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“The first step towards success is taken when you refuse to be a captive of the environment in which you first find yourself.” Mark Caine African Pilot’s April 2019 edition The April edition of African Pilot is complete and has entered its distribution phase. This edition features business at Wonderboom National Airport and Turboprop AircraftRead more

“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I will remember. Involve me and I learn” unknown African Pilot’s April 2019 edition The April edition of African Pilot is complete and is printing. This edition will feature business at Wonderboom National Airport and Turboprop Aircraft types. With the launch of APAdigital, I have been filmingRead more

Boeing 737 MAX 8 – MCAS On Wednesday afternoon President Trump announced the issuing of an emergency order grounding all flights of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in the US as a result of the crashes of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 on Sunday and Lion Air Flight 610 last October. The President said he has spokenRead more

Impala Jet with coloured smoke in the background taken at Middelburg on Saturday “It is harder to conceal ignorance than to acquire knowledge” Arnold H. Glasow African Pilot’s March 2019 edition The distribution of African Pilot’s March edition was completed by 25 February and by all accounts, this edition is selling very well. This editionRead more

In addition to having been appointed an official ‘media partner’ this past week, African Pilot has been appointed as the official Exhibitors’ Catalogue partner for this prestigious event. This means that ALL exhibitors that have already reserved their show stands with AERO will be included within the show catalogue. Our team is looking forward toRead more

AHRLAC AHRLAC manufacturing facility at Wonderboom Whilst visiting Wonderboom National Airport in order to meet with customers and take pictures for African Pilot’s April edition, we also visited the AHRLAC manufacturing facility, which was clearly ‘locked up’ with very few staff members at the facility. It appears that Paramount Aerospace Holdings, a subsidiary of ParamountRead more

PUBLICATION OF WITHDRAWAL OF THE DESIGNATION OF RECREATIONAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION SOUTH AFRICA (RAASA) AS AN AVIATION RECREATION ORGANISATION IN TERMS OF SECTION 87(1)(b) OF THE CIVIL AVIATION ACT, 2009 I, Poppy Khoza, in my capacity as Director Civil Aviation Authority and in terms of section 87(1)(b) of the Civil Aviation Act, 2009 hereby withdraws theRead more

“Don’t take the wrong side of an argument, just because your opponent has taken the right side” Baltasar Gracian African Pilot’s March 2019 edition The distribution of African Pilot’s March edition has been completed. This edition features business at Rand Airport, Business Jets, Supersonic Business Jets as well as the famous DH Mosquito. I wouldRead more