Baragwanath Airfield Fly-in
By Andre Venter I arrived early at Baragwanath Airfield early on Saturday morning and met up with Frank Persson and his lovely wife Jane,...
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Garth Calitz
- 7 days ago
- 4 min
Stellenbosch Flying Club Turns Fifty
By Rob Russell In celebration of their 50th birthday, the club had an open day and invited fellow aviators to come and join in the...
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Garth Calitz
- 7 days ago
- 5 min
NetJet Launch Customer for the New Cessna Citation Ascend
Textron Aviation and NetJets announced a record-breaking fleet agreement for the option for NetJets to purchase up to 1,500 additional...
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Garth Calitz
- 7 days ago
- 4 min
Joby Delivers First eVTOL Aircraft to Edwards Air Force Base
Joby Aviation a company developing electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for commercial passenger service, announced it...
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Garth Calitz
- 7 days ago
- 3 min
OSIRIS-REx Touches Down With NASA's First-Ever Asteroid Sample
Following a rapid and red-hot descent through Earth's atmosphere, NASA's OSIRIS-REx sample return capsule touched down in the desert at...
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Garth Calitz
- 7 days ago
- 4 min
Hydrogen Fuel Cells Potential for Aviation
Hydrogen fuel cells are emerging as a high-potential technology that offers significant energy efficiency and de-carbonisation benefits...
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Garth Calitz
- Sep 21
- 3 min
Vans RV Kitty Hawk Fly-In Breakfast
By Garth Calitz The 2023 rendition of the annual Kitty Hawk RV Fly-in was set to be a bumper affair, that was before the announcement...
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Garth Calitz
- Sep 21
- 2 min
Silver Creek Gorge Pancake Breakfast Fly-in
By Neil Bowden Photos by Andre Venter It’s hard to believe that what started out as a challenge after a small EAA pancake breakfast held...
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Garth Calitz
- Sep 21
- 4 min
Limpopo Regional Aerobatics Championships
By Gregory Clegg Phalaborwa, is the venue for the final regional aerobatic competition for the year, this time the Limpopo regionals....
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Garth Calitz
- Sep 21
- 4 min
General Chang Dingqiu, CPLAAF visit AFB Overberg
The Chief of the South African Air Force, Lieutenant General W. S Mbambo hosted his counterpart from the People’s Republic of China, on a...
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Garth Calitz
- Sep 21
- 1 min
Nigeria’s Overland Airways Receives its First E175
Overland Airways of Nigeria has received the first of three new E175 E-Jets. The aircraft was delivered to the airline last week. The...
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Garth Calitz
- Sep 21
- 1 min
The Bell AH-1Z Viper and Bell UH-1Y Venom Provide Air Support During Joint Military Exercise
During National Training Center Rotation 23-07, U.S. Marines with the Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 367 utilized the...
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Garth Calitz
- Sep 21
- 2 min
Airbus Delivers First C295 to India
Airbus Defence and Space has officially handed over in fly-away condition the first of 56 C295 aircraft to the Indian Air Force (IAF) to...
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Garth Calitz
- Sep 14
- 6 min
Virginia Airshow 2023 – Revival of a Giant
By Trevor Cohen Photos by Timmy Homan and Trevor Cohen The last airshow held at Virginia was over 10 years ago and the organizers had to...
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Garth Calitz
- Sep 14
- 2 min
Police Pilots Earn their Tail-Wheel Endorsements on SA-Built Rainbow Skyreach BushCat.
By Garth Calitz Ten young Police Commercial pilot licence holders were taken back to basics when they started their tail-wheel training...
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Garth Calitz
- Sep 14
- 2 min
Boeing Forecasts Demand of 1,025 New Aircraft for Africa
Boeing projects that intra-African passenger traffic will more than quadruple in the next twenty years, placing the continent’s growth...
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Garth Calitz
- Sep 14
- 1 min
New Empennage for R66 Turbine Helicopters Receives FAA Approval
Robinson Helicopter Company announces FAA certification of a new empennage configuration for the R66 Turbine. Following years of...
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Garth Calitz
- Sep 14
- 3 min
Lockheed Martin UK Launches Team Black Hawk For UK’s New Medium Helicopter Requirement
Last week, at the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) exhibition, Lockheed Martin announced its intention to participate...
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Garth Calitz
- Sep 14
- 2 min
Rolls-Royce to Complete Initial F130 Engine Testing for the B-52J
Rolls-Royce announced that it is on track to complete initial F130 engine testing for the United States Air Force B-52J Stratofortress by...
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Garth Calitz
- Sep 7
- 4 min
Children’s Flight 2023 – Yet Another Great Success
By Garth Calitz Photos by Trevor Cohen, Dian Townsend and Tim Homan Orient Airfield located just south of the quaint Northwest town of...
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Garth Calitz
- Sep 7
- 5 min
Rand Airshow 2023
By Garth Calitz, Photos by Trevor Cohen and Dian Townsend Rand Airport in Germiston became a hive of activity on Sunday 3 September when...
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Garth Calitz
- Sep 7
- 4 min
African States Agree to Heighten Safe, Secure and Sustainable Air Connectivity
The eighth edition of Africa-Indian Ocean (AFI) Aviation Week has resulted in the region’s governments agreeing to work more closely...
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Garth Calitz
- Sep 7
- 5 min
UK Aviation Hydrogen Alliance Established
A group of leading companies in the UK aviation and renewable energy sectors including easyJet, Rolls-Royce, Airbus, Ørsted, GKN...
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Garth Calitz
- Sep 7
- 1 min
Saab and Boeing Sign 787 Dreamliner Agreement
Saab has signed an extension agreement with Boeing for the manufacturing of large cargo doors, bulk cargo doors and access doors for the...
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