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African States Agree to Heighten Safe, Secure and Sustainable Air Connectivity
The eighth edition of Africa-Indian Ocean (AFI) Aviation Week has resulted in the region’s governments agreeing to work more closely...
Garth Calitz
Sep 7, 20234 min read


UK Aviation Hydrogen Alliance Established
A group of leading companies in the UK aviation and renewable energy sectors including easyJet, Rolls-Royce, Airbus, Ørsted, GKN...
Garth Calitz
Sep 7, 20235 min read


Saab and Boeing Sign 787 Dreamliner Agreement
Saab has signed an extension agreement with Boeing for the manufacturing of large cargo doors, bulk cargo doors and access doors for the...
Garth Calitz
Sep 7, 20231 min read


NAC and Airpart Supply Ltd. Sign a Supply Partnership for Sub-Equatorial Africa
Airpart Supply Ltd. of High Wycombe, United Kingdom, is pleased to announce that they have signed a supply partnership agreement with...
Garth Calitz
Sep 7, 20232 min read


SAAF Celebrates 75 Years of Helicopter Operations
By Duncan Gillespie Photos by Andre Venter This past Saturday, 26 August 2023, saw the annual gathering of surviving members of the South...
Garth Calitz
Aug 31, 20233 min read


THE C17 Globemaster – True Master of the Globe
By Rob Russell Manufactured for the United States Air Force (USAF) from the 1980s to the early 1990s by McDonnell Douglas and then...
Garth Calitz
Aug 31, 20235 min read


Convair F2Y Sea Dart – The First and Only Supersonic Seaplane
The Sea Dart began as Convair's entry in a 1948 U.S. Navy contest for a supersonic interceptor aircraft. During the time, there was much...
Garth Calitz
Aug 31, 20233 min read


US Army Awards Airbus Contract for Helicopter Modernization
The US Army awarded Airbus a $27.8 million contract to upgrade the Army National Guard Security & Support Battalion Mission Equipment...
Garth Calitz
Aug 31, 20231 min read


NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 Launches to International Space Station
An international crew of four representing four countries is in orbit following a successful launch to the International Space Station at...
Garth Calitz
Aug 31, 20234 min read


Embraer Defence & Security Holds C-390 Millennium Day in India
Embraer concluded its C-390 Millennium Day in New Delhi which brought together key private and public entities from the Indian aerospace...
Garth Calitz
Aug 31, 20232 min read


SAAF Award Contract for C-130 Modification, Support and Servicing to Marshall Aerospace
Marshall Aerospace has secured a contract to perform two crucial modifications and extensive servicing on the South African Air Force’s...
Garth Calitz
Aug 23, 20231 min read


World Rally Flying Championships 2023
By Tarryn Myburgh The 23rd World Rally Flying Championships was held in Mâcon, France, from 31 July to 04 August 2023. A total of 45...
Garth Calitz
Aug 23, 20233 min read


SAA Sign Codeshare Deal with Lufthansa
South African Airways (SAA) customers can now fly to Frankfurt and connect to a host of European destinations thanks to a new codeshare...
Garth Calitz
Aug 23, 20232 min read


Indonesia Announces Commitment to Acquire Boeing F-15EX
The Republic of Indonesia and Boeing shared their commitment to finalize the sale of 24 F-15EX aircraft to Indonesia, subject to US...
Garth Calitz
Aug 23, 20232 min read


Piper Aircraft Sees Strong Growth in Q2 2023
Piper Aircraft announced aircraft delivery and revenue results for Q2 2023. Across all metrics, its performance surpassed those from the...
Garth Calitz
Aug 23, 20232 min read


Enstrom Launches Ambitious Recruitment Campaign
Enstrom Helicopter Corporation, under the passionate ownership of Chuck Surack, is rapidly pushing forward in developing exciting new...
Garth Calitz
Aug 23, 20232 min read


USAF B-2 Spirits Deploy to Keflavik AB
Over 150 Airmen and three B-2 Spirits from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, arrived at Keflavik Air Base, Iceland. Their purpose is to...
Garth Calitz
Aug 16, 20232 min read


Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II – Warthog
The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II is a single-seat, twin turbofan engine, straight-wing jet aircraft developed by...
Garth Calitz
Aug 16, 202313 min read


History of the de Havilland Aircraft Company
Sir Geoffrey de Havilland, the founder of the de Havilland World Enterprise, one of the first global manufacturing companies, was one of...
Garth Calitz
Aug 16, 202317 min read


The Piaggio Aerospace P.1HH HammerHead - Unmanned Aerial System
The Piaggio Aerospace P.1HH HammerHead is a new, state-of-the-art Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) designed for Intelligence, Surveillance...
Garth Calitz
Aug 16, 20235 min read


Beechcraft T-6C Texan II Training System Revolutionizes Tunisian Air Force Pilot Training
Textron Aviation Defence marked the arrival of the eighth Beechcraft T-6C Texan II aircraft in support of Tunisian Air Force pilot...
Garth Calitz
Aug 16, 20233 min read


Uniting European A400M Forces
The European A400M operators - France, Germany, BeLux, Spain, and the UK as an observer - are improving their interoperability and...
Garth Calitz
Aug 16, 20232 min read


SAAF Museum Monthly Flying Training Day
By Dian Townsend It's hard to believe that we've reached August already, but with a new month also comes another flight training day at...
Garth Calitz
Aug 9, 20232 min read


40th Anniversary of the World’s First Solo Circumnavigation by Helicopter by Dick Smith
40 years ago Aviatiator, Adventurer and Entrepreneur Richard “Dick” Harold Smith touched down in the Bell 206 JetRanger III at the Bell...
Garth Calitz
Aug 9, 20235 min read
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