SA celebration of Van’s Aircraft 50th Anniversary
This year, Van’s Aircraft Inc. celebrates its 50th anniversary. Smoke On Go decided to find out more from two of the most respected RV affectionados in South Africa. We first
The Delta South African triangle
Delta Airlines will fly the triangular Atlanta – Johannesburg – Cape Town route after a prolonged wait of nearly two years. Delta resumed its direct flights between Johannesburg and Atlanta
SA aviation heritage – Flying Boats on the Vaal Dam
In the early 1930s the British Empire needed quicker access to its member countries for the delivery of mail and passengers. Ships did the job well, but the journeys took
Around the world in five months and a day
A British/Belgian pilot has become the youngest person to fly solo around the world and has broken two Guinness World Records to boot. Mack Rutherford took off from Sofia in
South Africa’s forgotten fighter jet
Private Military Corporations (PMC) have proliferated in the post-Cold War environment, taking advantage of the privatisation and outsourcing of functions previously undertaken by governments. Offering air combat training, called ‘Red Air’,
The Boeing ecoDemonstrator 777-200ER
For the past decade, Boeing’s ecoDemonstrator program has accelerated using nine aircraft as flying test beds for the program since it began in 2012. The latest ecoDemonstrator is a Boeing-owned
Aviation personnel shortage looms on 20 year forecast
Boeing’s 2022 Pilot and Technician Outlook (PTO) forecasts 2.1 million new aviation personnel by 2041 to support the recovery in commercial air travel and long-term growth. The long-term forecast
Commercial supersonic flight is back with a boom
United Airlines was first to place an initial order for Boom’s supersonic Overture airliner, now American Airlines has joined the queue. United signed the initial contract in June 2021 to
We will remember them
11 years ago, on 14 August 2011, a pair of ex-SAAF privately-owned Piaggo P.166 Albatross aircraft crashed into the Wolkberg mountains near Tzaneen, South Africa, killing all 13 people on
Mr Jack Double Nickel
The atmosphere is best described as dark and melodramatic. I am 500ft above the ground, skimming a few metres below a solid overcast, which is blocking out much of the
65 and 80 years with American Airlines
An 86-year-old woman is world’s longest-serving (and oldest) flight attendant, and Azriel “Al” Blackman is a 96-year-old celebrating 80 years of service – both with American Airlines. An 86-year-old American
The Boeing 747 dynasty comes to an end
The Queen of the skies has had a long and glorious production cycle spanning more than half a century, but that is set to end as the manufacturer delivers the
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