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History of Airmail
Specific instances of a letter being delivered by air long predate the introduction of Airmail as a regularly scheduled service available...
Garth Calitz
Dec 8, 20226 min read


SAA Introduces New Destinations and Increased Frequencies ahead of the Festive Season
South African Airways introduces new routes just in time for the festive season. The airline commences services to Victoria Falls in...
Garth Calitz
Dec 8, 20222 min read


Exercise Vuk’uhlome held at SA Army Combat Training Centre, Lohatla
By Trevor Cohen Exercise Vuk’uhlome took place at the South African Army combat training centre over the course of 3 weeks. There were 5...
Garth Calitz
Nov 30, 20223 min read


Aero Club of South Africa Awards Ceremony 2022
After a break of two years due to the pandemic, the Aero Club held their awards luncheon at Rand Airport. Flippie Vermeulen kindly made...
Garth Calitz
Nov 30, 202216 min read


Rolls-Royce and EasyJet set a new world first
Rolls-Royce and EasyJet confirmed they have set a new aviation milestone with the world’s first run of a modern aero engine on hydrogen....
Garth Calitz
Nov 30, 20222 min read


TAAG expands the network of destinations in Europe
TAAG Linhas Aéreas de Angola has just expanded its network of destinations in Europe and domestic connections in Spain, connecting Luanda...
Garth Calitz
Nov 30, 20222 min read


Airbus and Neste join forces on SAF development to de-carbonise aerospace
Airbus and Neste, a world-leading producer of renewable fuels, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly advance the...
Garth Calitz
Nov 30, 20222 min read


Eve Announces First Vertiport Operator Partner Bluenest by Globalvia
Eve Air Mobility “Eve” has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Bluenest, a company powered by Globalvia dedicated to innovation in...
Garth Calitz
Nov 30, 20222 min read


Bill Harrop's Original Balloon Safaris Celebrates 239 Years of Manned Balloon Flight
By Garth Calitz The hot air balloon is the oldest form of flight technology used for carrying humans, following the first manned flight...
Garth Calitz
Nov 24, 20223 min read


The 22nd World Rally Flying Championships
By Garth Calitz and Rob Jonkers The 22nd World Rally Flying Championships finally got underway on Monday 14 November, I say finally...
Garth Calitz
Nov 24, 20225 min read


Seventh Edition of the Popular Helivate Olympics
By Garth Calitz Helivate Helicopter Services have hosted a Heli Olympics for the last seven years and the pilots seem to love them as...
Garth Calitz
Nov 24, 20224 min read


Montenegro Air Force Spends 200 Hours Battling Wildfires Using Bell 412 EPi
Every year wildfires sweep through Montenegro’s forestland, destroying endangered terrain and threatening people’s lives. When more than...
Garth Calitz
Nov 24, 20222 min read


South African ADS-B Enters Final Phase
By Clinton Carroll We have all heard that ADS-B is coming. When is it happening? Is it really going to affect South African Airspace?...
Garth Calitz
Nov 24, 20226 min read


Piper Announces Unpaved Field Approval for M600/SLS
Piper Aircraft, Inc. has been awarded FAA approval for its flagship product—the Piper M600/SLS single-engine turboprop aircraft—to be...
Garth Calitz
Nov 24, 20222 min read


Airbus A330MRTT Completes First 100% SAF Test Flight on Both Engines
The Royal Air Force, Airbus and other industry partners have carried out the world’s first 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) flight...
Garth Calitz
Nov 24, 20222 min read


22nd World Rally Flying Championships Gets Off to a Grand Start
Brits Airfield is hosting the 22nd World Rally Fling Competition this week, the opening ceremony was held at this friendly airfield on...
Garth Calitz
Nov 16, 20223 min read


Liftoff! NASA’s Artemis I Mega Rocket Launches Orion to Moon
NASA’s Space Launch System rocket carrying the Orion spacecraft launches on the Artemis I flight test, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022, from...
Garth Calitz
Nov 16, 20223 min read


Helicopter Pioneer Frank Robinson Passes
On November 12, 2022, Robinson Helicopter Company bid a final farewell to its founder, Frank Robinson. Robinson, 92, passed away...
Garth Calitz
Nov 16, 20222 min read


Beechcraft T-6C Texan II Integrated Training System delivered to the Tunisian Air Force
Textron Aviation Defence announced the delivery of the first Beechcraft T-6C Texan II Integrated Training System to the Tunisian Air...
Garth Calitz
Nov 16, 20223 min read


First Asian Assembled A321 Rolls off the Assembly Line
Airbus has announced the commissioning of the first A321 aircraft to be assembled at its Final Assembly Line Asia (FAL Tianjin) in...
Garth Calitz
Nov 16, 20222 min read


Boeing X-37B Sets New Endurance Record on Sixth Mission
The Boeing-built X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) set a new endurance record after spending 908 days in orbit before landing at NASA’s...
Garth Calitz
Nov 16, 20222 min read


End of an Era, Safair Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules Final Flight
The final flight of a Safair Operations Lockheed L-100 took place from Entebbe, Uganda at the end of last month, few people realised that...
Garth Calitz
Nov 9, 20223 min read


Sikorsky Black Hawk Flies Without Pilots
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company and the Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) have successfully demonstrated to the U.S....
Garth Calitz
Nov 9, 20223 min read


Airlink expanding commercial footprint in Latin America
Airlink is generally accepted as Southern Africa’s premier, independent airline and they are increasing the Latin American marketing and...
Garth Calitz
Nov 9, 20221 min read
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