CemAirJUNE / JULY 2017 SKYNEWS BIRDS FLYIN' HIGH YOU KNOW HOW I FEEL... EDITION #18 FREE COPY CEMAIR SKYNEWS JUNE / JULY 2017 | 1 Published for CemAir Trade finance that speaks any currency. A very warm welcome aboard your CemAir flight. As always, we are delighted to have you with us and I hope my team is taking the very best care of you as we fly you to your chosen destination. As the cooler weather takes grip over the country, crisp cool clear We understand the complexities involved in foreign trade. skies should offer a smooth journey. So we aim to make the challenges easy by providing your We have some exciting news to share in this winter issue of CemAir Skynews. In early August we will be commencing daily business with the right import, forex and logistics solutions, flights from both Johannesburg and Cape Town to Hoedspruit. from start to finish. This exciting addition to our network will enable us to serve one of South Africa’s greatest attractions, the famous Kruger National Park and the many private reserves in the surrounding areas. This service will be further enhanced by a seamless lodge connection service to be provided by our partners at Federal Airlines enabling Arno van Niekerk you to have breakfast at the V&A Waterfront and sundowners at National Sales Manager: Business Finance a Big 5 watering hole in the Timbavati. Tel: +27 11 809 7844 Cell: +27 82 375 3313 The additional flights from Cape Town allow us to improve our airport infrastructure and services at this destination. From June Email: [email protected] 2017 we will be opening a passenger services and ticket counter on the airport’s departure level and will assign permanent staff to assist with enquiries, resolve any difficulties and process ticket sasfin.com sales. We are also introducing iPad technology to our cockpits. Over the coming months all CemAir aircraft will be certified to operate business | wealth | banking using an electronic reference for airport data, company manuals, aircraft reference manuals and flight records. Our crew will have quicker access to current information and be less reliant on cumbersome paper-based records and data. In the airline industry this is known as an Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) and is quickly becoming the international airline standard for efficient operations. We continue to lead the way with Beech 1900 avionics upgrades with the second fitment of Garmin 950 equipment to our aircraft completed in April of this year. This particular aircraft fitment includes further enhancements to an effective complete refit of the aircraft instrumentation giving the Beech 1900 the advantage of the very latest technology in the cockpit. Our plan is for fleet wide retrofit for our 1900’s, giving us improved reliability utility We’re always at and life from this important aircraft type. Our new look and improved CemAir website is now live, offering more information and a user-friendly menu system. With traffic your service to the website increasing 55% year-on-year to nearly 1.5 million page views we will continue to invest in and refine our online presence for maximum convenience and functionality for our airline customers. For great rates and even greater service, choose A reminder to sign up for the CemAir Frequent Flyer Program, the car rental company that always tries harder. SkyRewards. The program is designed to thank our loyal customers by rewarding them in a meaningful way. Accumulated points can be used for free flights for you or a family member. For Avis. We Try Harder. full details please visit our website on www.flycemair.co.za. Finally, we hope you will take a few minutes to share your Business experience either directly by email to [email protected] or Sasfin Bank Ltd. Reg no. 1951/002280/06 through social media. An authorised financial service provider licence no. 23833 Book now. Visit avis.co.za A registered credit provider NCRCP22 and a member of the Sasfin Group beyond a bank Miles van der Molen CEMAIR SKYNEWS JUNE / JULY 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 this, our 18th HISTORY OF INTO THE HOEDSPRUIT WILD issue of Skynews. As CemAir has grown so too The gateway to Lexie has our ability to cover South Africa's MacNaughton great content from around great Kruger has the bush in the country. National Park her bones PAGE 12 PAGE 18 We're so excited about the new Hoedspruit route which opens up the NIK LADY MAKER RABINOWITZ entire safari industry – as an introduction ahead Zulu girls gather of the route launch in Brings his yearly for the August 2017, we've run one-man show traditional to The Plett Arts Maidens a very interesting story Festival Ceremony documenting the history of PAGE 20 PAGE 30 Hoedspruit (pg. 12). We also chat to one of the GET FIT FOR THE WORLD best safari operators, Lexie YOUR CLUBS AND HER OYSTER MacNaughton about her initial forays into the African A little help from a pro can go a We unpack ten wildscape (pg. 18). long way facts to know about the mighty Further pioneers we oyster PAGE 24 PAGE 34 caught up with include Nik Rabinowitz, the funny man slicing through the social and political norms WORKING ON A LIGHTER TOGETHER NOTE (pg. 20) and Kahn Morbee and Karen Zoid who are Karen Zoid & The truth touring together for the first Kahn Morbee are about golf time following the release divine of their duo We Could Be Divine (pg 40). PAGE 40 PAGE 46 Additionally Andy Sullivan, CEMAIR’S FLEET 6 our resident sportsman, REGULARS CEMAIR UPDATE 7 finds out about the top ROUTE MAP & SAFETY INFO 8 technology available to CEMAIR NEWS 9 TECH PAGE 28 perfect your golf game BUSINESS AND FINANCE 36 alongside some real life tips SOUTH COAST & GARDEN ROUTE 38 from the best pros in the EVENTS AND ENTERTAINMENT 42 business (pg. 24). JUST FOR FUN 44 LETTERS TO CEMAIR 46 So sit back and relax and happy exploring, playing and doing as you travel this CEMAIR SKYNEWS TEAM / PUBLISHER & SALES Lorna MacLeod / EDITOR Emma Jordan ART DIRECTOR Alice Freedman JUNIOR DESIGNER Roxanne Conradie / ADMINISTRATION & SALES great country. Kirsten MacMillan CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Andy Sullivan, Chris Jordan ADVERTISING SALES (JOBURG) Coleen Campher / CEMAIR SERVICES Nicolene Myburgh COVER PHOTO Sabine Stols of Pangolin Photo Safaris Published by Mac Publishing & Consulting on behalf of CemAir. 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AIRCRAFT INFORMATION CEMAIR’S FLEET FLYING HIGH TECHNICAL INFO BOMBARDIER CRJ BOMBARDIER DASH-8 Q300 BOMBARDIER DASH-8 100 BEECH 1900D Cemair’s new route to Hoedspruit is scheduled to start in August 2017 with daily flights from Cape Town Engines Twin Turbofan engine Twin Turboprop engine Twin Turboprop engine Twin Turboprop engine 9220 Lbs. Thrust 1800 SHP per engine 1800 SHP per engine 1279 SHP per engine and Johannesburg.