Mov in g Matters
Comair Goes for the
MAX
I
t was announced on March 19th that South African airline
group Comair Limited had placed an order on Boeing for
the supply of eight future generation 737MAX 8 airliners for
delivery in the 2019/21 timeframe, and has reportedly secured
options for an additional
eight airframes. The firm
order is valued at $US
830-million at list price
level, and these new aircraft
will follow a further four
Next-Generation Boeing
737-800’s that are due for
delivery to Comair’s British
Airways and Kulula-branded
fleets in the 2015-16 period.
the most successful airliner family in history. At the end of 2013,
total 737 deliveries stood at 7 865 units, with a further 3 680 on
order! Aesthetically, the 737 has also improved with age, growing
progressively longer, and the latest variants have achieved a
substantial degree of elegance.
South Africa’s Deteriorating
Logistics Ranking
T
he World Bank has ranked South Africa 34th out of
160 countries in its 2014 Logistics Performance Index.
This global survey ranks individual countries in the
areas of customs, infrastructure, international shipments,
logistics competence, tracing/tracing and timeliness.
South Africa’s 2014 performance was worse than the
country’s ranking in the equivalent 2012 survey, when it
occupied 23rd position.
Other significant 2014 rankings include Malaysia in 25th
position, China in 28th, Thailand in 35th, Vietnam in 48th,
India in 54th, Brazil in 65th, with Russia in 90th spot.
The top ten ranked performers were listed as Germany,
followed by the Netherlands, Belgium, the United Kingdom,
Singapore, Sweden, Norway, Luxembourg, the United States
and Japan.
However, in a separate earlier report, the World Bank
had reportedly identified high logistics costs and price
distortions as impediments to this country’s export
competitiveness.
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