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Aviation
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Cape Town International Airport Soars To Glory With ‘Top Airport Experience’ Award
19 Nov 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The Airport Experience Award is aimed at recognising airports that provide their employees with a good working environment, viewed as the first step towards offering a good passenger experience.
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FlySafair Risk Losing Its Licence To Fly
06 Nov 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
FlySafair is facing legal challenges from fellow airlines like Lift and Airlink over its foreign ownership.
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New Norse Atlantic Airways’ Budget-Friendly London To Cape Town Flights Officially Kicked Into Gear
05 Nov 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
This new route is set to make it easier than ever for Saffas and Brits alike to hop between the Mother City and the Big Smoke.
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Regulators Shut Down East London’s King Phalo Airport For Second Time This Month
09 Oct 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
ACSA said flights would remain postponed until further notice.
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Former Air Hostess Reveals Favourite Location Where Crews From Different Airlines Enjoy ‘Steamy Layovers’
02 Oct 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
“For some reason, it was always Johannesburg and I blamed it on the wine and lack of oxygen.”
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“The System Is Better Than Pilots” Automatic Takeoff Is Coming To Passenger Jets In 2025
01 Oct 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Travellers and pilots are keeping a dubious eye on Embraer after the aeroplane manufacturer unveiled its “E2 Enhanced Take Off System”.
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Only 50 Pilots Are Qualified To Land At This One Really Challenging Airport In Bhutan
18 Sep 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
A stunning blend of geographic features renders Bhutan a visual masterpiece. However, these same elements also transform flying in and out into a highly specialised skill.
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SA Pilots Ordered To Retake Exams Amid Fraudulent Medical Certificate Scandal Tied To Former Aviation Examiner
11 Sep 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Pilots, air traffic controllers, cabin crew, flight engineers, and other aviation staff who were examined by Dr Nonhlanhla Sishaba are being asked to come in for re-examination after it was found she issued fraudulent medical certificates.
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30 Cars Destroyed In Fire At Bethlehem Airshow
09 Sep 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
According to Arrive Alive, the fire was started from an attempt to set up a fire meant to braai meat.
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The New Cape Winelands Airport Will Offer Myriad Flights In 2027
05 Sep 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The Cape Winelands Airport is set to soar in 2027, offering both local and international flights.
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‘Bikini Airline’ Tycoon Loses Court Case And Faces Multi-Million-Pound Fine After Not Paying Rent For Jets
19 Aug 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Last month, the High Court in London ruled against VietJet, often called the “bikini airline” for its ads featuring scantily-clad flight attendants.
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John Travolta “Reeling” After $800K Fraud At His Aviation Company
15 Aug 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
John Travolta’s aviation company, Constellation Productions, was defrauded out of nearly $800,000 between October 2021 and July 2023. That’s over R14 million.
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Horror Video Shows Brazilian Plane ‘Fall From The Sky’
12 Aug 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The airline confirmed ten people who were waiting at the wrong boarding gate miraculously missed the flight.
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A Look Inside The ‘Summer Camp For Billionaires’
12 Jul 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Sun Valley normally has a population of just 1,783, but in the week after July 4th, that figure usually swells to include hundreds of more people and at least 165 private jets.
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Watch As Yet Another Boeing Aborts Takeoff After Several Tyres Blow
11 Jul 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
These days they may as well say “Boeing, Boeing, gone.”
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Two South African Airlines Honoured Among The Best In The World
09 Jul 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Maybe we shouldn’t be so surprised that several South African-based airlines were honoured at the recent 2024 Skytrax World Airline Awards.
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They’re Designing A Hypersonic Spaceplane Fuelled With Hydrogen That Can Cross The Atlantic In 90 Mins
03 Jul 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
This hypersonic spaceplane could help usher in a new era in space technology.
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There’s An Uber For Private Jets Now [Video]
25 Jun 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
One adventurous soul decided to test out the high life, soaring through the skies like a millionaire – all without breaking the bank.
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Best Of The Best 2024 Winner Tswalu Kalahari Reserve Takes Sustainable Luxury To New Heights
14 Jun 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Tswalu’s efforts to create a spectacular experience have recently been rewarded with inclusion on Robb Report’s Best Of The Best list.
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New Luxury Airline For Pups Sued Just Days After First Flight
10 Jun 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
BARK Air describes itself as “the world’s first air travel experience designed specifically for dogs first, and their human companions second” but they might have to put a paw on it for now.
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Another Person Got Sucked Into A Jet Engine At Amsterdam Airport
30 May 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The freak death occurred on the apron as a KLM flight was preparing to depart Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam.
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Nail-Biting Footage Of Plane Narrowly Missing Buildings To Make Emergency Landing In Sydney [Video]
28 May 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The Cessna skimmed over two hangars before hitting the runway and grinding to a halt.
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Scientists Explain Why Airplane Turbulence Is Getting More Extreme
27 May 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
While turbulence fatalities are rare, the overall bumpiness in the air is becoming more frequent, and severe.
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Severe Turbulence Kills Passenger On Boeing 777 Commercial Flight [Video]
21 May 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
73-year-old British man travelling in premium economy with his wife is understood to have been killed.
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New Multibillion-Rand Cape Town Winelands Airport Offers Massive Airline Benefits
17 May 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The ambitious vision for the Winelands airport is nothing short of spectacular, featuring a colossal R7-billion expansion project that will unveil a Code F runway stretching an impressive 3,500 metres.
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Harrowing Moment Pilot Perishes While Attempting High-Risk ‘Top Gun’ Stunt In Fighter Jet Caught On Camera [Video]
14 May 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
A fighter jet stunt went horribly wrong in Bangladesh, leading to the sudden death of the 32-year-old pilot.
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Another Boeing Incident As FedEx Plane Makes Dramatic Emergency Landing [Video]
09 May 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Boeing’s safety record is going down in flames.
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Second Boeing Whistleblower Dead In Two Months [Video]
03 May 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Dean was among the first whistleblowers to accuse Spirit AeroSystems leadership of ignoring defects on the 737 MAX.
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With No Rudders Or Flaps, This Bonkers New X-Plane Uses Holes In Its Wings To Hit Mach Speeds
30 Apr 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
It sounds like sci-fi, but it’s just the latest mad offering from the US government’s long-running experimental X-Plane series.
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Shocking Video Emerges Of Navy Helicopters Colliding Mid-Air In Malaysia
23 Apr 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The footage shows one of the choppers clipping the other’s rotor before both plummet to the ground.
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