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EAA Young Eagles- Keeping the Legacy Alive
By Garth Calitz Photos By Andre Venter Brakpan Airfield was the chosen location for the latest in a series of EAA Young Eagles Events...
Garth Calitz
Mar 1, 20233 min read


“Talk to Me Goose” The Birth of a Mustang
By Rob Russell Thursday 24th Feb saw another exciting step in the ¾ sized Mustang build, of Gareth Van Kets, take place. The first...
Garth Calitz
Mar 1, 20233 min read


SAC Western Cape Regionals – Aerobatics is Alive and Well
By Alewyn Burger So, we had a date for Western Cape Regionals but no venue yet. It was decided that Stellenbosch will again be the first...
Garth Calitz
Mar 1, 20234 min read


Textron Aviation Once Again Leads Biz Jet and Turboprop deliveries in 2022
Textron Aviation is proud to announce another major accomplishment has been added to the company’s legendary 95-year history. The company...
Garth Calitz
Mar 1, 20231 min read


Boeing Sets F/A-18 Production Completion Date
Boeing expects to complete new-build production of the F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter aircraft in late 2025 following delivery of the final...
Garth Calitz
Mar 1, 20232 min read


Pacific Region Alone to Require 920 New Aircraft Over Next 20 Years
Airlines based in the Pacific region will take delivery of 920 new aircraft over the next 20 years, generated by an average growth in...
Garth Calitz
Mar 1, 20232 min read


Gulfstream Delivers 100TH G600
Gulfstream Aerospace confirmed the 100th Gulfstream G600 customer delivery. The aircraft was outfitted at Gulfstream’s Dallas completions...
Garth Calitz
Feb 22, 20232 min read


US Navy Chose the Beechcraft King Air 260 as the new Multi-Engine Training System
Textron Aviation has been awarded the Multi-Engine Training System (METS) contract by Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) through a full...
Garth Calitz
Feb 22, 20232 min read


Paramount Partners to Market Mi-Type Helicopter Solutions
Paramount Aerospace Systems the global aerospace and technology company, is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with AAL Group...
Garth Calitz
Feb 22, 20233 min read


ICAO Forecasts Complete and Sustainable Recovery and Growth of Air Passenger Demand in 2023
Using advanced big data analytics, ICAO forecasts that air passenger demand in 2023 will rapidly recover to pre-pandemic levels on most...
Garth Calitz
Feb 22, 20232 min read


Martin-Baker Ejection Seats - Saving Lives for Over 80 Years
With a history spanning over 80 years, Martin-Baker is still run by the late Sir James Martin’s descendants to this day. Originating as...
Garth Calitz
Feb 22, 20235 min read


Bell 505 Becomes World’s First Single Engine Helicopter to Fly Using 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Bell Textron announced the Bell 505 completed its first flight fuelled solely by 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), marking the...
Garth Calitz
Feb 22, 20232 min read


Pratt & Whitney Name GTF-powered A321neo “Edward the Bald Eagle,” in Honour of Late Tuskegee Airman
Pratt & Whitney and Frontier Airlines today revealed “Edward the Bald Eagle,” the airline’s third GTF-powered A321neo featuring Pratt &...
Garth Calitz
Feb 22, 20233 min read


VISTA X-62 Advancing Autonomy and Changing The Face of Air Power
The Lockheed Martin VISTA X-62A, a one-of-a-kind training aircraft, was flown by an artificial intelligence agent for more than 17 hours...
Garth Calitz
Feb 15, 20232 min read


Life of a Contract Pilot
By Kayla Milne I still remember seeing the dread in my parent’s eyes when I told them I’d been offered a Caravan First Officer job in the...
Garth Calitz
Feb 15, 20233 min read


Embraer Bandeirante Celebrates 50 Years of Operation
An icon of regional aviation and precursor of the modern Brazilian aeronautical industry, the EMB 110 Bandeirante aircraft today...
Garth Calitz
Feb 15, 20233 min read


The B-29 Superfortress - Devastation from the Air
On August 6, 1945, 74 years ago today, an American bomber dropped the world’s first deployed atomic bomb over the Japanese city of...
Garth Calitz
Feb 15, 20238 min read


Court application by Mango Airlines' Business Rescue Practitioners - The Saga Continues
The débâcle over Mango Airlines' future continues in a recent action Mr Sipho Sono, Mango Airlines’ Business Rescue Practitioner, has...
Garth Calitz
Feb 15, 20232 min read


Air India Place One of the World’s Largest Aviation Orders
Air India set to purchase 470 aircraft from Boeing and Airbus in one of the largest aviation orders in history, as the country’s air...
Garth Calitz
Feb 15, 20233 min read


Airlink And British Airways Announce Codeshare Partnership
Airlink and British Airways have announced a codeshare partnership, improving connectivity between the UK, Europe, North America and more...
Garth Calitz
Feb 8, 20232 min read


Cessna SkyCourier Gravel Kit Option – Ready for African Bush
Textron Aviation yesterday announced it is now offering a gravel kit for its new twin-engine, large-utility Cessna SkyCourier turboprop...
Garth Calitz
Feb 8, 20232 min read


AMS Fixed-wing volunteer pilot retires after 18 years of service
Doctor by profession, volunteer pilot in his spare time, retires after nearly two decades of volunteer flying: Dr Johan Steytler, an...
Garth Calitz
Feb 8, 20233 min read


Airbus and Qatar Airways Settle A350 Peeling Paint Dispute
Qatar Airways and Airbus have settled their long-standing dispute over surface degradation on some of the carrier’s A350 wide-body jets....
Garth Calitz
Feb 8, 20232 min read


Boeing and Atlas Air Celebrate the Delivery of Final 747
Boeing and Atlas Air Worldwide joined thousands of people – including current and former employees as well as customers and suppliers –...
Garth Calitz
Feb 8, 20232 min read
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