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• 11 - 14 May 2025. [EVENT: African Airlines Association (AFRAA) 13th Aviation Stakeholders Convention and the 2nd African Aviation Safety & Operations Summit 2025] Kigali, Rwanda. Aaron Munetsi, AASA CEO, represented members as a panelist exploring SAATM, visa policies, borders and sovereignty, aviation and tourism under the themes of Sustainability. Collaborate. Innovate. at the Aviation Stakeholders Convention held on 12 May.

• 6 - 7 May 2025. [EVENT: Africa Border Security Week (ABSW) 2025] Cape Town, South Africa. Aaron Munetsi, AASA CEO, represented members as a Speaker at Africa Border Security Week (ABSW). ABSW is a regional event aimed at enhancing border security in Africa, using smart border control technologies. ABSW is earmarked to serve the three border environments by bringing together C-level executives from land borders, air borders, and the maritime environment. Aaron's talk will explore the continent’s readiness for digital transformation in air travel.

• 9 - 11 April 2025. [EVENT: WTM Africa 2025] Cape Town, South Africa. On 10 April, Aaron Munetsi, AASA CEO, represented members in conversation with Linden Birns, PlaneTalking MD: Delays, Data Breaches & Dysfunction – Is Africa Ready for Seamless Air Travel?  The future of African air travel is digital - but is the continent ready? As the world moves towards biometric borders, digital IDs, and frictionless passenger journeys, Africa risks falling behind due to infrastructure failures, cybersecurity threats, and policy bottlenecks. With air traffic disruptions already costing millions, can airlines, governments, and tech leaders work together to create a seamless travel experience that boosts tourism and trade?

• 2 - 5 April 2025. [EVENT: Aviation Week Africa (AWA) 2025] Aaron Munetsi, AASA CEO, represented members as a panelist on the discussion: Bridging the Gaps - Strengthening Regional Connectivity Through Strategic Airline Network Planning in Africa at AWA 2025.

• 18 March 2025. [ARTICLE: Daily Maverick] Aaron Munetsi, AASA CEO, was quoted in an article Aviation crisis: urgent action needed as South Africa’s air traffic system breaks down.

• 13 - 14 March 2025. [EVENT: Board of Airline Representatives of South Africa (BARSA) Aviation Summit] Skukuza, South Africa. Aaron Munetsi, AASA CEO, represented members at the BARSA 2025 Aviation Summit.

• 24 - 28 February 2025. [MEETING: SADC Cluster] Harare, Zimbabwe. AASA represented its members at the SADC Cluster Meeting of Ministers responsible for Transport, ICT, Information, and Meteorology, focused on reviewing policy frameworks, assessing implementation status, and discussing infrastructure for the North-South Corridor.

• 8 February 2025. [ARTICLE: IOL] After AASA issued a media statement, Aaron Munetsi, AASA CEO, called for accountability in an article AASA sounds alarm on airline disruptions due to infrastructure issues. A spate of incidents that disrupted airline operations over the summer peak travel season and throughout last month have fuelled frustrations and resulted in AASA renewing its concerns over service delivery from State aviation agencies while airlines bear the brunt to meet commitments to their customers. AASA stated that the incidents are primarily related to the reliability of refuelling infrastructure, electrical power supply, and redundancy systems at OR Tambo International Airport (ORTIA) and Cape Town International Airport (CTIA).

• 8 February 2025. [ARTICLE: The Star] After AASA issued a media statement, Aaron Munetsi, AASA CEO, raised urgent concerns over operational disruptions affecting airlines and passengers due to critical infrastructure challenges at major airports in an article Committee to help air traffic services get back on track.

• 6 February 2025. [ARTICLE: George Herald] After AASA issued a media statement, Aaron Munetsi, AASA CEO, was quoted in an article AASA sounds alarm on airline disruptions due to infrastructure issues:"The consequences of having to navigate the disruption of flights, also impact farmers exporting perishables, manufacturers meeting contracts, e-commerce, couriers, and healthcare services such as pathology labs, pharmaceutical suppliers, blood banks, and emergency medical services.

• 6 February 2025. [ARTICLE: New Era / Namibia] After AASA issued a media statement expressing renewed concern and frustration regarding a spate of incidents that disrupted airline operations over the summer peak travel season and throughout January. Aaron Munetsi, AASA CEO, was quoted in an article Airlines association concerned with aviation infrastructure: “Airlines and passengers pay statutory user charges to the various state aviation agencies for the provision of reliable, safe and efficient as well as affordable services. However, AASA is concerned that ACSA, ATNS as well as SAWS applied to their respective economic regulators for new tariff increases when they have been unable to provide the full range of the services that they have been paid for. At the same time, the airlines are bearing the brunt in terms of ensuring that they meet their commitments to their customers by having to provide alternatives for disrupted operations."

• 6 February 2025. [MEETING: SA Government, Department of Transport, ACSA Fuel Forum] AASA represented its members at the ACSA Fuel Forum meeting.

• 5 February 2025. [MEETING: SA Government, Department of Transport, SACAA ABC Model Forum] AASA represented its members at a meeting held by SACAA regarding the ABC Model in the SACAA Strategic Plan 2020/21 - 2024/25. 

• 5 February 2025. [ARTICLE: George Herald] After AASA issued a media statement, Aaron Munetsi, AASA CEO, was quoted in an article Airlines Association says various negatives impact the industry that air traffic services in the country are significantly impacted by the continued suspension of numerous airways and routes between South Africa's major air traffic control zones."Exacerbating this is the shortage of qualified and experienced air traffic controllers and airspace designers worldwide, which has seen aggressive poaching of South African talent away from ATNS." 

• 5 February 2025. [ARTICLE: Airspace Africa] After AASA issued a media statement, Aaron Munetsi, AASA CEO, was quoted in an article ACSA addresses fuel and power infrastructure challenges at OR Tambo and Cape Town Airports

• 5 February 2025. [ARTICLE: Southern & East African Tourism Update] After AASA issued a media statement, Aaron Munetsi, AASA CEO, was quoted in an article 59 million litres of fuel expected to arrive at ORTIA on 6 February

• 4 February 2025. [ARTICLE: IOL / Business Report] After AASA issued a media statement, Aaron Munetsi, AASA CEO, was quoted in an article Refuelling infrastructure improvements underway at South African airports

• 3 - 4 February 2025. [MEETING: African Union, AFCAC Forum] AASA represented its members at the 8th meeting of the Joint Prioritized Action Plan (JPAP) for SAATM Implementation that took place at the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC) Headquarters in Dakar, Senegal, focusing on reviewing progress on the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM).

• 2 February 2025. [SA Government, Department of Transport: Media Statement] Minister Barbara Creecy and fuels industry stakeholders adopt logistics plan for jet fuel transportation to ORTIA. The Minister of Transport, Barbara Creecy, and fuels industry stakeholders such as SASOL and the FIASA have adopted a logistics plan for the transportation of jet fuel secured by the fuels industry last week for the ORTIA. The logistics plan was developed by the ACSA and adopted in the meeting convened by the Minister on 31 January 2025.

• 2 February 2025. [ARTICLE: Southern Africa's Travel News] After AASA issued a media statement, Aaron Munetsi, AASA CEO, was quoted in an article Creecy orders urgent ATNS overhaul. 

• 2 February 2025. [ARTICLE: Southern Africa's Travel News] After AASA issued a media statement, Aaron Munetsi, AASA CEO, was quoted in an article ACSA warns fuel crisis may persist. 

• 30 January 2025. [ARTICLE: TimesLive] After AASA issued a media statement, Aaron Munetsi, AASA CEO, was quoted in an article Creecy adopts report that investigated problems with air traffic control. 

• 30 January 2025. [ARTICLE: Southern Africa's Travel News] After AASA issued a media statement, Aaron Munetsi, AASA CEO, was quoted in an article SA Weather Service cyber-attack disrupts flight forecasts. 

• 30 January 2025. [ARTICLE: Southern & East African Tourism Update] After AASA issued a media statement, Aaron Munetsi, AASA CEO, was quoted in an article Will ACSA’s multibillion rand fix end airport woes? 

• 30 January 2025. [ARTICLE: Engineering News] After AASA issued a media statement, Aaron Munetsi, AASA CEO, was quoted in an article Regional airlines body again states concern about South Africa’s aviation infrastructure.

• 30 January 2025. [ARTICLE: Times Aerospace] After AASA issued a media statement, Aaron Munetsi, AASA CEO, was quoted in an article AASA concerns over South Africa’s aviation infrastructure. 

• 30 January 2025. [ARTICLE: Daily Maverick] After AASA issued a media statement, Aaron Munetsi, AASA CEO, was quoted in an article Aviation experts make ‘damning findings’ against SOE responsible for air traffic in SA skies.

• 30 January 2025.  [AASA MEDIA STATEMENT]  AASA's renewed concerns with South Africa’s aviation infrastructure

• 16 January 2025. [MEETING: SA Government, Department of Treasury, Carbon Tax Forum] AASA represented its members at a meeting held by the Department of Treasury regarding the Carbon Tax Discussion paper (on 13 November 2024, National Treasury released the Discussion Paper on Phase Two of the South African Carbon Tax).
   

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• 9 - 12 December 2024. [MEETING: ICAO Security Week] Muscat, Oman. Aaron Munetsi, AASA CEO, attended the ICAO Security Week 2024 that featured a high-level ministerial segment. The Muscat Declaration on Aviation Security and Aviation Cybersecurity was adopted on 11 December 2024. The event covered all aspects of aviation security, including aviation cybersecurity and other emerging issues. Under the theme: Sustainable Future of Aviation Through Security, the event delved into the intersection of sustainability and security within the aviation industry, exploring innovative approaches and practices that can drive progress towards a more secure-conscious aviation sector. 

• 9 December 2024. [ARTICLE: Business Day / BusinessLive] After AASA issued a media statement, Aaron Munetsi, AASA CEO, was quoted in the front page lead story Scores of flights grounded over refuelling issue at OR Tambo airport after refuelling issues grounded flights, frustrating passengers and threatening to erode the country’s image as a top-tier tourist destination.

• 9 December 2024. [ARTICLE: Daily Maverick] After AASA issued a media statement, Aaron Munetsi, AASA CEO, was quoted in an article Flights delayed for hours at OR Tambo International after refuelling system fails after thousands of irate passengers at the airport in Johannesburg experienced long flight delays.

• 9 December 2024.  [AASA MEDIA STATEMENT]  Jet fuel rationing at Cape Town International Airport

• 17 - 19 November 2024. [EVENT: African Airlines Association (AFRAA) AGA] Cairo, Egypt. Aaron Munetsi, AASA CEO, was invited as a Speaker at the 56th AFRAA AGA under the theme: Transform and Develop the Airline Industry in Africa.

• 4 - 8 November 2024. [MEETING: ICAO Regional Group] East London, South Africa. AASA represented its members at the ICAO AFI Planning and Implementation Regional Group and Regional Aviation Safety Group.

• 1 November 2024. [54th AASA AGA/ARTICLE: George Herald] Travel Insurance essential against flight cancellations and delays.

• 28 October 2024. [54th AASA AGA/ARTICLE: Southern & East African Tourism Update] Lack of political will hinders SAATM.

• 25 October 2024. [54th AASA AGA/ARTICLE: Aviation Business Journal] AASA Elects Lulu Rasebotsa and Prof. John Lamola as Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson

• 25 October 2024. [SA Government, Department of Transport: Aviation Industry Meeting] The Minister of Transport Barbara Creecy provides update in addressing flight delays as aviation industry prepares for a festive rush and for Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) to provides update in addressing flight delays as aviation industry prepares for a festive rush. The Minister of Transport convened a standing bi-weekly meeting between the Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) and the aviation industry on 24 October 2024. This followed a meeting held on 12 September 2024, and an oversight meeting held on 20 August 2024 with aviation entities wherein ATNS was instructed to develop a comprehensive plan that is costed, with realistic timeframes and technical capacity required. The meeting was attended by Aaron Munetsi, AASA's CEO and the industry representatives: BARSA, AAASA, Lanseria International Airport, SACAA, and ACSA. Read the full Media Statement...

• 23 October 2024. [WATCH: Africans in Aviation] AASA CEO INTERVIEW] Africans in Aviation Interview: Journeys with Aaron Munetsi.

• 23 October 2024. [54th AASA AGA/ARTICLE: Southern Africa's Travel News] ATNS failure 'devastating and almost irrecoverable'.

• 23 October 2024. [54th AASA AGA/ARTICLE: Southern Africa's Travel News] Policy, price, availability - the barriers to SAF take-up.

• 23 October 2024. [54th AASA AGA/ARTICLE: Southern Africa's Travel News] AASA elects Chair, Deputy.

• 22 October 2024. [54th AASA AGA/ARTICLE: Southern & East African Tourism Update] Aviation challenges strangling African airline growth.

• 21 October 2024. [54th AASA AGA/ARTICLE: Engineering News] Southern African airlines group announces top officials for the 2024/25 year.

• 21 October 2024. [54th AASA AGA/ARTICLE: Travel & Tour World] AASA elects its Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson for 2024-25.

• 21 October 2024. [54th AASA AGA/ARTICLE: Southern & East African Tourism Update] ATNS commits to flight procedure deadlines.

• 21 October 2024. [54th AASA AGA/ARTICLE: Sunday Times/Business Times] Airlines face challenges ahead of peak season.

• 19 October 2024.  [54th AASA AGA/MEDIA STATEMENT]  AASA’s 2024-25 Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson elected

• 17 - 20 October 2024. [EVENT: 54th Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA) AGA] Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa. AASA held it's 2024 AGA and Annual General Meeting (AGM) under the theme: Unlocking the Potentialities of Aviation.

• 10 October 2024. [EVENT: SAIAST Class of 2024 Graduation Ceremony] Lusaka, Zambia. Aaron Munetsi, AASA CEO, was invited as a Speaker at the Southern Africa Institute of Aviation Science & Technology (SAIAST) Class of 2024 Graduation Ceremony. AASA was an official partner of the SAIAST Graduation.

• 4 October 2024. [EVENT: ABTA Annual Conference] Johannesburg, South Africa. Aaron Munetsi, AASA CEO, was invited as a Speaker at the African Business Travel Association (ABTA) Annual Conference under the theme: African Airlines: The Future looks bright for the daring.

• 16 - 17 September 2024. [EVENT: Aviation Africa 2024] Johannesburg, South Africa. Aaron Munetsi, AASA CEO, was invited as a Panelist at the 8th Aviation Africa Summit & Exhibition under the theme: Bridging Skies and Leveraging Growth.

• 12 September 2024. [South African Government, Department of Transport: Aviation Industry Meeting] The Minister of Transport Barbara Creecy meets with aviation industry to address ongoing flight delays and for Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) to share their comprehensive turnaround plan to address the ongoing flight delays at various airports in the Country. This followed a meeting held on 20 August 2024 with aviation entities wherein ATNS was instructed to develop a comprehensive plan that is costed, with realistic timeframes and technical capacity required. The meeting was attended by Aaron Munetsi, AASA's CEO and the industry representatives: BARSA, AAASA, Lanseria International Airport, SACAA, and ACSA. Read the full Media Statement...

• 3 - 6 September 2024. [EVENT: Africa Tourism Leadership Forum] Gaborone, Botswana. Aaron Munetsi, AASA CEO, was invited as a Speaker at the Africa Tourism Leadership Forum under the theme: Charting a new path forward for intra-Africa travel, tourism and investments.

• 21 August 2024. [EVENT: SACAA National Aviation Gender Summit] Durban, South Africa. Aaron Munetsi, AASA CEO, was invited as a Panelist atAaron Munetsi, AASA CEO, issued a concerned media statement about the devastating impact of breakdowns, bottlenecks, and withdrawal of critical air transport infrastructure and related ATNS services on the aviation industry.

• 1 August 2024. [ARTICLE: Moneyweb] Aaron Munetsi, AASA CEO, issued a concerned media statement about the devastating impact of breakdowns, bottlenecks, and withdrawal of critical air transport infrastructure and related ATNS services on the aviation industry.

• 31 July 2024. [ARTICLE: Southern Africa's Travel News] Aaron Munetsi, AASA CEO, voiced airlines’ concerns about the rash of incidents in provision and/or maintenance of the infrastructure provided by the South African government for the aviation industry. AASA sent out a strong message in a statement saying the recent failure of infrastructure, along with other missteps by government affecting aviation, all signaled an indifference to the aviation industry and a failure by government to grasp its significant contribution to the country’s economy.

• 31 July 2024. [ARTICLE: Engineering New] AASA issued a concerned media statement calling on the South African Minister of Transport Barbara Creecy to intervene and ensure that avoidable failures affecting air travel are resolved quickly before economic harm is done to the sector and jobs are sacrificed.in an article Airlines Association calls on Creecy to address disruptions to air travel about the impact of breakdowns, bottlenecks, and withdrawal of critical air transport infrastructure and related ATNS services on the airline industry.

• 31 July 2024.  [AASA MEDIA STATEMENT]  Disruptions to critical air transport infrastructure threatens South Africa economic recovery and jobs

• 25 July 2024. [EVENT: CILTSA ESG Conference] Johannesburg, South Africa. Aaron Munetsi, AASA CEO, was invited as a Speaker at the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport: South Africa (CILTSA)'s 2024 Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Conference. The CILTSA is focusing on the challenges of ESG data and data management with its theme From Data to Decisions: Utilising ESG Data for Smarter Business Strategies.

• 20 July 2024. [WATCH: eNCA] Aaron Munetsi, AASA CEO, in an eNCA interview, shared AASA's alarm at the flight delays and disruptions expected at several South African airports and the impact on the aviation industry.

• 2 - 3 July 2024. [EVENT: IATA Wings of Change Focus Africa] Johannesburg, South Africa. Aaron Munetsi, AASA CEO, was invited to attend the Wings of Focus Africa Conference. The IATA AGM and World Air Transport Summit come together as the airline industry’s most authoritative event. At the AGM, airline leaders make decisions to formalize industry positions and set IATA’s strategic agenda. The World Air Transport Summit follows with airline leaders and top experts looking in-depth at critical industry issues.

• 20 June 2024. [EVENT: African Business Travel Association (ABTA) Webinar Conference] Aaron Munetsi, AASA CEO, was invited as a Speaker at the ABTA Open Industry Webinar under the theme: Future-proofing Nigeria’s Corporate Travel Industry.

• 10 June 2024. [ARTICLE: BusinessLive] At the IATA AGM, Aaron Munetsi, CEO of AASA, responded to IATA's report that sustainable aviation fuel is still only 0.5% of annual needs and shared that population growth, urbanisation and the pressure to promote economic activity were driving demand for air transport to, from, and within Sub-Saharan Africa, and was set to double over the next decade. 

• 2 - 4 June 2024. [EVENT: IATA Annual General Meeting (AGM) & World Air Transport Summit] Dubai, UAE. Aaron Munetsi, AASA CEO, was invited to attend the AGA and Summit.

• 21 - 23 May 2024. [EVENT: African Aviation Summit: Air Finance Africa Conference] Johannesburg, South Africa. Aaron Munetsi, AASA CEO, was invited as an Opening Speaker at the African Aviation Summit, giving the address: Revitalising the Southern African Airline Industry, and as a Panelist discussing The Way Forward: Positioning for Growth. The challenge of funding airlines in Africa – both existing carriers and start-ups – is a subject high on the agenda during the Annual African Aviation Summit: Air Finance Africa. International and African financial experts and senior officials representing leading airlines from around Africa candidly address the pressing issues at hand and, importantly, recommended practical solutions to help resolve the situation.

• 17 - 18 May 2024. [EVENT: SITA Borders Summit] Cape Town, South Africa. Aaron Munetsi, AASA CEO, was invited to deliver a Welcome Address at the Summit.

• 12 - 15 May 2024. [EVENT: African Airlines Association (AFRAA) 12th Aviation Stakeholders Convention] Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Aaron Munetsi, AASA CEO, was invited to deliver a Goodwill Message under the theme: Beyond connecting African aviation, at the AFRAA Convention and Inaugural African Safety & Operations Summit. AFRAA, in partnership with the Flight Safety Foundation (FSF), will stage the Inaugural African Safety & Operations Summit on 15 May 2024, held back-to-back with AFRAA’s Aviation Stakeholders Convention under the theme: Championing Africa aviation safety together.

• 22 - 26 April 2024. [EVENT: Aviation Week Africa] Lusaka, Zambia. Aaron Munetsi, AASA CEO, was invited to attend the AWA summit. The theme Uniting Skies: advancing collaborative synergy between Military and Civil Aviation in Africa embodies the overarching goal to address the unique challenges and opportunities facing the African aviation sector and to facilitate collaboration among stakeholders to drive progress.

• 25 March 2024. [WATCH: NEPAD Business Foundation] Aaron Munetsi, AASA CEO, was interviewed at the SADC Business Council's Southern African Industrialisation Forum. The event convened top government and business leaders to shape industrial priorities and investment opportunities focused on Angola with the theme focus Human and Financial Capital: The Key Drivers for Sustainable Industrialisation in the SADC Region.

• 20 - 22 March 2024. [EVENT: Embraer Airline Business Seminar 2024] Cape Town, South Africa. Aaron Munetsi, AASA CEO, was invited to moderate Panel IV: Diversity and Gender Equality in Aviation: Africa is taking the lead on 21 March.

• 18 - 20 March 2024. [EVENT: AFCAC & AFRAA Regulatory Instruments of the YD & SAATM Workshop] Nairobi, Kenya. Aaron Munetsi, AASA CEO, was invited to attend the 3-day Regulatory Instruments of the YD & SAATM workshop. The workshop aims to empower operators on their rights, obligations, and opportunities in a SAATM environment; and present all the regulatory text: Powers, Functions, and Operations of the Executing Agency, Consumer Protection Regulations, the Competition Regulations, the Dispute Settlement Mechanism, and the revised African Civil Aviation Policy (AFCAP); as well as encourage eligible airlines to work together to expand their intra-Africa operations.

• 13 - 14 March 2024. [EVENT: ERA Regional Airline Conference] Berlin, Germany. Aaron Munetsi, AASA CEO, was invited to attend the European Regions Airline Association (ERA) Conference 2024.

• 7 - 8 March 2024. [EVENT: BARSA Aviation Summit] Johannesburg, South Africa. The AASA team attended the 2-day BARSA Aviation Summit with this 10th Anniversary theme: Moving Forward: Embracing Accountability for a Better Future. 

• 27 - 28 February 2024. [EVENT: South African Tourism Meetings Africa Trade Show] Johannesburg, South Africa. Aaron Munetsi, AASA CEO, was invited to attend the South African Tourism's Meetings Africa Conference under the theme: Africa’s Success Built on Quality Connections which encapsulates the essence of the show: creating a platform for collaboration and knowledge-sharing to contribute to the continent’s success. 

• 26 - 27 February 2024. [EVENT: SADC Business Council, Southern African Industrialisation Forum] Johannesburg, South Africa. Aaron Munetsi, AASA CEO, was interviewed at the SADC Business Council's Southern African Industrialisation Forum. The prestigious two-day event convened top government and business leaders to shape industrial priorities and investment opportunities focused largely on Angola with the theme: Human and Financial Capital: The Key Drivers for Sustainable Industrialisation in the SADC Region. 

• 22 - 24 February 2024. [EVENT: African Global Events Industry (AGEI) Summit] Johannesburg, South Africa. Aaron Munetsi, AASA CEO, was invited as a Speaker at the African Global Events Industry (AGEI) Summit 2024.

• 2 February 2024. [WORKSHOP: Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) Stakeholder Engagement] Johannesburg, South Africa. Tatum Kok, AASA's Aviation Analyst, attended the ACSA Stakeholder Engagement Workshop with a focus on operational performance and challenges.

• 30 January 2024. [ARTICLE: North Africa Post] Aaron Munetsi, AASA CEO, expresses cautious optimism in an article Intra-Africa air connectivity is making headway about the growth prospects for the southern African region. 

• 26 January 2024. [INTERVIEW/ARTICLE: Cockpit Talk] Aaron Munetsi, AASA CEO, interviewed by Chat Ndege on the state of aviation in the Southern African region. 

• 18 January 2024. [ARTICLE: The Loadstar] Airlines are increasing capacity between Africa and South America via Brazil, indicating a resurgence in demand for connectivity between the two regions. In an article Africa-South America air cargo traffic takes off as services resume, Aaron Munetsi, seen through a Southern African air transport industry lens, thinks BRICS is yet to fully manifest significant increases in connectivity between and among its member states.​​​