Air Data NewsRicardo Meier

Daher delivers the 1,300th TBM turboprop nearly four decades after first service entry

Daher has handed over the 1,300th aircraft in its TBM single-engine turboprop family at Aero Friedrichshafen, nearly 36 years after the first TBM entered service. The milestone airframe is a TBM 980 delivered to a U.S. customer, underscoring the program’s long-running production footprint.

2026-04-22T04:06:39.643787-07:00
ch-aviationHilka Birns

Namibia and Botswana moot joint airline

By ch-aviation: Namibia and Botswana are planning to establish a joint airline backed by a strategic partner, Botswana’s Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure has confirmed.

2026-04-22T04:24:34.885390-07:00
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ch-aviationHilka Birns

Poor audit at South African Airways blamed on state capture

By ch-aviation: South Africa's transport minister, Barbara Creecy, declined to discuss South African Airways' current financial status during a parliamentary oversight meeting, attributing the airline’s recent poor audit outcome to the "state capture" era, with criminal investigations ongoing at the airline.

2026-04-22T04:57:57.561992-07:00