Garth Calitz Feb 19, 20192 min readSouth African Airways – What now?SAA’s “Turnaround Strategy” was dealt a massive blow last week it was revealed that matters had finally been concluded between Comair and...
Rob RussellJan 22, 20193 min readA Fitting Farewell to Mike LombergSaturday the 19th January saw Mike’s family, friends and many colleagues gathered at Morningstar, to celebrate his remarkable life. Mike...
Stephen Fankhauser and Matt EbbatsonDec 18, 20183 min readGlobal Pilot Shortage – A Crippling RealityThe world is running out of experienced pilots. Supply is not keeping up with the growing demand for air travel. The reason airlines and...
Garth Calitz Nov 6, 20183 min readThe Future of SAA and its SubsidiariesSouth African Airways (SAA) is a good airline but a poorly run business. Bad decisions were made by previous boards and management,...
Rob RussellNov 6, 20189 min readAlternatives to a new Runway at Cape Town InternationalThere has been much in the press, recently, about ACSA going ahead and building a new runway at Cape Town International and the project...
Garth Calitz Oct 30, 20182 min readEagle Air Launch their New SimulatorEagle Air, a flight school located at Wonderboom Airport unveiled their new simulator at a function held in their hangar on Thursday 25...
Garth Calitz Oct 23, 20189 min readVans RV ……Which One To Choose?You’ve been hiring Cessna 172 or Piper Cherokee for a while. Hire and fly is inconvenient and expensive, and the hire and fly aircraft...
Garth Calitz Oct 2, 20184 min readPuma Energy and Flying Lions renew their partnershipSince the partnership formed in 2017, the Flying Lions quartet have been showing off their supreme skills in Puma Energy branded Harvard...
Garth Calitz Oct 2, 20183 min readBathawk Rescue - Sun City Zip LineTwo occupants of a Bathawk light aircraft had to be rescued after their plane struck a 2km long zipline cable near Sun City/Pilanesberg...
Garth Calitz Sep 17, 20188 min readYou Want to Build an Aircraft?The decision to build a homebuilt aircraft potentially has big risks — and rewards. Firstly ask the question. Do you want to build an...