Aero Expo South Africa known as the leading civilian aviation trade show, took place once again at Wonderboom National Airport in Pretoria north during 6th-8th July 2023. AERO South Africa is organised by Messe Frankfurt South Africa in partnership with fairnamic GmbH – the new joint venture of Messe Frankfurt and Messe Friedrichshafen who organise Europe’s largest General Aviation Show – AERO Friedrichshafen.

Some of the features of this years event included an aviation exhibition, park and sell, demonstration flights, fly-inn, work shops and much more on all three days of the trade show. The 2022 event welcomed over 3500 visitors with 72 exhibiting companies across 5106sqm.

AERO South Africa also featured an engaging workshop programme that covered amongst other tropics, careers for women in aviation, skills development, General Aviation Safety Strategies, and various product launches. In a first for the event, a successful personalised B2B Matchmaking Programme was launched where businesses were profiled and matched to specific trade visitors that secured and hosted over 100 confirmed B2B meetings at the event.

During the event, visitors had the incredible opportunity to engage in stimulating conversations with renowned experts in the General Aviation industry. The daily schedule was packed with insightful sessions from our exhibitors that delved into the latest innovations and explored various captivating topics.

The AERO South Africa Youth Development programme was a resounding success! Students with a
passion for aviation had the privilege of hearing from esteemed speakers from organisations such as the
Aviation Development Foundation, Blue-Chip Flight School and the Mega Training Academy. Inspiring and informative, this session ignited the dreams of future aviators and provided invaluable insights into
pursuing careers in the aviation industry.

In the three days, a total of 2981 trade visitors made their way through the airport,14 International exhibitors attended , 116 fly-in movements,21 different countries visited and a total of 60 exhibitors over 6123 square meters.