Moz and Zambia set for fastest growth?

The mining industries of Mozambique and Zambia seem set to grow the fastest this year within southern Africa says Alwyn Rautenbach, executive manager of Airlink Cargo. The mining industry is very important for the airline industry as it is a catalyst for economic development in South Africa. That economic growth leads to development of support services, which includes a growth in demand for air travel and airfreight, says Rautenbach. “The mining sector attracts specialists and investors that travel by air but also generates cargo via all modes of transport – road, rail, sea and air,” he says. Rautenbach says that the airline provides a service to the industry for urgent and express services. “Items vary from spare parts to laboratory samples and perishables,” he added. CAPTION Alwyn Rautenbach