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Joby and NASA Demonstrates Up To 120 Air Taxi Operations Per Hour
Joby Aviation has completed a series of air traffic simulations with NASA’s Ames Research Centre that evaluated how air taxi operations...
Garth Calitz
Jan 9, 20242 min read


NASA Science Heads to Moon on First US Private Robotic Artemis Flight
Carrying NASA scientific instruments as part of its Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative, Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander launched...
Garth Calitz
Jan 9, 20242 min read


SAA Expands Partnership with Foreign SunExpress
South African Airways has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with SunExpress (a joint venture of Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines),...
Garth Calitz
Dec 20, 20232 min read


Caution - Flying Around Thunderstorms
People living in the interior of South Africa are no strangers to illusive and very often dangerous Highveld Thunderstorms. They are...
Garth Calitz
Dec 20, 20235 min read


C-27J Spartan Achieves 250,000 Operational Flight Hours
Leonardo celebrates a major operational milestone achieved by the C-27J Spartan global fleet, which has now logged 250,000 flight hours....
Garth Calitz
Dec 20, 20232 min read


UK, Japan, and Italy to Develop New Stealth Fighter
The UK has signed an international Treaty with Japan and Italy for a future combat air programme that aims to develop an innovative...
Garth Calitz
Dec 20, 20233 min read


EasyJet Orders a Further 157 A320neo Family Aircraft
British multinational low-cost airline easyJet has confirmed a firm order for 157 additional A320neo Family aircraft following...
Garth Calitz
Dec 20, 20232 min read


US Navy And Lockheed Martin Successfully Test Off-Board Electronic Warfare System
Lockheed Martin supported a successful government test of the Advanced Off-Board Electronic Warfare (AOEW) system’s electronic attack...
Garth Calitz
Dec 20, 20232 min read


Carbon Offset Programme for Cessna, Beechcraft and Hawker Owners
Textron Aviation recently launched a new ProAdvantage program, SustainableAdvantage℠, to provide owners with an additional option for...
Garth Calitz
Dec 13, 20232 min read


Presentation of Colours to AFB Langebaanweg
By Rob Russell Thursday 07th November marked a special day in the proud history of AFB Langebaanweg – the presentation of its Colours....
Garth Calitz
Dec 13, 20234 min read


ACSA Claim to be Ready for Huge Festive Season Rush
Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) has announced that it is ready to cope with the large volumes of travellers to its airports across...
Garth Calitz
Dec 13, 20234 min read


100% SAF flight with PT6C-67C-powered AW139 helicopter
Pratt & Whitney Canada and Leonardo celebrate the successful completion of the first flight for an AW139 helicopter powered by the...
Garth Calitz
Dec 13, 20232 min read


Advocacy for innovation on International Civil Aviation Day
International Civil Aviation Day (ICAD), celebrated on 7 December each year, commemorates the States’ signing of the Convention on...
Garth Calitz
Dec 13, 20234 min read


Belgium Celebrates Rollout Of Their First F-35A
Lockheed Martin presented Belgium's first F-35A Lightning II to the Belgian government during a roll-out ceremony at Lockheed Martin's...
Garth Calitz
Dec 13, 20232 min read


German Navy NH90 Sea Tiger Performs Maiden Flight
The first NH90 Sea Tiger took off on schedule for its maiden flight, at Airbus Helicopters' site in Donauwörth, Germany. The German...
Garth Calitz
Dec 6, 20232 min read


Wonderboom Airport Aviation Safety Symposium
By Garth Calitz Over the years I have been to many aviation safety gatherings at various airports and normally the presenters find they...
Garth Calitz
Dec 6, 20233 min read


Spoofed? GPS/GNSS Interference
By Rob Russell What you say? Spoofed? Sounds like something out of a Disney movie! Well, it ain't! And for you GPS users, be it an...
Garth Calitz
Dec 6, 20236 min read


Van’s Aircraft Announces Chapter 11 Reorganisation
Van’s Aircraft filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the federal bankruptcy code, a key step in the reorganisation of the company....
Garth Calitz
Dec 6, 20235 min read


Hamburg Airport Joins International “Hydrogen Hub at Airport” Network
Hamburg Airport has become the first German and the 12th member of the international "Hydrogen Hub at Airport" network, to promote the...
Garth Calitz
Dec 6, 20232 min read


Canada Selects Boeing's P-8A Poseidon as its Multi-Mission Aircraft
The Government of Canada has signed a Foreign Military Sales Letter of Offer and Acceptance for up to 16 Boeing P-8A Poseidon aircraft,...
Garth Calitz
Dec 6, 20232 min read


Embraer Showcase the C-390 Millennium to the SAAF
Embraer arrived in South Africa last week when the Brazilian manufacturer showcased its C-390 Millennium military transport aircraft to...
Garth Calitz
Nov 30, 20232 min read


South Africa Aero Club Awards Lunch
By Garth Calitz The Aero Club of South Africa hosted their annual awards lunch in the Master Power Aviation Hangar at Rand Airport on...
Garth Calitz
Nov 30, 20237 min read


Exercise Vuk'uhlome 2023 “Lohatla Camp-Fire Story”
By Dian Townsend Photos by Tim Homan Our Wednesday morning started off at Air Force Base Waterkloof where various military attache,...
Garth Calitz
Nov 30, 20233 min read


CityAirbus NextGen Leaves No Milestone Unturned
CityAirbus NextGen’s imminent power-on is the latest in a year of exciting developments. Here's an update on the electric vertical...
Garth Calitz
Nov 30, 20234 min read
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