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MD Helicopters Ramps Up Production
MD Helicopters is pleased to announce that they are ramping up production line capabilities and increasing staffing to accommodate...
Garth Calitz
Mar 29, 20232 min read


Rotax 916IS/C - The Impossible Engine
BRP-Rotax is proud to achieve a new level of performance with the launch of its Rotax 916iS/c aircraft propulsion system, which makes it...
Garth Calitz
Mar 29, 20233 min read


The New Bose A30 Aviation Headset Has Arrived
Just when we all thought that Bose had reached the pinnacle of headset quality and functionality, along comes the A30 which lifts the bar...
Garth Calitz
Mar 29, 202313 min read


Piper Leads General Aviation with Connected Aircraft Management Capabilities
Piper Aircraft has frequently led the General Aviation industry by incorporating the newest technology into its product lineup. Examples...
Garth Calitz
Mar 29, 20233 min read


NATO Support and Procurement Agency Orders Additional Airbus A330 MRTT
The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) has ordered an additional Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT), increasing the...
Garth Calitz
Mar 29, 20232 min read


Embraer, ITA, and FAPESP open Engineering Research Center to accelerate Future Air Mobility
Embraer, ITA (Aeronautical Technological Institute), and FAPESP (São Paulo State Research Support Foundation) held today the inauguration...
Garth Calitz
Mar 29, 20232 min read


EAA Krugersdorp Breakfast Fly-in
By Andre Venter Krugersdorp Airfield or HMS Krugersdorp as it is affectionately known by some seems to still raise a bit of trepidation...
Garth Calitz
Mar 22, 20233 min read


If it Looks Right It Will Fly Right – The Orion Cub
By Charles Pratley Photos Andre Venter During my early days of flying one of my instructors said to me, “if an aircraft looks right, it...
Garth Calitz
Mar 22, 20234 min read


Sikorsky Celebrates 100 Years of Innovation
One hundred years ago, immigrant and aviation pioneer Igor Sikorsky founded Sikorsky Aero Engineering Company on a chicken farm near...
Garth Calitz
Mar 22, 20232 min read


ICAO vs IATA - Who they are and what do they do?
By Rob Russell The often-asked question is what is the difference between ICAO and IATA and where do they fit into civil aviation? ICAO –...
Garth Calitz
Mar 22, 20235 min read


The Sling Africa Tour - Namibia Expedition
The Sling Africa Tour is once again upon us and this year will see us Slinging our way through liberating, soulful, rugged Namibia...
Garth Calitz
Mar 22, 20232 min read


Tecnam Commemorates Seventy-five Years
Tecnam Aircraft celebrates seventy-five years with the first Astore P-48 in 1948. Italian brothers Luigi and Giovanni Pascale started...
Garth Calitz
Mar 22, 20232 min read


Kitty Hawk SAC training Camp – The People who make it Possible
By Ian Beaton Photos by Garth Calitz, Andre Venter and Dian Townsend I have written a few pieces about the goings on at SAC events. My...
Garth Calitz
Mar 16, 20237 min read


SAPFA National Rally Flying Championship 2023 (Cape Edition)
By Alewyn Burger How things have changed, and how nothing has changed. Rally Flying is still rally flying, maps are still maps, plotting...
Garth Calitz
Mar 16, 20238 min read


Brothers in Arms - Sibling Pilots Fly Missions with the Eurofighter and A400M
Álex and Jose Álvarez grew up surrounded by the smell of kerosene and the roar of military aircraft. Their father was - and still is - a...
Garth Calitz
Mar 16, 20236 min read


The Night Witches, Female Pilots Feared by the Nazis
Brynn Holland They flew under the cover of darkness in bare-bones plywood biplanes. They braved bullets and frostbite in the air while...
Garth Calitz
Mar 16, 20235 min read


Riyadh Air to Launch with All-Boeing Fleet of up to 72 787-9 Dreamliners
Boeing and Riyadh Air announced today that the new Saudi Arabian carrier has chosen the 787 Dreamliner to power its global launch and...
Garth Calitz
Mar 16, 20232 min read


Robinson Helicopter Company Celebrates 50 Years
June 2023 marks 50 years in business for Robinson Helicopter Company. Founded by Frank Robinson on 20 June 1973, Robinson’s goal was to...
Garth Calitz
Mar 16, 20231 min read


Aero Club of South Africa Air Week 2023
By Garth Calitz Photos By Andre Venter and Dian Townsend The Aero Club of South Africa hosted their annual Air week at the Middelburg...
Garth Calitz
Mar 9, 20235 min read


Leading Edge Aviation – Leading the Edge in Firefighting
By Rob Russell Photos by Rayno Snyman The sight of the huge Sikorsky Blackhawk helicopter fighting fire around the Western Cape has...
Garth Calitz
Mar 9, 20236 min read


Piper launched “My Piper Story” to Celebrate Piper Ownership
Piper Aircraft announced the launch of its latest initiative, the “My Piper Story” campaign. The campaign invites aircraft owners to...
Garth Calitz
Mar 9, 20232 min read


Boeing Begins MH-139A Grey Wolf Production
Boeing will begin production on the first 13 MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters, following the award of a $285 million US Air Force contract...
Garth Calitz
Mar 9, 20232 min read


SAA Cargo partners with Menzies Aviation to Provide Air Cargo Services
South African Airways (SAA) Cargo has appointed Menzies Aviation, the world’s largest aviation services company, to provide air cargo...
Garth Calitz
Mar 9, 20232 min read


Airbus welcomes Boeing to H175M Task Force for UK New Medium Helicopter competition
Boeing has become the latest and final defence and aerospace company to join the H175M Task Force addressing the UK New Medium Helicopter...
Garth Calitz
Mar 9, 20232 min read
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