Daniël Hoffman ✈️👨‍💻🇿🇦

Co-founder and CTO at Musketeer. We use Blazor and MAUI to build apps for the aviation industry.

[Daniël Hoffman ✈️👨‍💻🇿🇦 @DJMHoffman]

After several years of hard work, and with God’s blessings, Musket is expanding into the EU. The three Musketeers - Henno, Lynette and I - will be kicking off our first EU campaign next month in Amsterdam at the @AircraftCommrce EMEA conference.

Visit us at our stand. We’d love to meet you, share our journey, and showcase the unique and new technologies Musket can offer to aviation operators.

[Daniël Hoffman ✈️👨‍💻🇿🇦 @DJMHoffman]

This will be brilliant for the safari air charter industry & tourism - just wishing it could be escalated

[Derek Nseko ✈️ @DerekNseko]

East Africa could be on the verge of a major aviation policy shift.

The proposed EAC OPEN SKIES framework seeks to make flights between member states operate like domestic flights, while harmonising aviation taxes and charges. The intention is to bring down the cost of regional air travel.

Uganda’s Minister for East African Affairs, @RebeccaKadagaUG has backed the initiative.

The proposal grants qualifying EAC airlines up to fifth freedom rights.

This is firmly in the spirit of the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM). More importantly, it could represent a significant step towards continental liberalisation, moving Africa from bloc to bloc integration towards a genuinely connected aviation market.

The Bill was introduced at East African Legislative Assembly in October. It is not law yet.

The ambition is significant. The real test, as always with African aviation will be implementation.

East Africa has an opportunity to set a precedent for the rest of the continent.

[Daniël Hoffman ✈️👨‍💻🇿🇦 @DJMHoffman]

@jsneedles I thought I was the only one struggling with partner center 😂

[Daniël Hoffman ✈️👨‍💻🇿🇦 @DJMHoffman]

@codemullins @edandersen Was that part of the OpenAI credits? I was curious how fast it can be spent - since it expires 31 Dec 😂

[Daniël Hoffman ✈️👨‍💻🇿🇦 @DJMHoffman]

@ForwardEditor Yes!! Right now I have a workaround where a local task monitors slack on a 5 minute interval for messages from my dot 😂 Local tasks can message your dot back directly though

[Daniël Hoffman ✈️👨‍💻🇿🇦 @DJMHoffman]

@NdzaviDerrick There’s no way I’m letting oupa go

[Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal]

🇿🇦 Airlink is backing its pilots after that insanely low DHL Stadium flyby blew up online.

Two Embraer jets flew over the stadium, and from the ground it looked pretty wild.

But Airlink says this wasn’t some pilots getting carried away. Six senior captains were involved, three on each jet, and the whole thing was planned and rehearsed with aviation authorities and air traffic control.

Its flight data also shows both jets stayed within the approved altitude and 150-knot speed limits.

And these flybys actually go back to the famous Boeing 747 that flew over the 1995 Rugby World Cup final, a tradition that’s stuck around for big South African rugby games ever since.

Looked absolutely mental from the stands, but apparently everything was by the book.

Writer: Daniyal

[Daniël Hoffman ✈️👨‍💻🇿🇦 @DJMHoffman]

@Cayas_Software @jfversluis Oo interesting, thanks so much

[Daniël Hoffman ✈️👨‍💻🇿🇦 @DJMHoffman]

@jfversluis That’s such a simple solution to eliminate the downgrades, why didn’t I think of that 😂 Thanks!

[Daniël Hoffman ✈️👨‍💻🇿🇦 @DJMHoffman]

@codemullins Ohh nice! 👌

[Daniël Hoffman ✈️👨‍💻🇿🇦 @DJMHoffman]

@MuwaffaqBadawi Epic! I wasn’t aware, thanks!

[Daniël Hoffman ✈️👨‍💻🇿🇦 @DJMHoffman]

@jfversluis Recently learned this the hard way 🥲
Couldn’t understand why one app service instance kept randomly failing to connect to SignalR, but not others.

[Daniël Hoffman ✈️👨‍💻🇿🇦 @DJMHoffman]

At least - we did get some one-time free credits with each seat - and I loved how powerful Grok Build was. I guess that's why I'm so upset that we need to look at other options now...

Also makes sense one has to pay for API credits (just like CoPilot now) - just don't understand why pay an extra $30 on top though per person just for managing access. Does feel like that must be a bug.

[Daniël Hoffman ✈️👨‍💻🇿🇦 @DJMHoffman]

I am quite frustrated with Grok Build - and the limited and contradictory info on how billing & quotas work for businesses.

It seems that purchasing $30 SuperGrok licenses, under Grok Business - literally is just to be able to allow those team members to type "grok login" - and doesn't give any Grok build quotas at all.

Why on earth would any company purchase supergrok licenses, if they still have to buy API credits to do even a simple task on Grok Build? What's the $30 per month for - just managing access, and tracking use?

Seems much better solution - is to pay for those team members consumer SuperGrok Heavy subscriptions - as at least usage quotas seem to work then.

Crazy. At least ranting here makes me feel better.

[Daniël Hoffman ✈️👨‍💻🇿🇦 @DJMHoffman]

@Chitailova As jy nuuskierig is hoe Afrikaans klink, hier is sommer die nuutste weervoorspelling 😂 https://t.co/O4x375EpN8

[Daniël Hoffman ✈️👨‍💻🇿🇦 @DJMHoffman]

@Chitailova Haha ja, ek verstaan alles, maar dit klink baie snaaks as julle praat 😂 Altyd lekker om Nederlanders te hoor gesels!

[Daniël Hoffman ✈️👨‍💻🇿🇦 @DJMHoffman]

@Chitailova Haha will do thanks 😂 Will be staying near Amsterdam, but will also visit some people in the small town “Den Ham”. Unfortunately a business trip but hopefully enough time to explore.

Ek sien veral uit daarna om Afrikaans te praat, en mense se reaksie te sien 😂