Consours sur Mesure Festival – fly-in
As part of the weekend-long Consours sur Mesure festival, St Francis Airpark is hosting an open day and Fly-In on Saturday 29 October. Held every year in Cape St Francis
October 25, 2022
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Reducing flights to save the environment
Environmentalists see aircraft as one the biggest contributors to carbon emissions. So could drastic measures like banning non-essential flights be the answer? Would the flying public and airlines be willing
October 21, 2022
Avanti – The turboprop ahead of its time
Designed to appeal to wealthy Fortune 500-listers, the Piaggio P.180 Avanti, nicknamed the Ferrari of the skies, is a twin-turboprop executive transport aircraft and is considered one of the safest and
October 20, 2022
The forgotten Cessnas
Did you know that the first swept-wing Cessna was a single engine piston aircraft? Cessna also built a four-engine aircraft and even Cessna helicopters. Cessna XMC Believe it or not,
October 19, 2022
New engines for the B-52
The ageing B-52 Stratofortress bomber will receive new engines that will significantly enhance fuel efficiency and range, enabling the aircraft to continue operating until 2050. Last year a USD2.6 billion
October 18, 2022