In one of several dozen documented episodes of World War II classified as friendly fire, American troops mistakenly attacked a Soviet...

Winglets have been understood since the beginning of aviation. In fact, an Englishman, Frederick W. Lanchester described them in 1897...

By Rob Russell London’s Gatwick Airport has submitted its proposal for a £2.2 billion expansion project. The ambitious project would see...

For more than 30 years, Enstrom Helicopter Corporation has been a consistent presence at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. This year,...

By Garth Calitz Photos by Andre Venter Taildraggers has for many years been a “must attend” fly-in on the South African aviation calendar...

It is December 1968, and a truly ground-breaking airliner is about to take its first flight. It resembles a giant white dart, as...

AerCap Holdings announced lease placements with Airlink, the largest regional airline in Southern Africa, for three used Embraer E195-E1...

Airbus Helicopters has received certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the H160 helicopter, marking a...

Boeing and the US Air Force last week completed the inaugural flight of the service’s first T-7A Red Hawk, marking the start of the...

At this year’s Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) 2023, Saab will bring two of the world’s most advanced military aircraft to make...

For 80 years, Skunk Works has pushed the innovation envelope, failing fast to prove out novel technologies and deliver disruptive...

Lack of oxygen is the greatest single danger to man at high altitudes, despite the importance of pressure and temperatures. The shortage...

RTX has achieved a critical milestone in its hybrid-electric flight demonstrator program, successfully completing a rated power test of...

"MiG Alley" was the name given by United Nations (UN) pilots to the north-western portion of North Korea, where the Yalu River empties...

Suspect tracking, traffic surveillance, search and rescue, air patrol – you name it, the Bell 429 does it. With various notable public...

Rolls-Royce announces its new small gas turbine that has been specifically developed to power hybrid-electric flight is set to begin...

By Gary Shephard After a decade of aviation isolation, the people of Durban were treated to the Sky GP 03, the first being on the Durban...

By Rob Russell There are many claims to the biggest and best air show around the world. From Farnborough, Geneva, Paris, the list goes...

Uganda’s Bar Aviation has achieved a groundbreaking feat in the field of wildlife transportation. BAR successfully transported eighteen...

Just a year after the South African Air Force’s (SAAF) contributed towards beating the blockade of West Berlin; the SAAF’s services were...

By Rob Russell Boeing is heading to the Paris Air Show in a far different condition than the last time the mega-event was held in 2019....

Sikorsky will celebrate its 100th anniversary during the Paris Air Show at Le Bourget this week emphasizing the deep and enduring...

By Garth Calitz Kumbululuka Kwa Bafana Zambia celebrated its second year this year, when I got a call from Felix Gosher asking me please...

By Andre Venter Middelburg Airfield has been rather busy this year hosting way more than its fair share of aviation events, these include...