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Cemair Skynews 1708 CemAirAUGUST / SEPTEMBER 2017 SKYNEWS STARRY STARRY NIGHT EDITION #19 FREE COPY Published for CemAir Trade finance that speaks any currency. Wishing you a very warm welcome aboard today’s CemAir flight. As always, we are delighted to have you with us and I hope you are enjoying your journey. We understand the complexities involved in foreign trade. During the currency of this issue our long-awaited flights from So we aim to make the challenges easy by providing your Johannesburg and Cape Town to Hoedspruit will commence. We are excited to be launching the routes and delighted at the business with the right import, forex and logistics solutions, reception the new service has received from travel agents, tour operators, local residents and tourism service providers. The daily from start to finish. flights on both routes will connect South Africa’s two biggest hubs with the country’s tourism mecca, the Kruger National Park and adjoining reserves. The flight between Cape Town Arno van Niekerk and Hoedspruit is South Africa’s furthest domestic airline route spanning 870 nautical miles. The CT route will be operated in National Sales Manager: Business Finance CemAir’s Bombardier CRJ jet offering jet comfort and speed. Tel: +27 11 809 7844 Cell: +27 82 375 3313 The expansion of our fleet continues. I am pleased to announce [email protected] the addition of a Bombardier CRJ900 in the coming months. This Email: 88-seat jet aircraft is the second largest variant in the CRJ family and has been an extremely popular aircraft in Europe and North America due to its proved comfort, reliability and impressive sasfin.com operating economics. The aircraft will be used on several of our existing routes and will allow us to explore additional new routes. In coming years CemAir will continue to add variants of both the CRJ and Dash-8 families as we continue to expand our regional business | wealth | banking presence. Our contract operations remain a strategic focal point for the organisation. Our Dash-8 Q300 is currently supporting an oil and gas project (OGP) in Accra, adding Ghana to the list of countries in which we have a presence. Through our partners at Air-Tec we are also supporting the OGP industry in Algeria in what we hope will be an expanding and long-term assignment. Our support for the United Nations Mission in Libya continues and we are delighted that this contract has been extended for a further 12 months. A recent milestone in the company’s growth was our addition to the IOSA register and full IATA membership. IOSA is the gold We’re always at standard in airline safety audits and is internationally recognised with 410 airlines conforming and collectively carrying 84% of global schedule airline passenger traffic. During September our renewal audit will take place to not only ensure these standards your service have been maintained but also to confirm that new standards incorporated into the system by IATA have been implemented at CemAir. For great rates and even greater service, choose We acknowledge the extensive suffering endured as a result of the devastating fires in the Western Cape this year. I hope these the car rental company that always tries harder. communities are able to repair and rebuild and use these terrible experiences to grow stronger and enjoy a more prosperous future. As always, your feedback is invaluable and a guide in our quest to Avis. We Try Harder. offer customers the very best service, so please share your views and experiences either through our social media channels on Business Facebook and Twitter or directly by email to [email protected]. Sasfin Bank Ltd. Reg no. 1951/002280/06 Book now. Visit avis.co.za An authorised financial service provider licence no. 23833 Thank you for choosing South Africa’s most personal airline. A registered credit provider NCRCP22 and a member of the Sasfin Group beyond a bank Miles van der Molen CEMAIR SKYNEWS AUGUST / SEPTEMBER 2017 | 3 10007420_Cem Air PrintAd_275x210.indd 1 2017/05/22 11:39 AM 80103 AVIS Print Strip 275x100_DV1.indd 1 2017/05/22 1:05 PM EDITOR'S CONTENTS NOTE Welcome to the August/ JOBURG BLOOMING September issue of CemAir ART FAIR BIOSPHERE Skynews. While June was a tough month on the Garden Africa's biggest The Garden Route we can still look forward and best art Route was with hope. event to date officially awarded UNESCO At a fortuitous time and in Biosphere status celebration of regrowth the PAGE 12 PAGE 18 Garden Route has been awarded UNESCO Biosphere status (page 18). This means THRIVING ON Y'ER BIKE that now almost a third of THORNYBUSH the Western Cape is under Up your MTB biosphere protection which An excellent game helps with sustainable bushveld support for industry and the experience environment. There are some fabulous MTB PAGE 22 PAGE 28 routes throughout the Garden Route and beyond and our resident sports writer Andy RIDING HIGH MILES HIGH O’Sullivan unpacks what you FINE FOOD need to get on your bike (page 28). MTB events across the coun- CemAir's Talking about growth — try give back boutique inflight CemAir has certainly grown. catering Today, you may be reading this on the new route from PAGE 30 PAGE 34 Cape Town or Johannesburg to Hoedspruit. If you’re wondering about where to stay or planning for your next SHOOTING ON A LIGHTER trip be sure to read our story STARS NOTE on the Thornybush Collection (page 22), showcasing their innovative service approach The Iziko "Is it a bird? and unique engagement with Planetarium Is it a plane? eco-sustainability. undergoes an No!!! upgrade It’s a Van Gogh!" Looking at the long-term future PAGE 40 PAGE 46 of Africa, the Iziko Planetarium in Cape Town recently underwent a multi-million rand CEMAIR UPDATE 6 upgrade in line with the Iziko REGULARS CEMAIR NEWS 7 museums mandate to grow ROUTE MAP & SAFETY INFO 8 the best science and research CEMAIR’S FLEET 9 facilities on the continent. We BUSINESS AND FINANCE 26 look at this upgrade on page TECH PAGE 32 40. SOUTH COAST & GARDEN ROUTE 38 EVENTS AND ENTERTAINMENT 42 And not forgetting the arts. The JUST FOR FUN 44 FNB Joburg Art Fair turns ten LETTERS TO CEMAIR 45 this year and to mark a decade of progress I look back at those very early years of the fair’s CEMAIR SKYNEWS TEAM / PUBLISHER & SALES Lorna MacLeod / EDITOR Emma Jordan growth, plus, Lucy McGarry, ART DIRECTOR Alice Evans JUNIOR DESIGNER Roxanne Conradie / ADMINISTRATION & SALES Kirsten the curator of the 2017 South MacMillan CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Andy Sullivan, Chris Jordan, Lynette Dicey, René Connelly CEMAIR African pavilion at Venice SERVICES Nicolene Myburgh COVER PHOTO Paradise by Robin Rhode Biennale picks her top four Published by Mac Publishing & Consulting on behalf of CemAir. Contact +27 (0)44 533 0715, for artists of the moment (page 12). advertising enquiries contact [email protected] / +27 (0)78 425 4382. For CemAir bookings and enquiries contact [email protected] / www.flycemair.co.za / +27 (0)861 CEMAIR (236 247) So sit back, relax and happy reading. designdesign, i am also the brainchild of me, a mother, a wife, a Alice, a graphic designer, daughter, a sister, a friend visual artist, digital manipulator, and in the face of deadlines creative, creator, daydreamer, a contortionist. I have dogs, thinker and all round ideas-girl. a cat, two goldfish, a home, I pay taxes. i have tattoos. Unconventional – yes.i breathe colour, think in shapes and when I design, it’s love that moves my handlove for the aesthetic, for typography, for bold lines and daring design. i get a kick out of composition and get goosebumps when I see visual harmony emerge on paper or pixel. i live to design and design to live. What inspires me? Life, love, smiles, drinking coffee, modernity, clean lines borne of clever thought, art, illustrations, good food, great typography. Everything inspires, from manga, music, movies, a colour swatch to the shapes of trees, birds on a wire.My ideas stem from simplicity a life less complicated and complemented by design that echoes such. I don’t just design, I create.I think out of the box, I rethink the box. Break it down, turn it inside out and upside down so that at the end of it, it’s not a box but whatever it is you want it to be. Life’s short, live it with endless love and reckless abandon. Dance when people are watching, paint your walls all shades of awesome, laugh often, have fun and just Publishing be MAC & Consulting Editorial Disclaimer. CemAir and CemAir Skynews consider its sources reliable and verifies as much data as possible. However, reporting Emma inaccuracies can occur, consequently readers using this information do so at their own risk. 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