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50th Anniversary of the first flight of the Airbus A300
On 28 October 1972, the world’s first twin-engined wide-body commercial aircraft, the A300B1 development aircraft, MSN 1, bearing the...
Garth Calitz
Nov 2, 20228 min read


Airlink to Partner with Federal Airlines – Lodge Link
Airlink, Southern Africa’s premier airline with the widest network of destinations, and Federal Airlines, South Africa’s leading air...
Garth Calitz
Oct 26, 20222 min read

1,100 TBMS…and Counting
Daher has delivered its 1,100th TBM, underscoring the success of this highly efficient very fast turboprop aircraft family and...
Garth Calitz
Oct 26, 20222 min read

Sling Squawk – October 2022
Howzit Slingers! It feels like just last week I was writing to update you that the trip to Oshkosh in three shiny High Wings (once again...
Garth Calitz
Oct 26, 20222 min read


Aviators Africa Conference and Tower Awards Successfully Wraps-Up
It's a wrap! The fourth Aviators Africa Conference and Tower Awards have successfully come to an end with a call from stakeholders to...
Garth Calitz
Oct 26, 20223 min read

Airbus to join Amazon Air fleet with ten A330-300P2F converted freighters
Amazon Air has signed a firm agreement to lease ten A330-300P2F freighters from Altavair, taking advantage of the A330’s capacity and...
Garth Calitz
Oct 26, 20222 min read

Piaggio Aerospace awarded €46M in orders by the Italian Ministry of Defence
Piaggio Aerospace has announced today two contracts with the Italian Ministry of Defence worth approximately €46 million. The first...
Garth Calitz
Oct 19, 20222 min read

The e-Sling Electric Aircraft Makes its Maiden Flight
The four-seater electric aircraft “e-Sling”, which was developed by ETH students, has taken flight for the first time piloted by test...
Garth Calitz
Oct 12, 20222 min read

Rolls-Royce delivers 1,000th BR725 engine to Gulfstream
Rolls-Royce has delivered the 1,000th BR725 engine to Gulfstream® Aerospace Corp. The milestone engine, which was developed and assembled...
Garth Calitz
Oct 12, 20222 min read

Airbus delivers its 500th A350
The 500th A350, an A350-900, was recently delivered to Iberia, a major European customer with 20 A350s on order and 14 in service. Beyond...
Garth Calitz
Oct 4, 20222 min read
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