Airbus-approved supplier homes in on international contracts

Having received direct approval in 2014 from aero- space major Airbus that it is a credible supplier, Cape Town-based machined components supplier Daliff Precision Engineering aims to secure machining contracts from international Airbus Tier 1 suppliers within the...

Sparking Innovation

Airbus exec on the outlook for electric flight and unmanned aviation Major European aerospace enterprise the Airbus Group is working on innovations across the breadth of its activities, which include airliners, defence and space activities and helicopters. Some of...
A Young Space Leader at the CSIR!

A Young Space Leader at the CSIR!

Adv Lulu Makapela has been named one of the International Astronautical Federation’s (IAF) 2015 Young Space Leaders. Lulu is the CSIR’s representative on the South African Council for Space Affairs and is also project and contract manager for aerospace and...
Scientist soars after career change

Scientist soars after career change

Marié Botha is one of just a handful South Africans who has met Buzz Aldrin, the second man on the moon. It was a meeting that might not have happened if she had not decided to change her career field when she was at university. In her first semester in her first...