning the airport into one of the most reputable regional airports with aircraft maintenance activities, flight training, chatter and scheduled flight services that connects to the other regional centres nationally and within SADC. Tshwane’s Mayor Randall Williams describes the airport as, “The training ground for hundreds of pilots across the country. Training activities account for 70% of the total airport traffic, with maintenance, flight charters, recreational flying, fly-overs and private flying constituting the remaining 30% of the traffic mix.”
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The airport is located close to a variety of resources and amenities: bulk freight and transport infrastructure is already in place, meaning that the region has high potential for business growth. “The airport is a strategic transportation asset for the city – both for air travel and tourism in the capital city,” he said.
Future Projects Wonderboom Airport has a rich history of more than 82 years and it may play a central role in Tshwane’s aim to increase the flow of business and travel to the region in support of its industry parks and housed diplomatic missions. The City is aware of the airport’s vast potential towards ensuring that the capital city is accessible by air from key tourism and trade markets. Therefore, to latch onto the current organic growth in airport operations, planned capital projects for Wonderboom National Airport amongst others
involve the extension of its primary runway, upgrade of the entire ground lighting systems, communication, navigation and surveillance systems, extension of the main terminal building; relocation of the air traffic control tower (ATC); and provision for land and bulk services for expansion of aeronautical properties and activities. The developmental plans are aimed at supplying the right infrastructure to meet the prevailing market demand and attracting the right capacity of traffic mix for the Airport in fulfilment of the City’s’ vision for the airport with the right marketing positioning as a regionally operated airport alongside the two big international airports in Gauteng – OR Tambo and Lanseria. The national civil aviation policy will remain the key enabler to the enhancement of
Wonderboom National Airport with envisaged air commerce which will require designated international airport status. With ACSA’s experience and guidance, the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Council is planning to revive its 2012 application for the international status of the airport with the Department of Transport. 2022 is seen as the year of recovery as with ACSA the airport is now more than ready to meet the challenges of the past and the expectations of the future. j
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activities. This infrastructure includes two runways, multiple taxiways, two large aprons, Category 7 Rescue, NDB and The state-of-the-art infrastructure makes Wonderboom National Airport ideally superior for all types of aeronautical VORs, air traffic control tower, and advanced runway and activities. This infrastructure runways, multiple taxiway aeronautical ground lightningincludes for usetwo in inclement taxiways, two large aprons, Category 7 Rescue, NDB and weather conditions.
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Based at hangar number four, at Wonderboom Airport, Aero Engineering’s services include the overhaul, maintenance, service, and repair of Lycoming and Continental aircraft piston engines and associated components. Aero Engineering and Powerplant comprises of the following divisions: A) ENGINE DIVISION
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AERO ENGINEERING AND POWERPLANT Their client base includes local & over-border operators, and owners, of piston & turbine engined aircraft, as well as local & over-border maintenance organizations. The business was founded in 1996 and was taken over in 2006 by partners Andre Labuschagne and Derek van der Westhuizen. They have seven qualified engineers and a loyal clientele. Contact Andre Labuschagne on: Tel: 012-543-0948 Email: aeroeng@iafrica.com Website: www.aeroengineering.co.za
B) COMPONENT DIVISION C) PROPELLER DIVISION D) PARTS DIVISION
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FLIGHT SAFETY THROUGH MAINTENANCE Hangar no 4, Wonderboom Airport , Pretoria PO Box 17699, Pretoria North, 0116 • Tel: (012) 543 0948/51 • Fax: (012) 543 9447 • email: aeroeng@iafrica.com
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AVIA INSTRUMENTS Avia Instruments is situated at the Wonderboom Airport. With their 60 years accumulative experience on Cessna, Piper, Beechcraft, Embraer, Bell, Eurocopter, Robinson and many other aircrafts and systems they have been servicing South Africa and the bigger Africa continent for the past 8 years.
Their services also include new installations relating to avionic,electrical and instrument systems, the repairing and overhaul of electrical equipment and electrical load analysis as well as sales of new & overhauled components.
They offer their clients a comprehensive service that includes not only instrument and avionic component repair, but also fault finding on aircraft and aircraft systems. Avia instruments specialise in most aircraft instruments including gyro instruments, general instruments, engine instruments & pitot static instruments.
The AMO is registered with the CAA as well as the CAAB (Botswana). Registration number: 1303.
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Recently accredited to perform EMB145 Landing Gear Overhaul and Repair.
AviSys Aviation Systems is an established Maintenance Organization AMO 1089 with SA-CAA, and other African CAA accreditation to perform component maintenance and overhaul capabilities under its Category B rating. Currently, AviSys is equipped to cater for our Clients needs as per the SA-CAA Approved Capability List and Operational Specifications on the following: • Aircraft Braking Systems repair and full overhaul capability with SA-CAA Component Release to Service (Authorised Release Certificate) on the following OEM Makes; ABSC, Honeywell / Bendix, Goodrich and Meggitt Aircraft Braking Systems. • Aircraft main and nose wheel assemblies for the above makes, to repair and overhaul. • Landing Gear Repair and Overhaul • Helicopter Servo Actuator Repair and Overhaul • Flexible Hose Build-up • Engine Fire Bottles HPT, Service, Fill and Re-charge AviSys Aviation Systems is committed to deliver Service Excellence and Quality Workmanship at market related prices, carried out with years of cumulative aviation experience in our field by means of dedicated hand-picked Staff Members.
AviSys looks forward to establish long and just relationships with our client base, in order to meet our high standards of customer satisfaction.
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PILOTS AND PLANES Pilots ‘n Planes is an aviation related retail outlet specialising in Pilot and Aircraft Owner requirements. Pilots ‘n Planes is one of the larger retail outlets of its kind in South Africa and has its main branch at Wonderboom Airport in Pretoria, and a second branch at Rand Airport in Germiston. Merchandise on offer includes: •
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A wide range of Aviation related gifts and collectables
Both our Wonderboom and Rand stores trade Monday-Friday from 8am to 5pm.
On Saturdays, Wonderboom trades from 8am-2pm and Rand is open every first and last Saturday of every month from 8am-2pm. Contact Melanie at Wonderboom Airport on: Tel: 012 567-6775 Email: pilotshop@pilotsnplanes.co.za Or Lee/Angelique at Rand Airport on: Tel: 011 824-3339 Email: rand@pilotsnplanes.co.za
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DART AERONAUTICAL Dart Aeronautical was established in 2006 and is situated at Rand Airport. We are committed to providing excellent service with the highest technical standard, not only locally, but to surrounding airfields as well. This division is headed up by Jaco Kelly and Pieter Viljoen. The team of 15 specialises in all aircraft types ranging from homebuilt to DC9 aircraft. We are market leaders in instrument and instrument panel refurbishments, which include the use of aircraft approved paint, router cutting and laser engraving. Dart Aeronautical is an agent for all major equipment suppliers such as Garmin, Mid
Continent, Bendix-King, Sigma Tek, JP Instruments, Airtex, S-Tec etc. Our ability to purchase directly ensures our completeness and that our customers receive value for money without any reduction in quality and safety. We carry a wide variety of serviceable units in store that can be used as loaners while working on a customer’s unit or that can be purchased or exchanged. Contact Pieter Viljoen on: Tel: +27 11-827-8204 Cell: +27 83-652-4421 Email: pieterviljoen@mweb.co.za Website: www.dartaero.co.za j
SKYHORSE AVIATION Skyhorse Aviation is a South African based aircraft provider based at Wonderboom Airport near Pretoria. Skyhorse is proud to be a BARS registered aircraft operator. The company specialises in providing aircraft support and charter throughout Africa. All our pilots are highly experienced in African conditions and field operations. The fleet currently consists of nine, new generation AS350 series helicopters, two Pilatus PC-6 fixed-wing aircraft and one Cessna F406 twin engine aircraft. All the aircraft are either owned or on permanent lease. Skyhorse Aviation has over 40 years of collective experience, supplying aircraft to mining houses, drilling and construction projects, geophysical companies and agencies across more than 30 countries throughout Africa, Middle East and Australia.
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Our dedicated and highly qualified team have flown over 35 000 hours with an excellent safety record. All aircraft are fitted with state of the art satellite tracking systems and Iridium telephones. Appropriate survival kits, emergency locator devices, and comprehensive first aid kits are standard for all operations. We are a privately-owned company, prepared to adapt our operations in a safe and efficient manner, to fulfil our clients’ requirements. Skyhorse Aviation has a no-compromise attitude towards safety. Contact Details: Hangar 38B, Wonderboom Airport, Pretoria info@skyhorse.co.za Tel: + 27 (0) 12 809 3571 j
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