‘Lebombo’, a brand new Boeing 747-200 was handed over to South African Airways on 22 October 1971. Lebombo was the first 747 to join SAA, but unusually, it was in fact the airline’s 3rd 747 off the production line, the airlines first two aircraft were delayed due to production issuesRead More →
Yokosuka MXY-7 “Ohka” (Cherry Blossom) Model 43 K-1 Kai. This training variant of the infamous ‘Baka bomb’ replaced the warhead for a student pilot. It also has flaps and a retractable skid undercarriage. The aircraft would launch from a catapult and was powered by a single Type 4 Mark 1Read More →
The recent debate from the South African Broadcasting Company, (SABC), is to charge users of tablets, i-phones and cell phones a licence fee when they watch video broadcasts.Read More →
We at SAFlyer and FlightCom magazines now have a Doctor as an editor. A huge congratulations to our editor and publisher Guy Leitch on graduating today as a Doctor of Philosophy in Management of Technology and Innovation – Thesis: Air connectivity conceptual models to address the allocation of resources toRead More →
October 20th is International Day of The Air Traffic Controller in some parts of the world, we wish all our colleagues a safe and above all healthy day of celebrating their profession.Read More →
“Great vision without great people is irrelevant”- James C. Collins At FlySafair, we make it our mission to unite people with who and what they love while providing a low fare, hassle-free, and on-time experience; none of which, we as a company could do without the great people that workRead More →
Just to prove that pilots do have a sense of humour. AIRSPEED – Speed of an airplane. (Deduct 25% when listening to a retired or an inebriated pilot.) BANK – The people who hold the loan on most pilots’ cars, homes and aircraft. CARBURETOR ICING – A phenomenon reported toRead More →
Call for Applications for the DSI-CSIR Inter-Bursary Support Programme 2021. CAASA are looking for students in Aerospace and Composites. The application forms are available online, you can find all the details (and links) in the below email. The closing date for applications is 23 October 2020. NO late applications will be considered. Yolandi or Sam can be contacted at theRead More →
Concepts include a flying wing Airbus SE is looking at the following three types: A turbofan jet (similar to the A321neo narrow-body) which would be powered by a modified gas-turbine engine burning only hydrogen. Liquid hydrogen will be stored and distributed through tanks located behind the rear pressure bulkhead, whileRead More →
346 people died following the two 737 MAX crashes. As aviation bodies and airlines get ready to re-introduce the aircraft, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has released a 238-page report on the plane, and the document doesn’t hold back on the flaws of the aircraft in relation to the twoRead More →
