Garth Calitz Jan 18, 20222 min readSaab to Deliver Upgrade for Hungarian Gripen FleetThe Hungarian Government Commissioner Office responsible for defence development and the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV)...
Garth Calitz Jan 18, 20222 min readAirbus and partners to establish aircraft lifecycle centre in ChinaThe facility will offer sustainable solutions to manage the entire lifecycle of aircraft, including dismantling and recycling. Airbus has...
Garth Calitz Jan 11, 20227 min read2022 What We Can ExpectTo all our loyal readers the Flightline Weekly team wish you a very Happy, Prosperous and above all a Safe 2022. The last two years have...
Garth Calitz Dec 21, 20211 min readRAF Typhoon destroys terrorist drone in SyriaAn RAF Typhoon has shot down a small hostile drone in Syria which posed a threat to Coalition forces in the area. This unprecedented...
Garth Calitz Dec 21, 20212 min readU.S. Navy, Boeing Complete First Carrier Tests for MQ-25The U.S. Navy and Boeing have successfully manoeuvred the Boeing-owned T1 test asset on a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier for the first time –...
Garth Calitz Dec 21, 20213 min readArcher Takes to the Skies with First Hover Flight of Maker AircraftArcher Aviation Maker eVTOL demonstrator aircraft completed its first successful hover flight. The flight marks the completion of the...
Garth Calitz Dec 14, 20213 min readGlen Warden – Tribute to an Aviation Legend As Glen Warden landed at what was to be his final aerobatics competition on Saturday, the conversation amongst the media photographers...
Garth Calitz Dec 7, 20212 min readSAA and Cemair Sign Co-operation AgreementSAA and regional carrier CemAir signed a co-operation agreement that extends the route network reach of both operators and offers...
Garth Calitz Dec 7, 20212 min readThe SAAF announces new Gripen contract with SAABAfter a lengthy discussion between the South African Air Force (SAAF), through Armscor and SAAB on the contract concerning the Gripen,...
Garth Calitz Dec 7, 20212 min readRAF Make First Flight with 100% Synthetic Fuel The British Royal Air Force (RAF) recently announced the world’s first flight using 100% synthetic fuel which has been achieved on 2...