Exercise Vuk’uhlome held at SA Army Combat Training Centre, Lohatla
By Trevor Cohen Exercise Vuk’uhlome took place at the South African Army combat training centre over the course of 3 weeks. There were 5...
Garth Calitz
- Nov 30
- 16 min
Aero Club of South Africa Awards Ceremony 2022
After a break of two years due to the pandemic, the Aero Club held their awards luncheon at Rand Airport. Flippie Vermeulen kindly made...
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Garth Calitz
- Nov 30
- 2 min
Rolls-Royce and EasyJet set a new world first
Rolls-Royce and EasyJet confirmed they have set a new aviation milestone with the world’s first run of a modern aero engine on hydrogen....
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Garth Calitz
- Nov 30
- 2 min
TAAG expands the network of destinations in Europe
TAAG Linhas Aéreas de Angola has just expanded its network of destinations in Europe and domestic connections in Spain, connecting Luanda...
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Garth Calitz
- Nov 30
- 2 min
Airbus and Neste join forces on SAF development to de-carbonise aerospace
Airbus and Neste, a world-leading producer of renewable fuels, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly advance the...
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Garth Calitz
- Nov 30
- 2 min
Eve Announces First Vertiport Operator Partner Bluenest by Globalvia
Eve Air Mobility “Eve” has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Bluenest, a company powered by Globalvia dedicated to innovation in...
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Garth Calitz
- Nov 24
- 3 min
Bill Harrop's Original Balloon Safaris Celebrates 239 Years of Manned Balloon Flight
By Garth Calitz The hot air balloon is the oldest form of flight technology used for carrying humans, following the first manned flight...
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Garth Calitz
- Nov 24
- 5 min
The 22nd World Rally Flying Championships
By Garth Calitz and Rob Jonkers The 22nd World Rally Flying Championships finally got underway on Monday 14 November, I say finally...
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Garth Calitz
- Nov 24
- 4 min
Seventh Edition of the Popular Helivate Olympics
By Garth Calitz Helivate Helicopter Services have hosted a Heli Olympics for the last seven years and the pilots seem to love them as...
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Garth Calitz
- Nov 24
- 2 min
Montenegro Air Force Spends 200 Hours Battling Wildfires Using Bell 412 EPi
Every year wildfires sweep through Montenegro’s forestland, destroying endangered terrain and threatening people’s lives. When more than...
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Garth Calitz
- Nov 24
- 6 min
South African ADS-B Enters Final Phase
By Clinton Carroll We have all heard that ADS-B is coming. When is it happening? Is it really going to affect South African Airspace?...
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Garth Calitz
- Nov 24
- 2 min
Piper Announces Unpaved Field Approval for M600/SLS
Piper Aircraft, Inc. has been awarded FAA approval for its flagship product—the Piper M600/SLS single-engine turboprop aircraft—to be...
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Garth Calitz
- Nov 24
- 2 min
Airbus A330MRTT Completes First 100% SAF Test Flight on Both Engines
The Royal Air Force, Airbus and other industry partners have carried out the world’s first 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) flight...
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Garth Calitz
- Nov 16
- 3 min
22nd World Rally Flying Championships Gets Off to a Grand Start
Brits Airfield is hosting the 22nd World Rally Fling Competition this week, the opening ceremony was held at this friendly airfield on...
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Garth Calitz
- Nov 16
- 3 min
Liftoff! NASA’s Artemis I Mega Rocket Launches Orion to Moon
NASA’s Space Launch System rocket carrying the Orion spacecraft launches on the Artemis I flight test, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022, from...
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Garth Calitz
- Nov 16
- 2 min
Helicopter Pioneer Frank Robinson Passes
On November 12, 2022, Robinson Helicopter Company bid a final farewell to its founder, Frank Robinson. Robinson, 92, passed away...
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Garth Calitz
- Nov 16
- 3 min
Beechcraft T-6C Texan II Integrated Training System delivered to the Tunisian Air Force
Textron Aviation Defence announced the delivery of the first Beechcraft T-6C Texan II Integrated Training System to the Tunisian Air...
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Garth Calitz
- Nov 16
- 2 min
First Asian Assembled A321 Rolls off the Assembly Line
Airbus has announced the commissioning of the first A321 aircraft to be assembled at its Final Assembly Line Asia (FAL Tianjin) in...
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Garth Calitz
- Nov 16
- 2 min
Boeing X-37B Sets New Endurance Record on Sixth Mission
The Boeing-built X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) set a new endurance record after spending 908 days in orbit before landing at NASA’s...
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Garth Calitz
- Nov 9
- 3 min
End of an Era, Safair Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules Final Flight
The final flight of a Safair Operations Lockheed L-100 took place from Entebbe, Uganda at the end of last month, few people realised that...
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Garth Calitz
- Nov 9
- 3 min
Sikorsky Black Hawk Flies Without Pilots
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company and the Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) have successfully demonstrated to the U.S....
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Garth Calitz
- Nov 9
- 1 min
Airlink expanding commercial footprint in Latin America
Airlink is generally accepted as Southern Africa’s premier, independent airline and they are increasing the Latin American marketing and...
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