Garth Calitz Jun 22, 20223 min readQatar Airways To Host 78th IATA AGM and World Air Transport SummitQatar Airways is the proud host of the 78th International Air Transport Association (IATA) Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air...
Garth Calitz Jun 22, 20222 min readNew Boeing 777-200ER ecoDemonstrator Boeing unveiled its 2022 ecoDemonstrator with a livery that honours a decade of testing to reduce fuel use, emissions and noise. The...
Garth Calitz Jun 14, 20223 min readAmerican regional carriers hike pilot pay by more than 50% as the shortage persistsTwo American Airlines-owned regional carriers will hike pilot pay by 50% through the end of August 2024, the latest sign airlines are...
Garth Calitz Jun 1, 20222 min readComair suspends flights pending receipt of fundingComair has announced that regrettably it is obliged to suspend all British Airways (operated by Comair) and kulula.com flights from...
Garth Calitz Jun 1, 20222 min readEthiopian Airlines Order Five 777 FreightersEthiopian Airlines announced the carrier is further expanding its all-Boeing freighter fleet with an order for five 777 Freighters. "The...
Garth Calitz May 18, 20224 min readA Severe Pilot Shortage in the US, Is this an opportunity for SA Pilots?The United States is facing its worst pilot shortage in recent memory, forcing airlines to cut flights just as travellers are returning...
Garth Calitz May 3, 20222 min readSAA Change of Guard SAA’s Interim CEO Thomas Kgokolo left the airline at the end of April 2022 after only a year at the helm, and John Lamola assumed the...
Garth Calitz Apr 19, 20221 min readATR 42-600S Moves from Design to IndustrialisationDevelopment of the ATR 42-600S has reached a key milestone: the Maturity Gate 7, marking the end of the aircraft design phase. The...
Garth Calitz Mar 15, 20222 min readSAA Ramp Up Capacity in Wake of Comair Grounding Comair, the operator of both Britsh Airways SA and Kulula, operating licence has been indefinitely suspended following an initial...
Garth Calitz Mar 15, 20222 min readArajet Launch with large Boeing 737 Order Boeing and Arajet announced the new Caribbean airline has ordered 20 737 MAX aircraft, specifically the high-capacity 737-8-200 model, to...