WATCH – Off the Earth For the Earth, Astronaut Nicole Stott inspires South Africa’s youth
Astronaut, aquanaut, artist and author, Nicole Stott was a guest of the Sakhikamva Foundation and Living Maths at Skyhawk Aviation’s hangar, Lanseria, hosted by Mike Gough with 120 learners in
Chinese aircraft makes first commercial flight
Watch out Boeing and Airbus, this as China’s first domestically produced passenger aircraft flew on its maiden commercial flight on Sunday 28th May 2023. China hopes the C919 commercial airliner
Embraer’s A-29N Super Tucano
The evolution of a species or product usually results in massive improvements. Embraer have not disappointed with the latest model of the Tucano advanced trainer light attack aircraft. In April
Archer Midnight eVTOL readies for flight
After a two year successful flight test campaign with its two’ Maker’ aircraft, Archer Aviation Inc. has finally completed assembly and initial testing on the first Midnight aircraft. The aircraft
Cessna Dragonfly: A Forgotten Warbird!
When you think of a warbird, large, ugly, monstrous, heavily armed, all come to mind with big strong names like Thunderbolt, Hurricane, Skyhawk, Flying Fortress. So, when you mention
The PC-12 passes 10 million hours
The global fleet of more than 1,900 Pilatus PC-12s has just passed ‘ten million flight hours’ milestone since delivery of the first model in 1991. Images: Pilatus Aircraft Ltd The
The rise and fall of the PiperJet
The very light jet (VLJ) category appeared so fast in 2007 that many aircraft manufacturers were caught off-guard, adapting existing product lines to fill the niche. Piper Aircraft was no
Who will assist in the rebuild of AN-225?
During an attack on Kyiv on 27 February 2022 last year at Antonov Airport, the world’s largest aircraft was destroyed when rockets hit the aircraft through the hangar. Originally
Airbus and Air France cleared of involuntary manslaughter
A Paris court has cleared both Airbus and Air France of involuntary manslaughter relating to the crash of Flight AF447 en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris in June
Amphibian Aerospace Industries – reinventing the Albatross
First unveiled in October 1947, the Grumman HU-16 Albatross was used by the United States Air Force (USAF), the U.S. Navy (USN), and the U.S. Coast (USCG). Designated as the HU-16
The amazing UH-1 helicopter
If you have ever watched a Vietnam movie, then you will recognise this helicopter. The familiar ‘wap wap’ of its large chord main blades gave many soldiers hope of either
Emirates unveils new signature livery
The distinctive livery of the world’s largest international airline, Emirates, has undergone a refresh. Images: Emirates Media Sir Tim Clark, President Emirates Airline said: “Aircraft livery is the most instantly
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