Our President
The AeSSA elected its current president, the CSIR’s Marié Botha, in March 2022.
The Aeronautical Society of South Africa (AeSSA) is a fully-fledged Division of the Royal Aeronautical Society (RaeS).
Our membership ranges from highly revered aerospace professionals to enthusiastic amateurs. We also embrace companies as members through the Associated Company Scheme (ACS), which includes some of the largest aerospace organisations in the world, to name Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Denel Aviation, Dowty, Daimler Chrysler Aerospace, BAE Systems, as just a few of the number of some 100 company members.
We arrange lectures, conferences, symposia and training courses, as well as award prizes, bursaries and medals for certain categories of personnel in recognition of their achievements. Additionally, we carry out accreditation of university and technikon courses on behalf of the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA). Membership of the Society provides a path to professional engineering registration.
While well over 50% of our membership is engineering-related, we also welcome other professions and interest groups, including aviation law, aviation medicine, flight operations, ground operations, air traffic control, airport operations, aviation historians, and enthusiasts. The grade of membership is dependent on one’s qualification, experience, seniority, etc, ranging from Affiliate to fellow.
This site covers the activities of AeSSA: how we help develop the potential of individual members and contribute to the overall advancement of aerospace. Additionally, you will discover the very special personal privileges of membership, including international recognition.
