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...
Garth Calitz
- 4 days ago
- 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 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
- 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 2
- 2 min
Wonderboom Airport Fly-in and Classic Car Event
By Andre Venter Christian Maiorana, managing partner of Villa San Giovanni and his team went to great lengths to organise and promote...
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Garth Calitz
- Oct 25
- 2 min
Paramount to Qualify New Aircraft Technicians and Engineers
Paramount Aerospace Systems (PAS), a subsidiary of Paramount Group, the global aerospace and technology company, is pleased to announce...
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Garth Calitz
- Oct 25
- 2 min
1,100 TBMS…and Counting
Daher has delivered its 1,100th TBM, underscoring the success of this highly efficient very fast turboprop aircraft family and...
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Garth Calitz
- Oct 25
- 2 min
Sling Squawk – October 2022
Howzit Slingers! It feels like just last week I was writing to update you that the trip to Oshkosh in three shiny High Wings (once again...
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