Owned and operated by Vincent Christoforos and Russell Ashley-Cooper (see photo right top), King Shaka Aviation commands 20 years collective experience. The company boasts a wide range of helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft that helps provide a stamp of historical excellence to its dynamic operation.

Based at Virginia Airport, Durban, our company offers you an apron of aviation solutions for your every conceivable need: Private – Recreational – Hospitality – Governmental – Filming - Advertising - Environmental.

Including our Pilot Training Programme, King Shaka Aviation presents a unique and highly personalised operation, one that combines a fixed-wing service throughout Southern Africa (and the Indian Ocean Islands) with a KwaZulu-Natal helicopter focus.

In addition to this world class instruction, our costs are highly competitive. South Africa’s aggressive pricing and exchange rate has made it financially practical for many international and African students to undertake their training in Durban.