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Air Mercy Services Bids Farewell to two Legends
Friday afternoon, 22 February, saw a gathering at the Air Mercy Service complex, at Cape Town International Airport. Staff, past and...
Rob Russell
Feb 26, 20193 min read


South African Airways – What now?
SAA’s “Turnaround Strategy” was dealt a massive blow last week it was revealed that matters had finally been concluded between Comair and...
Garth Calitz
Feb 19, 20192 min read


A Fitting Farewell to Mike Lomberg
Saturday the 19th January saw Mike’s family, friends and many colleagues gathered at Morningstar, to celebrate his remarkable life. Mike...
Rob Russell
Jan 22, 20193 min read


Global Pilot Shortage – A Crippling Reality
The world is running out of experienced pilots. Supply is not keeping up with the growing demand for air travel. The reason airlines and...
Stephen Fankhauser and Matt Ebbatson
Dec 18, 20183 min read


The Future of SAA and its Subsidiaries
South African Airways (SAA) is a good airline but a poorly run business. Bad decisions were made by previous boards and management,...
Garth Calitz
Nov 6, 20183 min read


Alternatives to a new Runway at Cape Town International
There has been much in the press, recently, about ACSA going ahead and building a new runway at Cape Town International and the project...
Rob Russell
Nov 6, 20189 min read


Eagle Air Launch their New Simulator
Eagle Air, a flight school located at Wonderboom Airport unveiled their new simulator at a function held in their hangar on Thursday 25...
Garth Calitz
Oct 30, 20182 min read


Vans RV ……Which One To Choose?
You’ve been hiring Cessna 172 or Piper Cherokee for a while. Hire and fly is inconvenient and expensive, and the hire and fly aircraft...
Garth Calitz
Oct 23, 20189 min read


Puma Energy and Flying Lions renew their partnership
Since the partnership formed in 2017, the Flying Lions quartet have been showing off their supreme skills in Puma Energy branded Harvard...
Garth Calitz
Oct 2, 20184 min read


Bathawk Rescue - Sun City Zip Line
Two occupants of a Bathawk light aircraft had to be rescued after their plane struck a 2km long zipline cable near Sun City/Pilanesberg...
Garth Calitz
Oct 2, 20183 min read
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