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Distribution Government departments, CAA, SAA pilots, charter companies, marketing, advertising, media, Trust your mining cargo to hotels, lodges, Dr’s rooms, golf courses, banks, big business, airport lounges, libraries, schools, With the cool breeze in the available in the industry, such other professions, and so car dealerships, international companies in Africa KwaZulu Natal skies marking as pilots, engineers and other events like airshows that can the global aircraft charter and abroad via-mail. the start of the regionals peripheral jobs in the aviation help improve the industry Banking: Global Aviator extremely active and festive and even travel industries.” profile as welcomed. First National Bank, winter, some of the country’s The airshows are The first airshow is just specialists. Parktown - 250455 most impressive and fastest beneficial to scholars and around the corner, as the tour Account number - 62108220584 aircraft are preparing to take young aspiring pilots as they kicks off in Newcastle on the Disclaimer: The publisher and editor of Global Aviator give no warranties, this year’s KZN Winter Air get to see a different side to 1st June before making its Nothing is too large, too small or too difficult guarantees, or assurances, and, make no representation Tour shows to new heights. standard aviation and also rounds across the province regarding any goods or services advertised in this issue. Copyright: Global Aviator. All rights reserved. No portion of this The second year of this get to learn about some of and ending with the flagship publication may be reproduced in any form without the prior The global specialists in providing tailored charter solutions to the mining written permission of the publisher of Global Aviator. Global innovative project to bring the classics that have adorned Durban Airshow at Virginia sector anywhere in Africa and the world. Aviator will not be held responsible for any unsolicited material aviation to the people and our skies. According to on the 13th July. The KZN contained within this issue. Global Aviator reserves the right to refuse material offered for publication if it is found to be share more about the industry Mango airline CEO Nico Winter Air Tour definitely is Try us for: discriminatory, offensive or defamatory. will see young kids get a Bezuidenhout, aviation as bringing aviation to the people • Moving any cargo from 1kg to 100T sneak peek at what it takes to a career choice has never of the province, including • Outsized pieces become a world-class pilot. enjoyed the prominence of the aspiring aviators. • • Time critical equipment & valuables For sound and broadcast by the • Dangerous goods, including Class 1 and Class 6 Executive travel The seven airshows, • Projects & Mobilizations • hospitality and events "Man with the voice - Mr Airshow" set to take place across the • Commodities • travel professionals Airshows and other functions please contact: province over winter, will • Rescues & Evacuations • head of state, government and diplomatic flights Brian Emmenis at Capital Sounds bring aviation closer to the • bands on tour 057 3882351 or 0825503604 people than ever before. 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Their of human movement and in an ongoing in the event of an emergency. It's best perspective in recent times. buildings remain, blending back into debate with gravity, flight enables us not to cause them to crane their necks WSince we first climbed down the outback sands out of which they to see so much more of our world than unless it is an act of curiosity or envy, from the trees, we've been seeking to grew. Corrugated tin roofing flapping we could ever have imagined. And for there are those on the ground who once again climb up them. Higher, in the breeze and empty door frames, the geometry need not always be the would like us all to stay on the ground. to a better vantage point to observe open to the drifting sands. Only the efficiency of a straight line from A to B, We should plan to give their more our surroundings, both beautiful and stone walls seem to offer resistance but the unbridled fun of wandering in dense gatherings a little wider berth and hostile. First came extended glimpses to the onslaught of time and nature. the sky and loitering for a longer look. ourselves unpopulated options should from balloons and gliders, before pow- From above they stand so alone Still it is important to not become we need to 'put down' in a hurry.