Born in the Lowveld of South Africa, Julian apparently started his love of aircraft before he could walk. If he was not talking about aircraft, he was either building them or drawing them. During his compulsory military training, while training on gliders, he helped start the Defense Force Gliding Club at Tempe, Bloemfontain. He moved to Durban and worked in numerous fields of Finance, Real Estate and Construction.
Shortly after the birth of his son, he attained his Private Pilots License.
After moving to in Port Elizabeth, he attained his twin rating.
Julian has written numerous articles for SAflyer and FlightCom magazine since 2012, also while doing reporting on flying events and aircraft.
Presently he is a director in a Metal Recycling and Demolition company, and writes articles and posts for SAFlyer and FlightCom magazines on FaceBook and their Web pages.
Looking like ‘Zorro’ of childhood fame, the most distinctive aspects of the new Airbus aircraft is the black ‘mask’ around the windshield. The A350 and new models like the A330neo, A321LR and subsequent Airbus aircraft will have this feature. “The A350 XWB is the first ever Airbus aircraft with curvedRead More →
On 19th January 2021, a Boeing 737-400 freighter suffered a hard landing into Exeter, United Kingdom. A West Atlantic Flight NPT105L, a Boeing 737-4Q8(SF), registration G-JMCY, operating a domestic cargo flight from East Midlands Airport (EMA/EGNX), to Exeter Airport (EXT/EGTE), suffered a very hard touchdown upon landing and sustained possibleRead More →
On this day 15 January 2009, 12 years ago, Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger achieved an amazing feat of airmanship. All souls saved and against all odds! On January 15, 2009, US Airways Flight 1549 with call sign ‘Cactus 1549’, an Airbus A320 on a flight from New York City’s LaGuardia Airport to Charlotte, NorthRead More →
The aircraft manufacturer claims the long-range model, which is due to enter service in 2022, will have the widest cabin available on the market. On December 8, 2020, the ultra widebody Falcon 6X made its debut in Dassault’s Charles Lindbergh Hall in Bordeaux-Merignac. It was streamed online for a globalRead More →
After being stripped of paint, premature cracks in the composite fuselage were found. An A350XWB is under scrutiny and will be checked for further faults after the aircraft was found to have cracks in the fuselage. As this aircraft is only 4.3 years old, this has sent alarm bells toRead More →
Followed the grounding of almost two years, last month aviation safety agencies in the USA and Brazil have recertified the Boeing 737 MAX series for commercial service. The first flight took place on January 29, 2016, nearly 49 years after the maiden flight of the original 737-100, on April 9, 1967.Read More →
Air Botswana plans to resume flights to Zambia on 17 December 2020. The airline will operate a triangular route that will link Gaborone to Lusaka with a return to Gaborone via Harare. Following Botswana’s opened it’s borders on November 9, 2020 for regional flights, and immediately resumed flights to Johannesburg’sRead More →
On 2 September 2019 at approximately 0554Z, a Boeing 737-800 aircraft with registration ZS-SJD departed O.R. Tambo International Aerodrome (FAOR) in Gauteng on a scheduled domestic flight to Cape Town International Aerodrome (FACT) in the Western Cape. There were two pilots (pilot-in-command and first officer), four crew members and 141Read More →
November 23, 2020. A fire broke out in the cockpit of a Boeing 747-400 British Airways (G-CIVD) which was being scrapped at Castellon airport. The fire was extinguished by the airport’s fire brigade, and no injuries were reported. This is the damage after a BAW 744 caught fire while itRead More →
Set to fly in December, South Africa’s brand-new airline is set to launch before the end of 2020. In an overwhelming public naming competition, the airline selected its name from over 25 000 creative, inspiring and sometimes weird suggestions. Participants hoped to win a chance to win a year’s worthRead More →
