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 →
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Boeing on 1 July completed the required re-certification flight tests on the 737 MAX, taking the plane a step closer to FAA approval to return to service. Dominic Gates of the Seattle Times reports that an extensive to-do list must be accomplished before theRead More →
The Council Aviation Recovery Task Force – (CART) is a set of guidelines for the restart of the Global aviation industry. The International Air Transport Association (IATA), the Airports Council International- Africa (ACI Africa) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Regional have called on governments in Africa to rapidlyRead More →
Boeing says it is aiming to conduct a key certification test flight on its grounded 737 MAX in late June, Reuters reports two insiders to the recertification programme as saying. Boeing did not comment on the certification flight timing, but said late Wednesday it had won approval from the FederalRead More →
Plane & Pilot reports that the preliminary report on the crash of Pakistani International Airlines Flight PK8303 is out, and it looks really bad for the pilots. On 22 May the Airbus A320 crashed into a crowded Karachi neighbourhood on its second attempt at landing, killing 98 passengers and crew,Read More →
It is an old joke in South African aviation that; “Many Rands make flight work.” Yet SAA is expected to achieve the impossible – to stay in the air without money.Read More →
Emirates Lays Off 600 Pilots, 6500 Cabin Crew in Second Wave of Job Cuts in the second phase of job cuts, Emirates has laid off 600 pilots, who mainly fly Airbus A380s, as well as 6500 cabin crew. The airline has also extended 50% pay cuts until September to preserveRead More →
Mayday-SA is an organisation of volunteers that does fantastic work providing assistance to pilots who may be stressed or suffering personal challenges. As the Covid-19 crisis is such an unusual event, I have published the excellent advice Mayday has provided here: We are now two months into the COVID19 pandemicRead More →
With the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic some layoffs have been particularly harsh. A pilot a Qatar Airways pilot received this astounding notice, whereby at face value not only was she dismissed, but she had to pay back a huge training bond. Four and a half years ago this pilotRead More →
