Pat Pattle - The Commonwealth's Top WWII Ace
A young South African pilot has been credited with the honour of “The Commonwealth's Top WWII Ace” but is still relatively unknown as he...
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Garth Calitz
Mar 183 min read
Sasol and Topsoe Launch Zaffra: A New Venture to Help Decarbonise Aviation
Sasol and Topsoe, a prominent company in carbon emission reduction technologies, have recently launched their joint venture, Zaffra....
Garth Calitz
Mar 154 min read
Takatso SAA Deal Cancelled
The South African government has ended its agreement to sell 51% of South African Airways (SAA) to the Takatso Aviation consortium. The...
Garth Calitz
Mar 146 min read
Aero Club Air-Week Middelburg – GA Recovery Under-Way
By Garth Calitz Arriving at Middelburg Airfield on Friday afternoon a sight welcomed me I hadn’t seen since before the world was dumped...
Garth Calitz
Mar 142 min read
FAA Release Report on Boeings Saftey Culture
By Garth Calitz Recently, a report by federal safety experts was released. The report highlighted significant issues with Boeing's safety...
Garth Calitz
Mar 142 min read
CityAirbus NextGen Makes its Début
Airbus has recently unveiled its CityAirbus NextGen prototype, which is fully electric and will take its maiden flight later this year....
Garth Calitz
Mar 143 min read
Pipistrel Velis Electro Earns LSA Airworthiness Exemption from the FAA as the 100th Velis Takes Flight
Pipistrel, announced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted a light-sport aircraft (LSA) airworthiness exemption for the...
Garth Calitz
Mar 1413 min read
Operation Tidal Wave - Bloodiest Air Battle in History
Operation Tidal Wave was an air attack by bombers of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) based in Libya on nine oil refineries...
Garth Calitz
Mar 142 min read
EarthCARE Goes West on an Antonov for Launch
The Airbus-built climate monitoring satellite, EarthCARE (Earth Clouds, Aerosols and Radiation Explorer) spacecraft has left Munich,...
Garth Calitz
Mar 142 min read
Cross-Border Transferability of Aircraft and Compliance with the Cape Town Convention
Recognizing the importance of harmonized regulations, practices, and streamlined processes in the context of cross-border aircraft...
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