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ICAO celebrates 80 Years with "Safe Skies. Sustainable Future" Focus

Garth Calitz

Dec 123 min read

ICAO celebrates 80 Years with "Safe Skies. Sustainable Future" Focus

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) celebrated its 80th anniversary with a special session of the Governing Council,...

Development and Operation of the South African Aviation Corps

Garth Calitz

Dec 33 min read

Development and Operation of the South African Aviation Corps

The South African Aviation Corps (SAAC) was established during the early days of aviation. It rapidly developed and significantly...

Qantas New A-380 Route and Airlink Codeshare to South Africa

Garth Calitz

Oct 23 min read

Qantas New A-380 Route and Airlink Codeshare to South Africa

Travellers made history on Sunday when they boarded Qantas’ inaugural Airbus A380 flight from Johannesburg to Sydney, the first time the...

Obituary – Tony Blackman, Physicist turned test pilot and Aviation Author

Garth Calitz

Oct 24 min read

Obituary – Tony Blackman, Physicist turned test pilot and Aviation Author

By Rob Russell He was a role model for his profession, who delivered Britain’s nuclear bombers and was one of the last men to fly with...

Garth Calitz

Oct 218 min read

History of the Aircraft Carrier

Aircraft carriers have transformed from wooden vessels carrying balloons to nuclear-powered ships capable of carrying numerous fixed-wing...

Garth Calitz

Aug 2022 min read

Pan Am - The Rise and Fall

Pan American Airways, Incorporated (PAA) was founded in response to the growing influence of the German-owned Colombian air carrier...

R. J. Mitchell the Man Behind the Iconic Spitfire

Garth Calitz

Jul 1712 min read

R. J. Mitchell the Man Behind the Iconic Spitfire

Reginald Joseph Mitchell was a British aircraft designer who worked for the Southampton aviation company Supermarine from 1916 until...

Wales National Airshow Display Centenary Tribute to Royal Auxiliary Air Force

Garth Calitz

Jul 112 min read

Wales National Airshow Display Centenary Tribute to Royal Auxiliary Air Force

There was a special tribute to the 100th anniversary of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force at the Wales National Airshow in Swansea this...

How the Doolittle Raid Doomed the Japanese Empire

Garth Calitz

Jul 34 min read

How the Doolittle Raid Doomed the Japanese Empire

At noon on April 18, 1942, the citizens of Tokyo looked up into the sky and saw the impossible. Zooming low over the imperial capital was...

Garth Calitz

Jun 271 min read

Lycoming Celebrates 95th Anniversary

It began in 1845 as the Demorest Manufacturing Company producing sewing machines and bicycles in Williamsport, PA. The machinery always...

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