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History of the Boeing 737-from the 100 to the Max
By Garth Calitz The Boeing 737 is more than just an aircraft; it symbolizes the evolution of air travel itself. Since it first took to...
Garth Calitz
Feb 45 min read


Forty-Nine Years Ago Concorde Took First Comercial Flight
The initial scheduled supersonic passenger flights, Air France's Concorde F-BVFA and British Airways' Concorde G-BOAA, both took off at...
Garth Calitz
Jan 226 min read


The B-29 Superfortress - Devastation from the Air
On August 6, 1945, an American bomber dropped the first deployed atomic bomb on Hiroshima, a city in Japan. The explosion obliterated 90%...
Garth Calitz
Jan 157 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,...
Garth Calitz
Dec 12, 20243 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...
Garth Calitz
Dec 3, 20243 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...
Garth Calitz
Oct 2, 20243 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 2, 20244 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
Oct 2, 202418 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...
Garth Calitz
Aug 20, 202422 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...
Garth Calitz
Jul 17, 202412 min read
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