The service, which will operate three times a week, cuts travel time to under ten hours and provides the fastest connection between South Africa and Western Australia

According to union Solidarity, pilots will receive salary increases of between 6% and 6.9% over the next four years

Airports can be integrated into urban planning, taking them beyond transport hubs to centres of prosperity, innovation and industrial expansion

Liberalising aviation policies, including easing outdated ownership and capitalisation regulations, would boost Africa’s growth

The continent will make significant gains by fast-tracking this sector through investment and skills development