South Africa's aviation sector plays a critical role in enabling trade, tourism and economic development across the continent and beyond. As air transport continues to evolve through technological innovation, skills development and regulatory transformation, opportunities exist for multidisciplinary research and specialised training.

Unisa's aviation and aeronautical studies niche area encompasses aviation management, engineering, safety, policy, regulatory compliance, operations and emerging technologies. The university is partnering with Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) to advance multidisciplinary research in air traffic management and related fields.

Through its growing investment in aviation education and infrastructure, Unisa became the first university in Africa to acquire an airport facility. The airport will serve as a platform for practical training, applied research and innovation in aviation, aeronautics, drone technology and advanced digital systems, further strengthening the university's contribution to skills development in the sector.

The university actively participates in industry platforms such as Aviation Indaba and the AERO South Africa Expo, highlighting its aviation-related academic offerings and expertise. Through initiatives such as the Drone Divas Programme, facilitated by Unisa's Inhlanyelo Hub, the university is also empowering women to participate in the growing fields of drone technology and aviation.

Umkhakha wezindiza eNingizimu Afrika udlala indima ebalulekile evumela ukuhwebelana, ukuvakasha kanye nokuthuthukiswa komnotho kulo lonke izwekazi nasezindaweni ezingaphezu kwalapho. Njengoba ukuthutha ngezindiza kuqhubeka kuthuthuka ngokwesikhathi sobuchwepheshe, ukuthuthukiswa kwamakhono kanye nezinguquko zemithetho, kunamathuba ocwaningo olunhlobonhlobo kanye nokuqeqeshwa okukhethekile.

Indawo yekhono lokufunda ezezindiza nezokundiza e-Unisa ihlanganisa ukuphathwa kwezindiza, ubunjiniyela, ukuphepha, inqubomgomo, ukuhambisana nemithetho, ukusebenza kanye nobuchwepheshe obusha. INyuvesi ibambisana ne-Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) ukuthuthukisa ucwaningo olunhlobonhlobo ekuphatheni kwezindiza kanye nemikhakha ehlobene nayo.

INyuvesi iyazibandakanya kwezomkhakha njenge-Aviation Indaba ne-AERO South Africa Expo, ibonisa izifundo zayo eziphathelene nezindiza kanye nezifundo zayo zobuchwepheshe. Ngemikhankaso efana nohlelo lwe-Drone Divas, oluholwa yi-Inhlanyelo Hub yase-Unisa, iyunivesithi iphinde inike amandla abesifazane ukuba babambe iqhaza emikhakheni ekhula ngezobuchwepheshe be-drone nezindiza.

Suid-Afrika se lugvaartsektor speel ’n kritieke rol om handel, toerisme en ekonomiese ontwikkeling regoor die vasteland en verder moontlik te maak. Namate lugvervoer voortgaan om deur tegnologiese innovasie, vaardigheidsontwikkeling en regulatoriese transformasie te ontwikkel, bestaan daar geleenthede vir multidissiplinêre navorsing en gespesialiseerde opleiding.

Unisa se nisarea lugvaart- en lugvaartstudies omvat lugvaartbestuur, ingenieurswese, veiligheid, beleid, regulatoriese voldoening, bedrywighede en opkomende tegnologieë. Die universiteit werk saam met Lugvaartverkeernavigasiedienste om multidissiplinêre navorsing in lugvaartverkeerbestuur en verwante velde te bevorder.

Die universiteit neem aktief deel aan bedryfsplatforms soos die Aviation Indaba en die AERO South Africa Expo, wat die universiteit se lugvaartverwante akademiese aanbiedinge en kundigheid beklemtoon. Deur inisiatiewe soos die Drone Divas-program, gefasiliteer deur Unisa se Inhlanyelo-sentrum, bemagtig die universiteit ook vroue om deel te neem aan die groeiende velde van hommeltuigtegnologie en lugvaart.

Umkhakha wezeemphaphamtjhini weSewula Afrika udlala indima eqakathekileko ekusizeni ibubulo lezerhwebo, lezevakatjhobukela kanye nekuthuthukisweni komnotho enarhakazini yoke nangaphezulu. Njengombana ibubulo lezeenthuthi zomoya liragela phambili nokuthuthuka kezamaqhinga amatjha, kezokuthuthukiswa kwamakghonofundwa kanye nakutjhuguluko lezomthotholawulo, amathuba akhona ukobana kube nerhubhululo lemikhakha eminengi kanye nebandulo elikhethekileko.

Umkhakha okhuthaza itjhuguluko kezeemfundo zeemphaphamtjhini kanye nezemkayini ufaka ukuphathwa kwezeemphaphamtjhini, zobunjiniyere, zokuphepha, zomthethomgomo, zokulandelwa komthetholawulo, wezemisebenzi kanye namahlelo wethekinoloji afikako. Iyunivesithi isebenzisana ne-Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) ukuthuthukisa irhubhululo lemikhakha eminengi kezokulawulwa kweemphaphamtjhini kanye nemikhakha ehlonene nalokho.

Iyunivesithi izibandakanya ngendlela emajadu kumapulatifomu wamabubulo anjengomhlangano obizwa nge-Aviation Indaba kanye ne-AERO South Africa Expo, akhombisa okulethwa mkhakha wefundo yezeemphaphamtjhini kanye namakghono. Ngokusebenzisa imizamo enjenge-Drone Divas Programme, ehlelwa liziko le-Unisa i-Inhlanyelo Hub, kanye neyunivesithi zihlomisa abomma ukobana bazibandakanye emikhakheni ekhulako yethekinoloji yedrowuni kanye neyezeemphaphamtjhini.

Lomkhakha okhuthaza itjhuguluko ufaka igalelo ekuthuthukeni kanye nekutjhugululeni umkhakha wezeemphaphamtjhini ngokusebenzisa irhubhululo, ukuthuthukiswa kwamakghonofundwa kanye netjhebiswano lamabubulo.

Icandelo lezohambo ngomoya laseMzantsi Afrika lidlala indima ebalulekileyo ekuphuhliseni ezorhwebo, ezokhenketho kunye nophuhliso lwelizwekazi lonke nangaphaya kwalo. Njengoko, izithuthi zomoya ziqhubeka ukuguquka ngenxa yokuveliswa kwezinto ezintsha zobuchwepheshe, kuye kubekho uphuhliso lwezakhono kunye notshintsho kwimigaqo elawula eli candelo, kwaye kukho amathuba ophando olubandakanya iinkalo ezahlukeneyo kunye noqeqesho olukhethekileyo.

Inkalo ekhethekileyo yezifundo zohambo ngomoya nobuNjineli beziThuthi zomoya eUnisa ibandakanya ulawulo lwezohambo ngomoya, ubunjineli, ukhuseleko, imigaqonkqubo, ukuthotyelwa kwemigaqo, imisebenzi kunye nobuchwepheshe obuvelayo. Iyunivesithi isebenzisana neAir Traffic and Navigation Services (iiNkonzo zoLawulo lweeNdlela zokuHamba iZithuthi zoMoya kunye nokuKhokelwa kweeNqwelo-moya) (iATNS) ukuqhubela phambili uphando olubandakanya iinkalo ezahlukeneyo kulawulo lweendlela zokuhamba kwezithuthi zomoya nakwezinye iinkalo ezinxulumene nalo.

Iyunivesithi ithatha inxaxheba ngokubonakalayo kumaqonga oshishino afana neAviation kunye neAERO South African Expo, ebonisa iinkqubo zayo zemfundo nezakhono zobungcali ezinxulumene nohambo ngomoya. Ngamanyathelo afana neNkqubo iDrone Divas Programme, eququzelelwa yi-Inhlanyelo Hub yaseUnisa, kwaye iyunivesithi ikwaxhobisa abasetyhini ukuba bathathe inxaxheba kwiinkalo ezikhulayo zobuchwepheshe beedrone nezohambo ngomoya.

Lekala la tša difofane la Afrika Borwa le kgatha tema ye bohlokwa go nolofatšeng kgwebišano, boeti le tlhabollo ya ikonomi go ralala kontinente le ka ntle ga yona. Ge dinamelwa tša ka moyeng di tšwela pele go fetoga ka boitlhamelo bja theknolotši, tlhabollo ya mabokgoni le phetogo ya melawana, go na le menyetla ya nyakišišo ya dithuto tše di fapafapanego le tlhahlo ye e kgethegilego.

Nepokgolo ye ye bohlokwa ya dithuto tša tša diphofo le tša sefofane ya Unisa e akaretša taolo ya tša difofane, boentšeneere, polokego, pholisi, kobamelo ya melawana, tshepedišo le ditheknolotši tše di tšwelelago. Yunibesithi e dirišana le Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) go tšwetša pele nyakišišo ya dithuto tše di fapafapanego taolong ya sephethephethe sa difofane le mafapheng ao a amanago le yona.

Yunibesithi e tšea karolo ka mafolofolo diforamong tša intasteri tša go swana le Aviation Indaba le AERO South Africa Expo, e gatelela mananeo a yona a thuto le bokgoni bja tša difofane. Ka masolo a go swana le Lenaneo la Drone Divas, leo le nolofatšwago ke Inhlanyelo Hub ya Unisa, yunibesithi e matlafatša gape basadi gore ba tšee karolo mafapheng ao a golago a theknolotši ya didrone le tša difofane.

Lekala la difofane la Afrika Borwa le bapala karolo ya bohlokwa ho nolofatseng kgwebo, bohahlaudi le ntshetsopele ya moruo ho pholletsa le kontinente le dibakeng tse ding. Ha dipalangwang tsa difofane di ntse di tswela pele ho fetoha ka boqapi ba thekenoloji, ntshetsopele ya tsebo le phetoho ya melao, ho na le menyetla ya dipatlisiso tsa mefuta e mengata le kwetliso e kgethehileng.

Sebaka sa thuto ya Unisa se shebaneng le tsa difofane le thekenoloji ya tsona le akaretsa taolo ya difofane, boenjiniere, polokeho, maano, ho latela melao le melawana, tshebetso hammoho le mahlale a matjha a hlahang. Yunivesithi e sebedisana mmoho le mokgatlo wa Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) ho ntshetsa pele dipatlisiso tse kopanyang makala a fapaneng mabapi le taolo ya sephethephethe sa difofane le dikarolo tse amanang le tsona.

Yunivesithi e nka karolo ka mafolofolo diketsahalong tsa indasteri tse kang Aviation Indaba le AERO South Africa Expo, moo e totobatsang dithuto tsa yona tse amanang le tsa sefofane hammoho le boitsebi ba yona lefapheng leo. Ka matsapa a kang Lenaneo la Drone Divas, le tsamaiswang ke Inhlanyelo Hub ya Unisa, yunivesithi e boetse e matlafatsa basadi hore ba nke karolo makaleng a ntseng a hola a thekenoloji ya di-drone le tsa sefofane.

Lephata la bofofane la Aforikaborwa le na le seabe se se botlhokwa mo go kgontsheng kgwebisano, bojanala le tlhabololo ya ikonomi go ralala kontinente le go feta. Jaaka fa dipalangwa tsa mo moweng di tswelela go fetoga ka boitlhamedi jwa thekenoloji, tlhabololo ya bokgoni le phetogo ya taolo, ditšhono di teng mabapi le dipatlisiso tsa dirutwa tse dintsi le katiso e e kgethegileng.

Karolo e e kgethegileng ya Unisa ya dithuto tsa bofofane le boenjenere jwa difofane e akaretsa taolo ya difofane, boenjenere, pabalesego, pholisi, go ikobela melao, ditiro le dithekenoloji tse di tlhagelelang. Yunibesiti e dirisana le Ditirelo tsa Pharakano ya Difofane le Tsamaiso ya Difofane (ATNS) go tsweletsa pele patlisiso ya dirutwa tse dintsi mo taolong ya pharakano ya difofane le makala a a amanang le yona.

Yunibesiti e tsaya karolo ka tlhagafalo mo dipolatefomong tsa intaseteri tse di jaaka Aviation Indaba le AERO South Africa Expo, go tlhagisa kwa godimo dineelo le boitseanape jwa yona jwa thuto jo bo amanang le bofofane. Ka maiteko a a jaaka Lenaneo la Drone Divas, le le tsamaisiwang ke Inhlanyelo Hub ya Unisa, yunibesiti gape e maatlafatsa basadi go tsaya karolo mo makaleng a a golang a thekenoloji ya diterone le tsa bofofane.

Umkhakha wetetindizamshini waseNingizimu Afrika udlala indzima lebalulekile ekuvumeleni kuhwebelana, tekuvakasha kanye nekutfutfukiswa kwemnotfo kulo lonkhe lelivekati kanye nangale kwalo. Njengobe tekutfutsa ngemoya tichubeka nekutfutfuka ngekusungulwa kwetebucwepheshe, kutfutfukiswa kwemakhono kanye nekuguculwa kwekulawula, ematfuba akhona elucwaningo lwetifundvo letinyenti kanye nekuceceshwa lokukhetsekile.

Indzawo ye-Unisa yetifundvo tetindiza kanye netindiza ifaka ekhatsi kulawulwa kwetindiza, bunjiniyela, kuphepha, inchubomgomo, kuhambisana nemitsetfo, kusebenta kanye nebuchwepheshe lobuvelako. Lenyuvesi ibambisana Air Traffic and Navigation Services (i-ATNS) kute kuchubeke nelucwaningo lolunetifundvo letinyenti ekulawuleni kuhamba kwemoya kanye nemikhakha lehlobene nayo.

Lenyuvesi ihlanganyela ngenkhutsalo kumapulatifomu emboni lafana ne-Aviation Indaba kanye ne-AERO South Africa Expo, legcizelela iminikelo yayo yetifundvo letihlobene netindiza kanye nebungcweti bayo. Ngetinhlelo letifana neLuhlelo Lwe-Drone Divas, loluchutjwa yi-Inhlanyelo Hub ye-Unisa, lenyuvesi iphindze futsi inikete bomake emandla ekuhlanganyela emikhakheni lekhulako yebuchwepheshe be-drone kanye netindiza.

Sekithara ya zwa nethiweke ya nḓowetshumo ya vhufhufhi ya Afrika Tshipembe i tamba mushumo wa ndeme kha u konisa mbambadzo, vhuendelamashango na mveledziso ya ikonomi u mona na dzhango na u fhira. Musi vhuendedzi ha muyani vhu tshi khou bvela phanḓa na u bvelela nga kha vhubveledzi ha thekhinoḽodzhi, mveledziso ya zwikili na tshanduko ya ndaulo, zwikhala zwi hone zwa ṱhoḓisiso ya masia o fhambanaho na vhugudisi ho khetheaho.

Fhethu hune ha vha na tshikhala tsha mushumo kana fhethu hune ha lingana na muthu zwavhuḓi, kana makete muṱuku wo khetheaho ha ngudo dza vhuendelamashango na vhuendelamashango ha Unisa hu katela ndaulo ya u livhisa, na bindu ḽa zwiendedzi zwi fhufhaho na u pulaniwa, na u fhaṱiwa ha yeneyo mitshini ine ya fhufha, vhuinzhiniyara, tsireledzo, mbekanyamaitele, u tevhedza milayo, mishumo na thekhinoḽodzhi dzine dza khou bvelela. Yunivesithi i khou shumisana na Tshumelo dza Vhuendi ha Muyani na Vhuendedzi ha Zwikepe (ATNS) u isa phanḓa ṱhoḓisiso dza masia o fhambanaho kha ndaulo ya vhuendi ha muyani na masia a tshimbilelanaho nazwo.

Yunivesithi i shela mulenzhe nga vhuḓalo kha pulatifomo dza nḓowetshumo dzi ngaho Aviation Indaba na AERO South Africa Expo, i tshi sumbedzisa zwifhiwa zwayo zwa akademiki zwi tshimbilelanaho na vhuendelamashango na vhutsila. Nga kha vhurangeli vhu ngaho Mbekanyamushumo ya Drouni Divas, yo leludzwaho nga Inhlanyelo Hub ya Unisa, yunivesithi i khou dovha ya ṋea maanḓa vhafumakadzi u shela mulenzhe kha masia ane a khou aluwa a thekhinoḽodzhi ya dzidrone na vhuendelamashango.