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SAAFM Airshow 2025 – Exposing the Sad Truth
By Garth Calitz Photos by Garth Calitz and Esias Riecket Anyone living in Pretoria will know that the week before the annual SAAF Museum...
Garth Calitz
May 8, 20258 min read


Bateleurs Fly Secretary Bird to Safety
A juvenile secretary bird, found starving in the Karoo and rescued in a desperate bid to save its life, has now been safely transported...
Garth Calitz
May 8, 20251 min read


Autonomous Black Hawk Helicopter Tests Advanced Aerial Firefighting Technologies
Sikorsky, a division of Lockheed Martin, collaborated with Rain, a prominent entity in the fire technology sector, to evaluate innovative...
Garth Calitz
May 8, 20253 min read


Qantas Celebrates 90 Years of International Flying
Qantas celebrated 90 years of international flying last month, marking an incredible milestone in the evolution of the aviation industry...
Garth Calitz
May 8, 20252 min read


Joby Achieves Testing Landmark with Piloted Aircraft
Joby Aviation recently announced a significant milestone in its aircraft testing program. The company successfully conducted flights that...
Garth Calitz
May 8, 20253 min read


Embraer Highlights the KC-390 Millennium at SOF Week
The Special Operations Forces Week (SOF Week) annual conference, scheduled from May 5-7 in Tampa, Florida, marks the third stop of the...
Garth Calitz
May 8, 20253 min read


Cirrus SR Series G7+ Featuring Safe Return Emergency Autoland
Cirrus recently announced the new SR Series G7+ featuring Safe Return Emergency Autoland by Garmin, the world’s first FAA-approved...
Garth Calitz
May 8, 20254 min read


Garmin Unveils Pilot Web - Free Online Flight Planning Tool
With Garmin's ecosystem now on the web, pilots get some cool flight planning tools and free maps, including the Map tab. This includes...
Garth Calitz
May 8, 20252 min read


Happy 20th Anniversary, A380!
It's been twenty years since the A380 first took to the skies. The aircraft's lasting charm is thanks to a bunch of innovations that...
Garth Calitz
Apr 30, 20253 min read


Henri Ziegler –The Success Behind Airbus
By Rob Russell If a company ever owes its success to one family, it is from Airbus Industrie to Henri Ziegler and later, his son. A...
Garth Calitz
Apr 30, 20256 min read


RAF Typhoons Intercept Multiple Russian Aircraft
This week has witnessed a significant escalation in military activity in the European airspace, with particular emphasis on the Royal Air...
Garth Calitz
Apr 30, 20252 min read


Boeing 787 Dreamliner Fleet Reaches 1 Billion Passengers
By Garth Calitz The Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet has achieved a phenomenal milestone of transporting over 1 billion passengers since its...
Garth Calitz
Apr 30, 20254 min read


Bell Boeing Celebrate US Air Force CV-22 Program of Record
Bell Textron and Boeing celebrate the upcoming completion of the CV-22 Program of Record (POR) for the US Air Force. Boeing and Bell...
Garth Calitz
Apr 30, 20252 min read


How the Airbus A330 MRTT Helps Provide Security and Deliver Aid
What makes the A330 MRTT so special? The aircraft’s pioneering innovations in air-to-air refuelling, dual use European civil-military...
Garth Calitz
Apr 30, 20255 min read


Continental Celebrates 120 Years of Powering Legacies Forward
Continental Aerospace Technologies™ celebrates a historical milestone as the company marks its 120th anniversary. Founded in 1905 in...
Garth Calitz
Apr 30, 20252 min read


Diamond Aircraft Teams Up with Austrian Research Institutes for Hybrid Hydrogen-Electric Propulsion
Diamond Aircraft is leading an innovative project funded by the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) to enhance the understanding of...
Garth Calitz
Apr 30, 20253 min read


The Inaugural Pretoria Airshow at the Pretoria Fees
By Garth Calitz The "Pretoria Fees" is a yearly festival that happens at Legends Adventure Farm during Easter weekend, just east of...
Garth Calitz
Apr 25, 20257 min read


Pretoria Fees Speed Rally – No. 1 of Season 7
By Garth Calitz Back in 2018, Jonty Esser and Rob Jonkers came up with the Speed Rally idea to get more pilots into Rally Flying. No one...
Garth Calitz
Apr 25, 20253 min read


Airbus A300 – Truly an Iconic Aircraft
By Rob Russell The Airbus A300 was Airbus's first production aircraft and the world's first twin-engine, double-aisle (wide-body)...
Garth Calitz
Apr 25, 202510 min read


RAF Typhoon and Swedish Air Force Gripen Joint Training
RAF Eurofighter Typhoons and Swedish Air Force JAS-39 Gripens participated in joint training exercises for the first time since...
Garth Calitz
Apr 25, 20252 min read


Embraer E190-E2 and E195-E2 Granted Type Certification in Mongolia
The Embraer E190-E2 and E195-E2, recognised as the most fuel-efficient and quiet single-aisle aircraft globally, have received type...
Garth Calitz
Apr 25, 20251 min read


Bombardier Global 8000 in Final Assembly and Progressing on Schedule
Bombardier has announced that the Global 8000 business jet program is progressing as planned. The initial Global 8000 jet is currently...
Garth Calitz
Apr 25, 20252 min read


Philippines Security Soars with Latest F-16 Platform
The recent approval by the U.S. State Department for the proposed sale of 20 F-16 Block 70 aircraft to the Philippines represents a...
Garth Calitz
Apr 25, 20252 min read


ICAO Member States Plan Sustainable Future for Global Air Cargo
Approximately 80 state representatives collaborated on enhancing air cargo operations, digital integration, and emissions reduction at...
Garth Calitz
Apr 25, 20253 min read
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