February - 2020

1/16

Feb 11, 2020
1 min

Airbus MAVERIC Concept Aircraft Revealed

Airbus has revealed MAVERIC (Model Aircraft for Validation and Experimentation of Robust Innovative Controls) its “blended wing body” scale model technological demonstrator. At 2 metres long and 3.2 metres wide, with a surface area of about 2.25m², MAVERIC features a disruptive aircraft design, that has the potential to reduce fuel consumption by up-to 20 percent compared to current single-aisle aircraft. The “blended wing body” configuration also opens up new possibilities f

1,199 views

Bell Boeing Delivers First V-22 for U.S. Navy’s Aircraft Carriers

Garth Calitz

Feb 10, 2020
1 min

Bell Boeing Delivers First V-22 for U.S. Navy’s Aircraft Carriers

Boeing and Bell Textron Inc delivered the first CMV-22B Osprey, which is the V-22 variant the U.S. Navy will use for transporting personnel and cargo to aircraft carriers at sea. “The CMV-22B brings expanded capabilities not only to the carrier onboard delivery mission, but to the high-end fight,” said U.S. Navy Captain Dewon Chaney, Commodore, Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Wing. “We are anxious to get it to the fleet and show off its immense capabilities and agile flexibilit

64 views

Lockheed Martin Delivers Second KC-130J Aerial Refueler To France’s Armée De L'Air

Garth Calitz

Feb 10, 2020
2 min

Lockheed Martin Delivers Second KC-130J Aerial Refueler To France’s Armée De L'Air

Lockheed Martin delivered the second of two KC-130J Super Hercules aerial refuelers to representatives from France’s Armée de l'Air on Feb. 4, at the company’s Aeronautics facility in Marietta, Georgia. France has received a total of four Super Hercules aircraft — two C-130J-30 combat delivery airlifters and two KC-130J aerial refuelers — through a Foreign Military Sale with the U.S. government. The two C-130J-30 airlifters were delivered in 2017 and 2018, and first KC-130J d

45 views

Airbus Helicopters Continues the Militarisation of the H160

Garth Calitz

Feb 9, 2020
2 min

Airbus Helicopters Continues the Militarisation of the H160

Airbus Helicopters and the French Armament General Directorate (DGA) are pursuing a new set of studies to further the militarisation of the H160 and to define its associated support ecosystem in the frame of the Joint Light Helicopter program (Hélicoptère Interarmées Léger: HIL) This contract launches pre-development activities for the military version of the H160, also called the Guépard by the French armed forces, in order to meet the delivery schedule that was brought fo

220 views

Singapore Airshow 2020 to Proceed Despite Coronavirus Threat

Garth Calitz

Feb 9, 2020
4 min

Singapore Airshow 2020 to Proceed Despite Coronavirus Threat

In response to the Ministry of Health’s announcement to raise Singapore’s Disease Outbreak Response System Condition (DORSCON) to Orange, Singapore Airshow will be implementing seat tagging for seated events at Singapore Airshow 2020. At DORSCON Yellow, Experia Events, the show organisers, are already prepared with enhanced cleaning and refuse management to maintain high standards of hygiene and cleanliness, hand sanitisers for attendees, deployment of a team of doctors and m

56 views

Sad end to Denel’s Aerostructures Manufacturing Business

Garth Calitz

Feb 7, 2020
2 min

Sad end to Denel’s Aerostructures Manufacturing Business

The process of exiting the greater part of Denel’s Aerostructures Manufacturing Business is now at an advanced stage with major steps put in place to minimise the impact on job losses within the company. This follows the mutual agreement by Denel and its customers to transfer the manufacturing of aircraft parts to alternative suppliers as the business was no longer sustainable for Denel. The Divisional Chief Executive of Denel Aeronautics, Mike Kgobe, says the company has con

7,590 views

SAA Restructuring Programme does away all but one local route

Garth Calitz

Feb 6, 2020
3 min

SAA Restructuring Programme does away all but one local route

The joint Business Rescue Practitioners (BRPs) of South African Airways (SAA) today announced further initiatives to support the airline’s transformation into a sustainable and profitable business. The BRPs, Les Matuson and Siviwe Dongwana, have worked closely with key stakeholders including industry specialists, government, creditors and executive management to develop a comprehensive restructuring programme which will culminate in a Business Rescue Plan to be published in l

104 views

SA Express plan to appeal business rescue judgement

Garth Calitz

Feb 6, 2020
1 min

SA Express plan to appeal business rescue judgement

In a Johannesburg High Court judgement, delivered by Judge Fiona Dippenaar, on 6 February 2020 SA Express is be placed under business rescue. In her judgement, Dippenaar said SA Express was “placed under supervision in terms of chapter six of the Companies Act” and for business rescue proceedings to commence. Global logistics company Ziegler SA, a former SA Express service provider, applied to the high court to place the airline under business rescue, or under liquidation, b

71 views

3D Printing in the Aerospace and Defence Industry – The Future is Now

Garth Calitz

Feb 6, 2020
2 min

3D Printing in the Aerospace and Defence Industry – The Future is Now

BAE Systems have signed an agreement to work with Renishaw to work together on the development of additive manufacturing capability for the defence and aerospace sector, designed to help improve performance, reduce costs and speed up manufacturing processes on combat aircraft of the future. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) lays the framework to bring together world-leading expertise in additive manufacturing (AM, also known as 3D printing) to maximise the application of

50 views

SAAF Prestige Day Parade – The Inconvenient Centenary

Garth Calitz

Feb 5, 2020
5 min

SAAF Prestige Day Parade – The Inconvenient Centenary

The South African Airforce have celebrated their “birthday” on the Friday closest to the 1st February for as long as most of us can remember. All the major milestones being exemplified by the creation of a special emblem, not this year, which is arguably the greatest of all milestones of all - 100 Years of Proud Existence. As far as we can ascertain the entire SAAF were gearing up for very special Centenary celebrations, but then, an order came from up the chain of command t

4,222 views

1 2 3

1/17

Fliteline Weekly Webanner 980x179px

Norden 3

SPB 980px x 179px

Airbus MAVERIC Concept Aircraft Revealed

Bell Boeing Delivers First V-22 for U.S. Navy’s Aircraft Carriers

Lockheed Martin Delivers Second KC-130J Aerial Refueler To France’s Armée De L'Air

Airbus Helicopters Continues the Militarisation of the H160

Singapore Airshow 2020 to Proceed Despite Coronavirus Threat

Sad end to Denel’s Aerostructures Manufacturing Business

SAA Restructuring Programme does away all but one local route

SA Express plan to appeal business rescue judgement

3D Printing in the Aerospace and Defence Industry – The Future is Now

SAAF Prestige Day Parade – The Inconvenient Centenary

Sling February 980px x 179px