Smoke Visible - GO! The Western Cape Ready For Fire Season
By Rob Russell Photos Rayno Snyman November traditionally heralds the start of the summer fire season, in the Western Cape. The Western...
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Garth Calitz
Dec 13, 20222 min read
United Airlines Finalize Largest Dreamliner Order in Boeing's History
Boeing and United Airlines today announced the carrier is investing in its future fleet with an order for 100 787 aircraft, with the...
Garth Calitz
Dec 8, 20224 min read
ICAD Airshow and Youth Awareness Expo
By Garth Calitz, photos by Andre Venter and Louisa Bernard The South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) hosted a successful...
Garth Calitz
Dec 8, 20222 min read
Bell V-280 Valor Chosen as US Army Long-Range Assult Aircraft
The V-280’s unmatched combination of proven tiltrotor technology coupled with innovative digital engineering and an open architecture...
Garth Calitz
Nov 24, 20223 min read
Bill Harrop's Original Balloon Safaris Celebrates 239 Years of Manned Balloon Flight
By Garth Calitz The hot air balloon is the oldest form of flight technology used for carrying humans, following the first manned flight...
Garth Calitz
Nov 24, 20222 min read
Piper Announces Unpaved Field Approval for M600/SLS
Piper Aircraft, Inc. has been awarded FAA approval for its flagship product—the Piper M600/SLS single-engine turboprop aircraft—to be...
Garth Calitz
Nov 16, 20223 min read
22nd World Rally Flying Championships Gets Off to a Grand Start
Brits Airfield is hosting the 22nd World Rally Fling Competition this week, the opening ceremony was held at this friendly airfield on...
Garth Calitz
Nov 16, 20222 min read
First Asian Assembled A321 Rolls off the Assembly Line
Airbus has announced the commissioning of the first A321 aircraft to be assembled at its Final Assembly Line Asia (FAL Tianjin) in...
Garth Calitz
Nov 16, 20222 min read
Boeing X-37B Sets New Endurance Record on Sixth Mission
The Boeing-built X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) set a new endurance record after spending 908 days in orbit before landing at NASA’s...
Garth Calitz
Nov 9, 20223 min read
End of an Era, Safair Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules Final Flight
The final flight of a Safair Operations Lockheed L-100 took place from Entebbe, Uganda at the end of last month, few people realised that...
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