South African Airways – History of the Flying Springbok
South African Airways was formed on 1 February 1934 following the acquisition of Union Airways by the South African government. Forty...
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Garth Calitz
Nov 24, 20203 min read
Steady Climb - Supporting aviators
It's not news that almost all of aviation has been drastically and very negatively affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. All airline...
Garth Calitz
Nov 17, 20203 min read
The New Face of SA Domestic Airlines
Airlink has now formally cut all ties with the defunct SAA, firstly they changed their flight code to 4Z from the well known SA used by...
Garth Calitz
Oct 27, 20201 min read
Airlink Formalises Name Change
Airlink has officially changed its company name from “SA Airlink” to “Airlink”, as part of its strategy to distinguish itself as a...
Garth Calitz
Oct 13, 20202 min read
British Airways Bid Farewell to the Queen of the Skies
British Airways’ remaining two Boeing 747 aircraft based at Heathrow taxied for take-off for the last time last on Thursday 8 October To...
Garth Calitz
Sep 29, 20202 min read
Comair on the road to recovery
Comair last week passed another significant way-point en route to returning to the skies when the vast majority of creditors and...
Garth Calitz
Sep 22, 20202 min read
Boeing Launches New 737-800 BCF Conversion Lines to Meet Strong Demand
Boeing announced a firm order from an unidentified customer for two 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighters (BCF), as well as agreements to...
Garth Calitz
Sep 17, 20203 min read
Kulula.com founder Is Planning A New South African Airline
As the world airlines are in absolute turmoil with mass lay-offs and more and more airlines declaring bankruptcy almost daily, South...
Garth Calitz
Sep 8, 20204 min read
Supersonic passenger flight set to return with a Boom
In the last 20 odd years, no passenger has had the experience of booking a ticket on a supersonic flight. The aptly named Boom...
Garth Calitz
Aug 26, 20202 min read
Airport Navigational Instrument Calibration Moving ahead at Pace
Three down and on to the next! SA Civil Aviation Authority gratified with calibration work done to date. With two of the key South...
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