Garth Calitz Apr 243 min readSACAA Celebrate 25 Years with an Airshow at WonderboomBy Dian Townsend Photos by Dian Townsend, Trevor Cohen and Rayno Snyman In the final weeks leading up to the highly anticipated SAAF...
Garth Calitz Apr 242 min readAirspan Airfield Fly-In and Formation Flying WorkshopBy Garth Calitz Airspan Airfield is nestled in the foothills of the Magaliesburg between Olifantsnek Pass and Buffelspoort Dam and sports...
Garth Calitz Apr 243 min readNew Life Awaits Ex SA English Electric Lightning ZU-BBDEnglish Electric Lightning XS452, better known to South Africans as ZU-BBD, first flew on 30th June 1965 and began her service career...
Garth Calitz Apr 242 min readBeta Achieves Piloted eVTOL Transition FlightBeta Technologies has successfully completed the first piloted transition flight with its Alia 250 eVTOL aircraft prototype, marking a...
Garth Calitz Apr 244 min readAirlines Report GPS Jamming Over the Baltic RegionAircraft flying over the Baltic region have reported a growing number of missing or false GPS signals. The likely cause of these...
Garth Calitz Apr 242 min readMargrit Waltz Celebrates 960th Ferry FlightDaher congratulated Margrit Waltz on her 960th ferry flight. Last month, she delivered a new production TBM 960 turboprop aircraft to an...
Garth Calitz Apr 174 min readThe Tale of Last Two Douglas DC-6B'sAlthough there are many DC-6A and C-118 cargo versions still in use globally, the DC-6B passenger liners were mostly retired as airlines...
Garth Calitz Apr 172 min readKiowa Warriors Break Record for Largest Helicopter FormationOn April 15, 2016, 32 Bell OH-58D Kiowa Warriors took off in formation from Fort Bragg, setting a Guinness World Record for the Largest...
Garth Calitz Apr 172 min readACSA's Response to Fuel Shortage ReportsAirports Company South Africa (ACSA) has responded to recent media reports indicating an impending fuel shortage at some of its airports....
Garth Calitz Apr 172 min readCessna Caravan Family Surpasses 25 Million Flight HoursTextron Aviation has announced that the Cessna Caravan turboprop family has surpassed 25 million flight hours. It reinforces the...