Garth Calitz Feb 25, 20202 min readPel-Air in Australia chose Beechcraft King Air 350 air ambulancesTextron Aviation Inc announced a purchase contract with Pel-Air, based in New South Wales, Australia, for five Beechcraft King Air 350...
Garth Calitz Feb 15, 20202 min readGulfstream G700™ Maiden FlightGulfstream Aerospace Corp yesterday announced the all-new Gulfstream G700™ made its first flight, demonstrating the program’s maturity...
Garth Calitz Feb 13, 20203 min readLast of the legendary World War II Flying Tigers diesFrank Losonsky, man considered to be the last surviving Flying Tiger, who joined the First American Volunteer Group in May 1941, passed...
Garth Calitz Feb 13, 20203 min readBombardier to bow out of Commercial AviationAirbus SE, the Government of Québec and Bombardier Inc. have agreed upon a new ownership structure for the A220 programme, whereby...
Garth Calitz Feb 13, 20201 min readSAA Business Rescue Practitioners Stand firm on their decision.South African Airways went into voluntary business rescue in December 2019 and the appointed practitioners have had to make many...
Garth Calitz Feb 11, 20205 min readWonderboom Airport Management DebacleOn Thursday 30 January a Notam was issued by the CAA effectively closing the airport for a period of two weeks. This in itself posed a...
Garth Calitz Jan 28, 20202 min readBoeing and Embraer Joint Venture receives Brazilian ApprovalBoeing and Embraer gained the unconditional approval of their strategic partnership by the Administrative Council for Economic Defence...
Garth Calitz Jan 25, 20202 min readBoeing Statement on 737 MAX Return to ServiceAs we have emphasised, the FAA and other global regulators will determine when the 737 MAX returns to service. However, in order to help...
Garth Calitz Jan 14, 20204 min readIran and Iraq Airspace Ban will Cost Airlines DearlyOn Saturday 11 January the EU's air safety agency (EASA) joined the American Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in issuing an advisory...
Garth Calitz Jan 7, 20204 min readAirshows in 2020 - What can be expectedAirshows numbers have been dwindling over the last few years this can be accredited to both the economy and the “new” rules and...