Welcome to LIFT - South Africa’s Brand New Airline
Many people commented that it crazy starting an airline in these times. The determined people at LIFT truly believe its the best time...
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Garth Calitz
Dec 8, 202010 min read
Gen Chuck Yeager - The Legend Passes
Charles Elwood "Chuck" Yeager stepped inside the Bell X-1, 73years ago on the 14th October 1947, when he stepped out he carried the title...
Garth Calitz
Dec 1, 20202 min read
RAF Typhoons scrambled to intercept Russian aircraft close to UK airspace
The Typhoons launched from RAF Lossiemouth on Saturday morning and were joined by an RAF Voyager from RAF Brize Norton, which provided...
Garth Calitz
Dec 1, 20202 min read
Beam and Pipistrel team-up for “Flying on Sunshine” Test
The Beam company the leading producer of infrastructure for the electrification of transport – conducted the world’s first Flying on...
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
Nov 17, 20203 min read
Beechcraft King Air 360 Enters Service
Textron Aviation recently celebrated the first delivery of its Beechcraft King Air 360 turboprop aircraft. The event was commemorated in...
Garth Calitz
Nov 10, 20206 min read
Children’s Flight 2020 – More “G’s” Less Cheese
Very few people in the aviation community would have thought that anther Children’s Flight would be on the cards for 2020. Not after the...
Garth Calitz
Nov 3, 20202 min read
Breakfast Fly-in at Jack Taylor Airfield
The members of Krugersdorp Flying Club must have woken with heavy hearts on Saturday morning when they saw the nasty weather that had...
Garth Calitz
Oct 27, 20202 min read
AIFA to close Oudshoorn Base
The Global COVID-19 Pandemic has claimed yet another aviation victim and sadly this will have a major impact on the small Karoo town of...
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...
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