The spot officially holds over 3,280 aircraft and 13 aerospace vehicles from the United States Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Navy, Marine Corps, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
An Airlink aircraft flying passengers from Johannesburg to Limpopo was struck by a large bird that sent the smashed propeller hurtling through a cabin window.
On Monday, during a flight between Johannesburg and Durban, things went south when Mango flight JE251 lost cabin pressure.
After a bit of digging, some believe that they’ve solved the mystery of the “guy in a jetpack” who was invading airspace at Los Angeles International Airport last year.
A pilot miraculously survived after his twin-propeller Cessna fell out of the sky in Oyster Bay, New York.
Without skipping a beat, a pilot managed to make an emergency landing next to the N4 in Pretoria on Monday.
If you’re a pilot, I’m sorry to inform you that the Cessna 208B Grand Caravan is keen to leave you in the past.
If America somehow ends up fighting a war at sea, they now have a laser that can shoot aircraft out of the sky mid-flight.
There are a lot of great ways to let your significant other know that you care. This isn’t one of them.
A video is doing the rounds of a Russian Air Force Su-27 Flanker aggressively banking into a US Air Force F-15C Eagle.
If something is going to go wrong on a flight, history has shown that these are most certainly the pilots you want in the cockpit.
Most of us are familiar with all the usual airline options, but it turns out you’re not going to be hopping on board one of these any time soon.
Considered the largest aircraft in the world, the Airlander 10 crashed this weekend. Talk about a pretty average debut.
Housing an interior inspired by the Manhattan Art Deco era, and costing a cool R1 billion, the largest private jet of the Embraer fleet is the definition of luxury.
Locally produced airplane, the ‘Sling,’ has been grounded from flying in controlled airspace, being used for training purposes, commercial flight, flying through cloud or at night.
I spotted an article in Town & Country magazine, detailing the advantages of private jet travel. With the costs of private air travel plummeting in South Africa, this is a very interesting space to watch. Click for the list.
I made use of Get Jet this week – the new online service that lists and lets you book affordable ’empty leg’ private jets legs around South Africa and beyond. This is what happened.
A strange, unidentified flying object has been seen flying near a building that, minutes later, collapsed… Is it a bird? Is it a plane? …
Robin William’s disease revealed. Passenger plane pilot’s arm detaches. Boko Haram kidnaps 100 men. Zuma’s Nkandla response. De Klerk gets a road name. Russians feeling sanction pain. Shareholders sue Steve Jobs’ estate.
I’m busy doing my private pilot’s license (here), so the subject of aircraft is top of the agenda. After much research I must say that one particular aircraft has caught my eye in a BIG way.
The Airlander is a the ultimate combination of an air balloon, airplane, helicopter, and a hovercraft, and it’s enormous.
Let’s just state the obvious, and explain that if you are spending 95% of your time either in the sky or at a hotel in a foreign country during a lay over, chances are you’re living a pretty lonely lifestyle.
Aeroplane travel. Most of us safely assume that because planes have been built by ENGINEERS and that pilots have spent a million hours completing flight school that we must be in good hands. Right? Actually what happens in the cabin of an aeroplane is not always as sanitary and efficient as you may think. There […]
The Boeing P-8 Poseidon is one of the most advanced search and surveillance aircraft in the world. It was used in the search of the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. Take a look at his behemoth of the skies.
The new Airbus ACJ319 is basically the one you always dreamt of. The little issues of ‘range’ and ‘comfort’ don’t come up when you’re in this league. Being able to fly from London to Cape Town comes as standard. Does it have beds, you ask? Oh please..
Flightradar24 has been around for a while now yet it seems that it’s slipped under the, er, radar, of many people. The flight tracking service gives you “real-time information for thousands of aircraft around the world” – you’ll never miss a flight, or an important airport pickup, ever again.
Nobody has any idea where they’re planning on getting funding from – but like a kid with an extended birthday wish list, NASA has unveiled some amazing concepts of future, eco-friendly aircraft, which they’re calling “greener flying machines for the year 2025.” Assuming they’re still here then.