The conference is held annually at the Cape Town International Convention Centre in Cape Town, South Africa and is organised by Mining Indaba LLC.

Global professionals including key mining analysts, fund managers, investment specialists, and governments clearly define Mining Indaba as their preferred venue for obtaining the most current economic and mining developments from the world's leading experts on African mining. Contributing to this forum is essential for ExecuJet in continuing to provide a world class service as a leader in aviation.

ExecuJet identified the event as a distinctive opportunity to raise the profile of services including private and corporate luxury charter specifically to the Mining industry but in addition, to emphasise the relevance of Safety in Aviation and the fact that ExecuJet Africa provides a very efficient world class Emergency Response Plan with the associated facilities on site. ExecuJet Africa has a proud history of safety and quality of service. In the last 3 years ExecuJet Africa has become more valuable as an air transport partner to the mining industry by offering all the safety standards associated with VVIP flights to all types of mining charter services: from once-off missions through to Fly-in/Fly-out (FIFO) missions in support of mine construction projects. ExecuJet Africa has a long history with the mining industry. They have been flying senior management and mining executives from many mining groups over the years on an ad-hoc basis.

Mining is already a risky business, operating in harsh conditions in remote areas. It is important to reduce travel risk as much as possible by using a reputable, safety conscious aviation company knowledgeable of the region. This has naturally led to an increased focus on aviation safety standards explains Chris Frost. "So we are very proud that ExecuJet can offer a safe way of chartering aircraft for the mining business".

Should such an incident happen with ExecuJet, an approved Emergency Response Plan (ERP) is activated whereby a team of individuals appointed to the ERP are alerted and man the ExecuJet Response Centre. In conjunction with Blake Emergency Services ExecuJet is able to efficiently manage all aspects of such an unfortunate occurrence.

"It is important to select an aviation operator who aspires to the same stringent safety policies that most mines do. ExecuJet rates among the best when it comes to safety with regular audits by international, independent Aviation Safety audit organisations such as Hart Aviation and ISBAO." says Chris Frost, Business Development Manager, Flight Operations ExecuJet Africa.

There are several trends developing among mining companies where aviation safety is concerned. Many mining companies are closing down their own flight departments in favour of using third party aviation service providers to concentrate on mining. There has been an increase in safety awareness from a plethora of new aviation safety audit professionals and prospective suppliers are audited regularly and thoroughly by aviation consultants. Another trend is that mining companies are starting to discourage the practise of cross-hiring of aircraft and are developing their own aviation safety policies which exceed those of the national Civil Aviation Authorities where they operate. 

Comprehensive presentations will be hosted at the Westin Cape Town Arabella Quays Hotel during the Mining Indaba from 6-8 February at selected times. The focus will be on Safety in Aviation as well as an overview on the Benefits of Business Aviation and Non-scheduled flights. Chris Frost, Business Development Manager, Flight Operations ExecuJet Africa will be presenting and will have a team on hand to field any questions. Also in attendance will be Etti Poggi, Managing Director of ExecuJet Africa, Stephen Paddy, Sales & Marketing Director Africa, Mark Abbott, the Group FBO Director, Chay White, Business Development Manager Africa and the Business Development Manager for Cape Town, Andre Alberts.