Connecting Skies • Bridging Continents
At AEROSA 2025, World Airnews met Kaela, Director of Paramount Aviation Academy, a dynamic flight training institution based at Rand Airport. Established in 2017, Paramount offers a full training pathway—from Private Pilot Licence (PPL) to Commercial and Airline Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL)—with a strong emphasis on hands-on aircraft training using Piper and Cessna aircraft. “We […]
At AEROSA 2025 in Lanseria, World Airnews caught up with Jan, the founder of Drone Pilot Training—an initiative based in Benoni at the Cabin Crew Academy. With the growing integration of drones into industries like security, agriculture, journalism, and real estate, Jan is on a mission to ensure drone pilots operate legally and responsibly. “Too
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At the recently concluded AEROSA 2025, InterCal stood out for its unwavering commitment to precision and regional expertise in aviation calibration services. Operating since 1992, the company offers SANAS ISO17025-accredited calibration across eight measurement fields, including temperature, humidity, RF, and electrical systems. Speaking to World Airnews, Paul Haarhof, Director at InterCal, emphasised the company’s broad
PRECISION IN FLIGHT: INTERCAL SHOWCASES CUTTING-EDGE CALIBRATION AT AEROSA 2025Read More »
As international passenger travel continues to rebound in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, aviation is increasingly making its mark as an enabler of business and economic development. This dynamic presents South Africa – and the continent more broadly – with a unique opportunity. The aviation sector is expected to show steady growth over the
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. — The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) has launched a bold new chapter in Army aviation with the official unveiling of the MV-75 — a 1/8th scale model of the U.S. Army’s Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA). The ceremony, held on 6 June 2025 in the atrium of the division headquarters
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Addis Ababa, 08 June 2025 — Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s largest and most celebrated carrier, proudly marks a significant milestone: 50 years of uninterrupted service to Kigali, Rwanda. Since launching its inaugural flight on the Addis Ababa–Kigali route in 1975, the airline has remained a crucial conduit for diplomatic, economic, and cultural ties between the two
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In a historic first for electric aviation, BETA Technologies’ all-electric ALIA CTOL aircraft has successfully landed at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York, marking the first-ever arrival of an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft at a Port Authority-operated commercial airport. . The 45-minute flight, which departed from Westchester County, carried
LANDMARK LANDING: BETA TECHNOLOGIES’ ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT TOUCHES DOWN AT JFKRead More »
CHARLOTTE, N.C., 2 June 2025 – Honeywell has announced it will host its 2025 Paris Air Show Investor Reception on Sunday, 15 June 2025, in Paris, France. The event will feature a presentation by Vimal Kapur, chairman and CEO of Honeywell, and Jim Currier, president and CEO of Honeywell Aerospace Technologies. The presentation is scheduled
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MOSCOW – Russian Helicopters has launched its first-ever “Immortal Regiment in the Sky” event, a nationwide airborne tribute held to mark the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War. The commemorative flight featured fifteen helicopters adorned with portraits of World War II pilots, flying across the country from the Far East to the
RUSSIAN HELICOPTERS COMMEMORATE WWII HEROES WITH “IMMORTAL REGIMENT IN THE SKY”Read More »
NAIROBI, Kenya – 24 May 2025 — Kenya Airways has reaffirmed its commitment to African sports with the announcement of a new partnership with the Kenya Rugby Union, returning as the official sponsor of the Simbas, Kenya’s Men’s 15s national rugby team. The announcement was made during a signing ceremony at the RFUEA Grounds on
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