Officials at Stanfield International Airport near Halifax activated their emergency operations centre early Wednesday morning after a 747 cargo jet went off the end of a runway. The crew of five on board were removed by fire crews and taken to hospital to be treated for minor injuries. Airport spokesperson Theresa Rath Spicer said theRead more
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It appears that a tug driver must have had a big shock when the right side main gear of the business jet he was towing collapsed into a manhole after the cover broke due to the weight of the jet. Then to make matters worse the newly laid tar also allowed the second wheel toRead more
A Working On Fire helicopter has crashed‚ killing one person‚ in the Vermaaklikheid area of the Garden Route while fighting fires that have raged there since the weekend. Linton Rensburg‚ communications manager at Working on Fire‚ said the Huey helicopter crashed around 09h45, but said “the cause of the accident is not yet known”. AccordingRead more
The family of Paul G. Allen, one of the co-founders of Microsoft who later founded Stratolaunch, which rebranded last year as Vulcan Aerospace, released a statement saying the he passed away on Monday from complications of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in Seattle. Mr. Allen was 65 years old.Read more
Ukraine’s military says a two-seat Ukrainian fighter jet has crashed during a joint exercise with NATO air forces, killing both the pilot and co-pilot: “A Sukhoi-27 plane crashed at around 17h00 local time during a training flight,” the Armed Forces General Staff said in a statement on 16 October, adding that “the bodies of theRead more
A South African soldier has fallen to his death from a helicopter, the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) said on Tuesday. The fatal incident happened on Saturday 29 September 2018 during the Special Forces Celebrations in Phalaborwa. A statement from the SANDF read: “Sergeant Goodwill Kabelo Moagi (35) accidentally fell from an SA AirRead more
Khartoum International Airport (KRT), the main airport of the Sudanese capital, was temporarily closed on 3 October 2018, after two military planes of the Sudan Air Force (SAF) collided on the runway. No fatalities were reported, but there have been some reports of serious injuries. An airport official said the Soviet-era Antonov aircraft had landedRead more
AerospaceAfrica.TV, an online commercial TV bouquet of channels has been established to highlight and focus on developments and business news in southern Africa’s aerospace industry. The channel launched online transmission on 18 September 2018, providing news, features, profiles and also providing a platform for information and marketing opportunities for organisations, businesses and related entities inRead more
The CAMASA is a joint initiative of industry and government that represents the business interests of the aviation sector, with a view to significant export growth. As a section of the Commercial Aviation Association of Southern Africa, CAMASA has been established to represent the many South African aeronautical companies involved in bringing new aviation innovationsRead more
Safomar with Kopter Helicopters CEO Shai Shalem unveils Safomar's new logo At a well-attended function held at the Safomar chalet at AAD2018 on Thursday afternoon, CEO Shai Shalem announced the long awaited agreement between Swiss Kopter and Safomar. The company has signed an agreement for the purchase of two Kopter helicopters to be delivered aroundRead more
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