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Garth Calitz
Apr 24, 20243 min read
SACAA Celebrate 25 Years with an Airshow at Wonderboom
By 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 24, 20242 min read
Airspan Airfield Fly-In and Formation Flying Workshop
By Garth Calitz Airspan Airfield is nestled in the foothills of the Magaliesburg between Olifantsnek Pass and Buffelspoort Dam and sports...
Garth Calitz
Apr 24, 20243 min read
New Life Awaits Ex SA English Electric Lightning ZU-BBD
English 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 24, 20242 min read
Beta Achieves Piloted eVTOL Transition Flight
Beta Technologies has successfully completed the first piloted transition flight with its Alia 250 eVTOL aircraft prototype, marking a...
Garth Calitz
Apr 24, 20244 min read
Airlines Report GPS Jamming Over the Baltic Region
Aircraft flying over the Baltic region have reported a growing number of missing or false GPS signals. The likely cause of these...
Garth Calitz
Apr 24, 20242 min read
Margrit Waltz Celebrates 960th Ferry Flight
Daher congratulated Margrit Waltz on her 960th ferry flight. Last month, she delivered a new production TBM 960 turboprop aircraft to an...
Garth Calitz
Apr 17, 20244 min read
The Tale of Last Two Douglas DC-6B's
Although 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 17, 20242 min read
Kiowa Warriors Break Record for Largest Helicopter Formation
On 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 17, 20242 min read
ACSA's Response to Fuel Shortage Reports
Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) has responded to recent media reports indicating an impending fuel shortage at some of its airports....
Garth Calitz
Apr 17, 20242 min read
Cessna Caravan Family Surpasses 25 Million Flight Hours
Textron Aviation has announced that the Cessna Caravan turboprop family has surpassed 25 million flight hours. It reinforces the...
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