Despite the controversial arrival of a strategic equity partner for SAA, Mr Thomas Kgokolo is still the CEO, albeit only an interim one. Guy Leitch asks him how he is managing a job many consider impossible. SAA HAS HAD 20 ACTING or supposedly permanent Chief Executives in the past 10Read More →
March 27th marked the 44th anniversary of what is still the world’s worst aviation disaster – the collision of two Boeing 747s at Tenerife Airport, Spain. WORST AS IN TWO ASPECTS: The highest single death toll for any aircraft accident, as well as the worst in human behaviour in theRead More →
Blue Origin has announced that 82-year-old space pioneer Mary Wallace “Wally” Funk will fill the fourth seat on New Shepard’s first passenger flight on July 20, 2021. A participant in the 1960’s Woman in Space program, she will be the oldest person to ever fly into space. The selection ofRead More →
Virgin Galactic has made history, becoming the first spaceliner to be certified by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to carry passengers. The adjustment of the operator’s license held by the company since 2016 comes as Virgin Galactic prepares for its last three test flights, including the first fully crewedRead More →
Obituary- South Africa has lost one of its greatest pilots. General Des Barker had an extraordinarily successful career in the SAAF. He followed that up by becoming the world expert on air show crashes. He wrote the standard text, Zero Error Margin, and his recently released major reference work “AnatomyRead More →
South African billionaire Rob Hersov is planning to build the “Lanseria Airport of Cape Town” 13 kilometres northeast of Durbanville. Hersov said he partnered with Nick Ferguson to buy Fisantekraal Airport in the Western Cape in 2020. Fisantekraal Airport was built on a 150-hectare site by the South African AirRead More →
Candice Turner – An amazing story for International Woman’s Day, 8 March 2021. An all-female crew took off from the capital Kabul and the documentary for this incredible moment for women’s rights has just been released. Click on the link for the video: http://bit.ly/JoshCahill What is so historic about this moment isRead More →
(Des Barker) The question often on many a fighter pilot’s minds is, “have we seen the last fighter ace?” Why is this even an issue? Well, becoming a fighter ace is one of the aspirations of a fighter pilot – why else would you bother? Air forces worldwide are finding themselves with aRead More →
It is said that in times of crisis, only the fittest survive. Airlink has demonstrated that it is indeed one of the fittest by emerging from the Covid-19 pandemic in a better position than it was before the crisis began. Guy Leitch asks Rodger Foster how Airlink did it and what its future plans are. GL: InRead 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 →
