At 8:00 local SA time this evening, Boeing’s all new 777X took to the skies at the aircraft manufacturers headquarters in Everett. The...

As we have emphasised, the FAA and other global regulators will determine when the 737 MAX returns to service. However, in order to help...

Opening Statement by Ms Poppy Khoza - Director of Civil Aviation We called this gathering today with heavy hearts, following a tragic...

The South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) have confirmed in a statement that it has not been able to make contact with its...

The idea of a week spent soaring in the mountains was hatched by Gary Whitecross, the chairman of MOGAS, he opened an invitation to all...

We were greeted by a very overcast Vereeniging Airfield on arriving for the opening competition of the Sport Aerobatics Club’s season....

SAPFA kicked off what is going to be a very busy year with a Rally flying training camp on Saturday 18 January at the Aerosud canteen in...

Korean Air Lines flight 007 Flight 007, shot down by Soviet air-to-air missiles on September 1, 1983, near Sakhalin Island, Russia,...

South African Airways (SAA) is in the process of consolidating selected domestic flights between the airline’s main hub, Oliver Tambo...

Airlink, Africa’s largest privately-owned airline, will operate under its own “4Z” flight code on services operated with effect from 11...

Good day all Welcome back and Happy New year to everyone may this be an amazing year for everyone. The aviation calendar is slowly coming...

The notion of floating slowly above the ground, in absolute luxury, watching the beautiful scenery pass by beneath you is about to once...

On Saturday 11 January the EU's air safety agency (EASA) joined the American Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in issuing an advisory...

Your propeller has just stopped, and “things” just got very real! Your aircraft has been transformed from a powerful beast to a very...

The Sea Dart began as Convair's entry in a 1948 U.S. Navy contest for a supersonic interceptor aircraft. During the time, there was much...

The Portfolio Committee on Transport invites you to submit written comments on the Civil Aviation Amendment Bill [B 44 – 2018]. The Bill...

South African Airforce Hercules C-130 Crash-Lands at Goma Airport in Democratic Republic of Congo. A UN spokesman stated Thursday that a...

Airshows numbers have been dwindling over the last few years this can be accredited to both the economy and the “new” rules and...

I have never been an expert when it came to collective nouns and having used our friend Google, I found a site that claimed to be just...

In 1936 Joseph Stalin, leader of the Soviet Union, issued a requirement for a multi-role combat aircraft. Pavel Sukhoi, a Soviet Russian...

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

Good day all As we reach the end of 2019, a year full of positives and unfortunately many negatives as well. This will definitely go down...

Thrown into the deep end is an understatement! The Monday after a very successful 2019 Nationals, Nigel Hopkins, John Gaillard and I...

This past year SAPFA has been pretty busy having organised or hosted 17 events (PTAR , 2 Adventure Rallies – co-hosted with the EAA at...