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Rolls-Royce starts manufacture of world’s largest composite fan blades for next-generation UltraFan®
Rolls-Royce has started manufacture of the world’s largest fan blades, for its UltraFan® demonstrator engine that will set new standards...
Garth Calitz
Feb 12, 20202 min read


Fully Modernised TU-160M Missile Carrier Bomber Takes to the Sky
On 2 February 2020 the maiden flight of the first prototype of fully modernised TU-160M missile carrier bomber, which is based on the...
Garth Calitz
Feb 12, 20202 min read


Witbank Speed Rally Grand Prix - Race 2
The second instalment of the very exciting speed Rally Grand Prix took place above the Witbank Airfield on 1 February 2020. The Grand...
Garth Calitz
Feb 11, 20203 min read


SAAF Museum Flying Day – Celebrating 100 Years of Excellence
Every month on the first Saturday of the month the South African Airforce Museum entertain the locals with a flying display from years...
Andre Venter
Feb 11, 20202 min read


Wonderboom Airport Management Debacle
On Thursday 30 January a Notam was issued by the CAA effectively closing the airport for a period of two weeks. This in itself posed a...
Garth Calitz
Feb 11, 20205 min read


Denel On the Right Track – Upgraded by Fitch
Denel’s efforts to restructure its business and implement a comprehensive turnaround plan are increasingly being recognised by analysts...
Garth Calitz
Feb 11, 20202 min read


Airbus MAVERIC Concept Aircraft Revealed
Airbus has revealed MAVERIC (Model Aircraft for Validation and Experimentation of Robust Innovative Controls) its “blended wing body”...
Garth Calitz
Feb 11, 20201 min read


Bell Boeing Delivers First V-22 for U.S. Navy’s Aircraft Carriers
Boeing and Bell Textron Inc delivered the first CMV-22B Osprey, which is the V-22 variant the U.S. Navy will use for transporting...
Garth Calitz
Feb 10, 20201 min read


Lockheed Martin Delivers Second KC-130J Aerial Refueler To France’s Armée De L'Air
Lockheed Martin delivered the second of two KC-130J Super Hercules aerial refuelers to representatives from France’s Armée de l'Air on...
Garth Calitz
Feb 10, 20202 min read


Airbus Helicopters Continues the Militarisation of the H160
Airbus Helicopters and the French Armament General Directorate (DGA) are pursuing a new set of studies to further the militarisation of...
Garth Calitz
Feb 9, 20202 min read


Singapore Airshow 2020 to Proceed Despite Coronavirus Threat
In response to the Ministry of Health’s announcement to raise Singapore’s Disease Outbreak Response System Condition (DORSCON) to Orange,...
Garth Calitz
Feb 9, 20204 min read


Sad end to Denel’s Aerostructures Manufacturing Business
The process of exiting the greater part of Denel’s Aerostructures Manufacturing Business is now at an advanced stage with major steps put...
Garth Calitz
Feb 7, 20202 min read


SAA Restructuring Programme does away all but one local route
The joint Business Rescue Practitioners (BRPs) of South African Airways (SAA) today announced further initiatives to support the...
Garth Calitz
Feb 6, 20203 min read


SA Express plan to appeal business rescue judgement
In a Johannesburg High Court judgement, delivered by Judge Fiona Dippenaar, on 6 February 2020 SA Express is be placed under business...
Garth Calitz
Feb 6, 20201 min read


3D Printing in the Aerospace and Defence Industry – The Future is Now
BAE Systems have signed an agreement to work with Renishaw to work together on the development of additive manufacturing capability for...
Garth Calitz
Feb 6, 20202 min read


SAAF Prestige Day Parade – The Inconvenient Centenary
The South African Airforce have celebrated their “birthday” on the Friday closest to the 1st February for as long as most of us can...
Garth Calitz
Feb 5, 20205 min read


The Pilot Insure Witbank Speed Rally – Competition is Heating Up
After the long festive season break the Speed Rally teams were “chomping at the bit” to get out and get racing. Witbank Aeronautical...
Garth Calitz
Feb 5, 20206 min read


Armed Forces Day 2020 – SANDF plans to “Invade” Polokwane
SANDF Armed forces day 2020 celebrations will be taking place in the Limpopo City of Polokwane from 14-21 February 2020. The media were...
Garth Calitz
Feb 5, 20204 min read


Airbus Agrees to Pay Millions related to Bribery and Corruption Charges
Airbus has reached final agreements with the FrenchParquet National Financier (PNF), the U.K. Serious Fraud Office (SFO), and the U.S....
Airbus
Feb 3, 20203 min read


SAA Financial Woes are effecting SA Express
Over the last two months SA Express has been battling to retrieve monies owed by SAA. The national carrier failed to pay revenues owed to...
Garth Calitz
Jan 29, 20201 min read


SAAF 100 – Historic Glory and Centennial Denial
The South African Airforce (SAAF) will be reaching their 100 birthday on 1 February 2020, this major milestone unfortunately seems to...
Garth Calitz
Jan 28, 202018 min read


Rand Airport Challenge 2020- Sixteen and Counting
Frank and Cally Eckard must have woken with very heavy hearts on Saturday 25 January, it was pouring with rain and seriously threatening...
Garth Calitz
Jan 28, 20203 min read


Boeing and Embraer Joint Venture receives Brazilian Approval
Boeing and Embraer gained the unconditional approval of their strategic partnership by the Administrative Council for Economic Defence...
Garth Calitz
Jan 28, 20202 min read


Inadvertent VFR Flight into IMC
Every human – including weather forecasters and pilots - is liable to make errors. Therefore, the pilot should identify the risks that...
Garth Calitz
Jan 28, 202011 min read
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