South Africa’s Paramount defence group is ready to put country’s first home-grown aircraft since the 1980’s into service. South Africa’s first aircraft since the Apartheid era, the AHRLAC is back in production and poised for deliveries, and is marketed as an adaptable reconnaissance and security platform for budget-conscious customers. ProductionRead More →
The COVID -19 pandemic has changed the airline business across the world. With international travel flight restrictions in place, airlines are focusing on their short-haul and national flights to earn revenue. As a result, short-haul flying is making up the bulk of passenger traffic this year. Here is a lookRead More →
The world’s most famous Mirage III, number 159 attained its 13th kill on the first day of the 1973 Israel/Egyptian Yom Kippur War. The following day while taking off, it blew a tire and veered off the runway, trapping its pilot Israel Baharav in the cockpit. Baharav managed to escapeRead More →
The Shenyang FC-31, also known as the J-31 or J-35 is a twin-engine, mid-size fifth-generation jet fighter currently under development by Shenyang Aircraft Corporation. The official nickname published by SAC is “Gyrfalcon” although it has also been referred to in some media reports as the “Falcon Hawk” by some military enthusiasts. This aircraft was developed independently by a state-ownedRead More →
Ethiopian Airlines proudly flies a very young fleet. Its Dreamliners have an average age of less than five years, while its A350s average just 2.5 years in service. But one model stands out like a sore thumb, and that’s the 767. With an average age of 17.2 years, these aircraftRead More →
KLM and TU Delft announced the successful first flight of their Flying-V airliner scale model, proposed as one of the most energy-efficient aircraft of the future. A year and a half ago, TU Delft and KLM announced the start of the design of the Flying-V. After exhaustive wind tunnel testsRead More →
Blackhawk Aerospace has obtained STC approval of their new XR Upgrade Kit for the King Air 350. The kit is remarkable in the many ways it improves on Beechcraft’s original product – which has numerous African users, both civil and military. Blackhawk says the XR Kit optimises a stock KingRead More →
Textron Aviation Inc. recently delivered the 250th of its entry-level light jet, the Cessna Citation M2, to Fast Rabbit Aviation, LLC located in Seattle. The first Citation M2 entered the market in December 2013 and quickly established a strong reputation among owners and operators. “The M2 is an ideal fitRead More →
After a disastrous ground fire, the FAA has adopted an airworthiness directive (AD), for the Cirrus Vision SF50 Jet that requires the removal of the headset amplifier and microphone interface circuit boards for the 3.5 mm audio and microphone jacks. On December 27, 2019, a Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet caughtRead More →
The Daily Maverick reports that a pilot with a South African private military company fighting jihadist insurgents in northern Mozambique was seriously injured when his microlight aircraft crashed in the area on Monday. The pilot was evacuated by air ambulance to South Africa and is in hospital in stable condition,Read More →
