Now in its fourth year, AFRAA’s Aviation Stakeholders Convention brings together operators and service providers to help build relationships and develop sustainable networks in supply chain management with a view to improve the aviation business support base on the continent of Africa.
Taking place at Emperors Palace, Johannesburg from Tuesday, April 28 to Thursday, April 30, this year’s theme is “Building and Sustaining Strong Partnerships”. We’ve compiled some vital information for anyone planning a trip to SA.
South African Immigration
Passengers
A passport and visa are required.
Passports and passport replacing documents of all non-South African nationals must contain at least 1 unused visa page for South African Immigration Service.
Extension of stay for additional 90 days is possible but must be applied for at least 60 days prior to the expiry date of the visa or visa exempt period.
Visitors are required to hold proof of sufficient funds to cover their stay, as well as return/onward tickets to prove their next destination.
Visitors without a return or onward ticket will be required to pay a refundable deposit in lieu of a ticket. Passengers failing to do so will be refused entry.
Note: Anyone who has visited Guinea, Liberia or Sierra Leone within the last 30 days will be refused entry.
Crew
A passport is required.
A General Declaration and Crew Members license or Crew Member Certificate are required for international scheduled flights.
The same regulations as for normal passengers apply for charters and private flights.
Passports and passport replacing documents of all non-South African nationals must contain at least 1 unused visa page for South African Immigration Service.
Note: Anyone who has visited Guinea, Liberia or Sierra Leone within the last 30 days will be refused entry.
South African Customs
Import
An import permit is required for all seeds, flowers, fruit, honey, margarine and vegetable oils.
All meat, processed meat, cheese and other dairy products must be declared. An import permit from the Director of Veterinary Services is required.
All medication, except for personal use, is subject to an import permit.
Free import:
200 cigarettes and 50 cigars and 250 grams of tobacco
2 liters of wine and 1 liter of spirits or liquor
50 ml. of perfume and 250 ml. of eau de toilette
Other goods up to the value of ZAR 5,000
Export
Free export of household consumables up to a value of ZAR 5,000.
Crew
Crew may not import alcoholic beverages, tobacco products or perfumes but may import other goods to the value of ZAR 700.
Baggage Clearance
Baggage is cleared at the first airport of entry in South Africa.
The baggage of transit passengers with destinations outside of South Africa are exempt, provided the passenger doesn’t leave the transit area.
Airport Embarkation Tax
No airport tax is levied on passengers.
Currency
The local currency is South African Rand-ZAR
Passengers are allowed unlimited amount in foreign currencies and traveler’s checks: however, amounts over USD 10,000 must be declared on arrival.
Kruger coins will only be accepted with prior approval of the South African Reserve Bank.
There is no limit for travel between South Africa and Lesotho, Namibia and Swaziland as these countries belong to the same common monetary area.
Health and Vaccinations
Malaria risk exists throughout the year in the low altitude areas of Limpopo Province, Mpumalanga Province (including the Kruger National Park) and north-eastern Kwazulu Natal as far south as the Tugela River.
Risk is highest from October to May. Mosquito bite prevention plus atovaquone-proguanil or doxycyline or mefloquine chemoprophylaxis is the recommended prevention.
Airport
O.R. TAMBO INTL AIRPORT (JNB) FAOR
Johannesburg, ZAF
S 26° 08.0′ E 28° 14.5′ Mag Var: 16.8°W
Elevation: 5558′
Fuel: Jet A-1
Time Zone Info: GMT+2:00 no DST
Private flights
Overflight permit is required / landing permits are required.
Non-scheduled commercial Flights
Overflight permit is required / landing permits are required.
Fuel Service
UAS offer supply via Truck bowser and Hydrant fuel delivery
JET A1 readily available
It’s necessary to request permits in advance to obtain approval from the Aviation Authorities.
Slot approval must be requested by an agent in advance in order to attain desire slots.
There is a specific form for Charter flights.
Parking is subject to availability.
Peak hours on FAOR: AM hour from 0600 – 0900 & 1800 – 2200 (Local Time).
Delay during this days will be subject to traffic against scheduled ARR / DEPT.
No parking restriction NOTAM published yet.
No significant NOTAMs.
Accommodation
Hotels near the airport
InterContinental Johannesburg O.R Tambo Airport
Protea Hotel Transit O.R. Tambo Airport
City Lodge at OR Tambo Airport
Protea Hotel OR Tambo Airport
Transport
Taxis
Most taxis have fixed fares instead of meters.
Fares generally start at around 32 R. Expect to pay an average of 12 R for every kilometer after that.
Car
Car rental is a popular option for visitors and there are many rental companies in Johannesburg.
Bus
The Johannesburg Metropolitan Bus Service is the city’s official bus service. See http://www.mbus.co.za
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Mitch Launius
Instructor Pilot for 30 West IP
Mitch is the CEO of 30 West IP where he is also an instructor providing pilot training on international procedures. With an illustrious career of over 34 years in the cockpit, Mitch has acquired over 13,000 hours of flight time flying worldwide, with over 9,000 hours of this in Challenger and Gulfstream aircraft. He is an experienced safety officer and was also an IS-BAO project manager for a fortune 500 flight department. He has presented on Safety and Operations topics at the NBAA International Operators Conference and the Canadian Business Aviation Association Convention and is currently on the NBAA International Operators Committee and serves as the North Atlantic Regional Lead. Mitch is also a member of an FAA working group on General Aviation International Authorizations and Tabletop Exercises (GIATE). He was recently selected to represent IBAC as a member of the ICAO Personal Training and Licensing Panel (PTLP) and was also recently named as a 2020 recipient of the NBAA Tony Kern Professionalism in Aviation Award for his contribution to the business aviation community.
Henry ‘Duke’ LeDuc
Director Of Operations, Americas, UAS International Trip Support
Duke has been a dearly respected member of UAS Americas team and the UAS global family for more than five years. A safety-oriented, FAA-licensed aircraft dispatcher, he oversees all of the operations of the elite UAS Operations Team. With twenty-five years of experience in aviation overall with more than fifteen years of experience in international flight planning and VVIP trip coordination, he is responsible for the development of the dispatch training program and involved in the strategic development of UAS Americas. With a myriad of rich aviation experience behind him, he has extensive experience in worldwide operations with both corporate and charter environments, including seven years as Operations/Dispatch Manager in an industry-leading, Fortune 500, IS-BAO Stage III Certified corporate flight department. Duke is frequently asked shares his knowledge at major industry events and is currently serving on the NBAA’s International Operators Conference (IOC) Planning Committee.
Dudley King
President and Founder, FlightBridge
Dudley is the Founder and President of FlightBridge, which he established in 2011 and has been focused on technology solutions for the private aviation industry since 2006. Since he graduated from Dartmouth in 1988, he has worked with an array of companies listed anywhere from VentureWire to the Fortune 100. A rare blend of executive, entrepreneur, and consultant, Dudley’s executive roles have included acting CIO positions for several companies and tech advisory services to CEOs trying to rebuild their technology organizations or looking for an external, professional point of view. Highly skilled at deeply understanding his customer’s business challenges and drawing from a long and varied experience in information technology services, Dudley excels at designing technology solutions to solve their problems.
Dr. Paulo Alves
Global Medical Director, Aviation Health, Medaire
Paulo has extensive experience in medical advisory in the aviation industry. As a cardiologist, he provides technical guidance and analysis for MedAire’s MedLink medical advisory service and is MedAire’s liaison with civil aviation regulators and industry associations. Paulo worked with Varig Brazilian Airlines for 23 years, 10 of which were spent as General Medical Manager. A member of the MedAire Medical Advisory Board, Paulo is also President of the Ibero-American Aerospace Medical Association, a member of the International Academy of Aerospace Medicine, a member of the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Safety Committee, a Fellow of the Aerospace Medical Association (AsMA), and a Fellow of the Civil Aviation Medical Association. Throughout his illustrious career, Paulo has held industry leadership roles including Chairperson of the AsMA’s Air Transport Medicine Committee, President of the Airlines Medical Directors Association, President of the Brazilian Society of Aerospace Medicine and was a member of the IATA Medical Advisory Group from 2002 to 2006.
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