Johannesburg, South Africa, 2015-2-23 — /Travel PR News/ — South African Airways (SAA), Africa’s most awarded airline, has been nominated for awards in four categories from two separate organisations.
World Bio Business Awards
South African Airways is one of only four international airlines nominated for two World Bio Business Awards for ground-breaking work being done to ensure that aircraft will in the future fly with biofuel extracted from plant matter.
Through Project Solaris, in which SAA is one of four partners, the airline was nominated for an Excellence in Advanced Biofuels award; and is also individually nominated for the Biofuel Industry Champion award.
Late last year SAA and partners, Boeing, SunChem and SkyNRG; launched Project Solaris, a biofuels project named after the tobacco plant from which biofuels will be produced in the Limpopo province in South Africa.
The World Bio Business Awards (WBM) will take place at the World Bio Markets Conference in Amsterdam later this year where many of the world’s leading airlines and companies working in the field of biotechnology will be present.
The WBM Industry awards go to the company, entity, or organisation that has done the most to support, drive, or assist the growth of the biofuel or bio-based chemical industries over the past 12 months.
Aircraft Technology Engineering and Maintenance (ATE&M) Awards
South African Airways Technical (SAAT) has been nominated for the annual Aircraft Technology Engineering & Maintenance Awards (ATE&M Awards) in the categories of Best Airframe MRO Provider and Best Line Maintenance Provider.
The prestigious Aircraft Technology Engineering & Maintenance (ATE&M) Awards, now in their fifth year, are produced by MRO Network and are designed to recognise the achievement of organisations and individuals within the maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) sector of the commercial aerospace aftermarket.
Held annually in May, alongside ap&m Europe, a global MRO procurement expo; where awards are presented in nine categories, including the Aircraft Technology Engineering and Maintenance Editor’s Award for Technology and Innovation, and the Lifetime Achievement Award.
SAAT competes for this title in the global sphere and amongst several high-profile industry professionals such Lufthansa Technik, ST Aerospaceas, Jordan Aircraft Maintenance Limited – JorAMCo, SR Technics, and several more.
The next stage in these awards is a public vote, and SAAT customers, suppliers, and associates are able to vote at http://www.atemawards.com/vote. Public voting closes on 31 March 2015.
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About South African Airways (SAA)
South African Airways (SAA) is the leading carrier in Africa, serving 57 destinations, in partnership with SA Express, SA Airlink, and its low cost carrier, Mango, within South Africa and across the continent, and ten intercontinental routes from its Johannesburg hub. It is a member of the largest international airline network, Star Alliance. SAA’s core business is the provision of passenger airline and cargo transport services together with related services, which are provided through SAA and its wholly owned subsidiaries: SAA Technical; Mango its low cost carrier; and Air Chefs, the catering entity of SAA. SAA is the winner of the ‘Best Airline in Africa’ Award in the regional category for twelve consecutive years and the winner of ‘Service Excellence Africa’ for three years. Mango and SAA hold the number one and number two successive spots as South Africa’s most on – time airlines.
Issued by SAA Communications.
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