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Airlink climbing to new heights with Embraer E2 acquisition

Regional South African carrier Airlink has grown from strength to strength over the last thirty-three years. Having weathered the storms of the COVID-19 pandemic and[…]

Is the writing on the wall for FlySafair?

From an outside perspective it seems very unlikely that an airline as dominant as FlySafair could potentially be seeing it’s life flash before it’s eyes,[…]

FlySafair faces tough choices with future acquisition of Boeing 737 MAX

FlySafair has become South Africa’s most ubiquitous domestic carrier in the post-COVID era, but the airline will face tough choices as their fleet of Boeing[…]

Why Boeing can’t scrap the 737 MAX

There can be no doubting that Boeing finds itself in a precarious position. The airframer has suffered more significant blows to its reputation with the[…]

NASA’s X-59 rolls out in potentially law changing flight-test campaign

NASA’s X-59 was rolled out yesterday in the run-up to its first flight at Lockheed-Martin’s “Skunk Works” facility in Palmdale, California. The supersonic demonstrator will[…]

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