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Acsa directors resign from board
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» Sat Apr 21, 2018 2:22 pm
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Acsa directors resign from board
Two Airports Company of SA (Acsa) directors, Steven Mabela and Siyakhula Simelane, have resigned from the board of the state-owned entity over what they call...
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A never ending saga :green:
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Thu Apr 05, 2018 3:51 pm
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Australia to UK nonstop: 7 things we learned on historic new Qantas air route
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Bell 407 » Fri Mar 30, 2018 12:04 pm
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Australia to UK nonstop: 7 things we learned on historic new Qantas air route
CNN) — What does it feel like to spend 17 hours on board an airplane?
That's what CNN Travel set out to discover when...
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I guess the price will be attractive, if they stick to it. But they gonna need a lot of good movies... not to mention enough beer and wine...
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Fri Mar 30, 2018 10:01 pm
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Fri Mar 30, 2018 11:58 am
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Fri Mar 30, 2018 11:48 am
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Tue Mar 27, 2018 12:05 pm
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How uber-luxury private helicopters are taking off
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Bell 407 » Wed Mar 21, 2018 5:19 pm
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How uber-luxury private helicopters are taking off
Amazing what is being created for VViP helicopters nowadays :cool2:
More here.
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Amazing stuff :burner: :burner: :burner:
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Wed Mar 21, 2018 5:20 pm
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London City Airport remains closed due to WWII bomb
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Bell 407 » Mon Feb 12, 2018 9:01 am
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London City Airport remains closed due to WWII bomb
An unexploded World War Two bomb found in the River Thames has forced London City Airport to close and cancel all flights for the day.
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I wonder how many unexploded bombs are still lurking around :thinking:
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Mon Feb 12, 2018 11:16 am
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UPDATE: Cape Town's new runway approved
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howie » Thu Feb 01, 2018 12:04 pm
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Cape Town - Cape Town International Airport's long awaited runway realignment project has been given the final green-light approval from the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA)
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Thanks
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Fri Feb 09, 2018 9:07 am
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Malawian Lakestar Express to start 2018
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great dane 
» Fri Oct 20, 2017 11:49 am
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Budget airline with Beech 1900s - interesting to see what kind of budget that will be.
Malawian-owned budget airline Lakestar Express to start Jan 2018
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Club Mak se gat: check out Danforth Yachting: Here
Very nice indeed :good:
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Wed Nov 08, 2017 9:32 pm
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A little bumpy into Salzburg
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great dane » Mon Oct 30, 2017 4:25 pm
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I will leave it to those better qualified if this was as dangerous as it looks :yikes:
An Enter Air Boeing 737-800, registration SP-ESA performing flight E4-503 from Frankfurt/Main (Germany) to...
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Normally one would consider the crosswind component before even attempting such an approach.
The flight manual doesn't give a limit per se, but says:
The maximum demonstrated takeoff and...
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Sat Nov 04, 2017 5:42 pm
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Retirement of KLM Fokker ends era that began in 1921
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Bell 407 » Wed Nov 01, 2017 10:27 am
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Retirement of KLM Fokker ends era that began in 1921
The retirement of KLM Cityhopper's last Fokker 70, after final flights on 28 October, marks the end of an era in Dutch aviation history.
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All these retirements, airlines closing down, end of eras
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Thu Nov 02, 2017 3:36 pm
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Last flight of Air Berlin
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Bell 407 » Sat Oct 28, 2017 3:03 pm
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Very last landing of an Air Berlin commercial flight after 39 years.
D-ABNW Airbus A320-214 #2627.
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Lovely pic! Was lucky to have had two flights with them :rip:
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Mon Oct 30, 2017 3:29 pm
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Good luck coins thrown into an engine for the second time this year
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Bell 407 » Tue Oct 24, 2017 11:41 am
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Good luck coins thrown into an engine for the second time this year
According to local Chinese media 24FA, second time in a year, a Chinese grandmother threw coins into a jet engine of a Chinese...
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Solution: Put a small wishing well at the bottom of the stairs. They can throw their coins into the well.
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Thu Oct 26, 2017 11:48 am
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Airbus takes majority stake in Bombardier C-series
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great dane » Tue Oct 17, 2017 1:00 pm
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Airbus, Bombardier Forge Industry-Shaking C Series Agreement
Described by CEO Tom Enders as a “win-win-win situation for everyone,” Airbus’s unparalleled agreement to acquire a majority stake...
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Seen at Geneva the other day.
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Fri Oct 20, 2017 12:09 pm
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It's official: Myeni out in SAA board reshuffle
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Bell 407 » Thu Oct 19, 2017 9:57 am
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It's official: Myeni out in SAA board reshuffle
Cape Town - Minister of Finance Malusi Gigaba officially announced on Thursday that Cabinet has approved the appointment of six new board members for...
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Gigaba said the new board brings talent, expertise and energy to the airline. "They are all highly regarded individuals with a vast and in-depth knowledge of business in both the private and...
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Fri Oct 20, 2017 9:28 am
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A330neo takes off on maiden flight
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Bell 407 » Thu Oct 19, 2017 11:51 am
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A330neo takes off on maiden flight
Airbus's first A330neo has lifted off from Toulouse on its maiden flight, commencing the airborne test programme for the re-engined twinjet.
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Hawaiian Airlines is taking the smaller A330-800.
Anyone have an idea of how much "smaller" the -800 variant will be?
The -800 is the new -200 and the -900 the new -300.
I believe...
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Thu Oct 19, 2017 1:58 pm
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Friday the 13th: Flight 666 makes it safely to HEL
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Bell 407 » Fri Oct 13, 2017 10:20 pm
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Friday the 13th: Flight 666 makes it safely to HEL
Copenhagen — The Helsinki airport says Flight 666 has arrived safety in HEL - the airport code for the Finnish capital - for the last time.
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You can mitigate the bad luck effects of Friday 13th by the following (from WikiHow)
Get out of the bed on the right side (that is, not the left side). This side is guaranteed to make your day...
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Sat Oct 14, 2017 6:03 pm
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