The third edition of AERO South Africa took place over a three-day period from
6 to 8 July 2023 at Wonderboom National Airport in Tshwane. The daily schedule was packed with insightful sessions from the exhibitors that delved into the latest aviation innovations and explored various captivating topics.
The event was presented by Messe Frankfurt South Africa in partnership with Fairnamic, the organisers of Europe’s largest general aviation show Aero Friedrichshafen, and proudly hosted in Tshwane.
Some of the key highlights from the third instalment of AERO South Africa in 2023 included the following:
- Covered 6 123 m2 in 2023 as compared to 5 106 m2 in 2022 (20% increase)
- 2 981 trade visitors from 21 countries
- 60 exhibitors with 14 international exhibitors in 2023 compared to 72 exhibitors with eight international visitors in 2022
- 116 fly-ins in 2023 compared to 103 fly-ins in 2022, which created a dynamic exchange of knowledge and experiences
Demo flights, park and sell, a business matchmaking programme and a youth development programme were just a few of the memorable events during the AERO South Africa Trade Exhibition. These services have made significant contributions to the local economy and are consistent with the multiparty coalition’s strategic objective of creating a business-friendly city that promotes employment and economic growth.
The following comments from various visitors and exhibitors demonstrate their positive experience of the show:
“AERO SA is a great business-oriented event. We get very good value from exhibiting at the show.” – DJ Aviation
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“This expo is great for our local economy, and I would like to see us harness that.” – Visitor
“I believe having only trade visitors on Thursday and Friday ensured we had better quality/calibre of visitors. The AERO SA team were very accommodating and very professional.” – Airbus
The City of Tshwane is proud to have hosted the largest business-to-business aviation exhibition on the continent at Wonderboom National Airport. The City would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr Michael Dehn, CEO of Messe Frankfurt South Africa, and Ms Louise Olckers, the show director, once again for their investment and hard work, despite the difficulties of organising such an exhibition.