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Starlite Aviation Bid Farewell to their Puma Helicopter Fleet
By Garth Calitz Starlite Aviation bid a very fond “Hambe Kahle” to their last operational Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma (ZS-RUH) and by...
Garth Calitz
Nov 23, 20234 min read


Paramount and AAL Group Complete First Testing Phase of Mi-type Composite Blades
Paramount and its strategic partner AAL Group Ltd, have successfully completed the initial testing stage of their innovative composite...
Garth Calitz
Nov 23, 20232 min read


Bell Celebrates 505th Bell 505 Delivery
Bell Textron announced the delivery of the 505th Bell 505 aircraft to North America-based operator, Austin Claborn. The aircraft will be...
Garth Calitz
Nov 23, 20232 min read


Helivate Heli-Olympics 2023
By Dian Townsend Photos by Andre Venter As November rolled in, days have gotten warmer, nights a little shorter and our side of the...
Garth Calitz
Nov 15, 20232 min read


Fairey Rotodyne The Largest Gyroplane To Ever Take To the Air
From the late 1930s onwards, considerable progress was made in an entirely new field of aeronautics in the form of rotary-wing aircraft....
Garth Calitz
Nov 8, 202312 min read


Enstrom Helicopter Hosts Training for Zambian Mechanics
Enstrom Helicopter Corporation hosted mechanics from Zambia for a week of training on how to maintain Enstrom helicopters. The Zambian...
Garth Calitz
Nov 8, 20232 min read


ROCKET HEMS and Henley Air Kids’ Flight - Initiative
By Garth Calitz President John F Kennedy once stated that “Children are the world’s most valuable resource and its best hope for the...
Garth Calitz
Nov 1, 20233 min read


Italian Navy’s NH90 Helicopter Deliveries Completed
The Italian Navy achieved a major rotorcraft capability enhancement milestone with the completion of deliveries of its NH90 helicopters...
Garth Calitz
Oct 3, 20233 min read


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...
Garth Calitz
Sep 21, 20231 min read


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...
Garth Calitz
Sep 14, 20231 min read
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