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Gerard Griessel

Veteran aviation writer & photographer, known for captivating insightful narratives & stunning visuals. Represented numerous publications globally.

The South African airline industry: risen from the ashes of COVID

The South African airline industry: risen from the ashes of COVID

The South African airline industry has seen it’s fair share of change and upheavals in the last few years. The COVID-19 pandemic flipped the industry on its head, and devastating though the impact was, it has given birth to a new chapter in the country’s aviation history. In

Why the Polaris Dawn mission will take commercial spaceflight to new heights

Why the Polaris Dawn mission will take commercial spaceflight to new heights

In the last 3 years, the face of commercial spaceflight has changed drastically. The first fully civilian (orbital) spaceflight was flown by SpaceX on the Inspiration 4 mission, and with that behind us it’s about to get, well, serious. Commander Jared Isaacman along with a very capable team are

Why Boeing can’t scrap the 737 MAX

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 latest door plug separation incident. But is it possible for Boeing to discontinue the 737MAX? After the NTSB released preliminary information related to the incident,

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

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 serve as a testbed in a program that NASA hopes will open the door for supersonic flight over populated areas in the near

NASA has overcomplicated the Artemis moon missions, and they’ve been called out on it

NASA has overcomplicated the Artemis moon missions, and they’ve been called out on it

When NASA announced that they would be sending astronauts back to the moon by 2024, it promised to be the dawn of a new era in space exploration, but a simple infographic released detailing Artemis III’s orbit around the moon showed a problem that may not have been all

Is Boeing’s 737 MAX nightmare about to reawaken after Alaskan incident?

Is Boeing’s 737 MAX nightmare about to reawaken after Alaskan incident?

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun will have broken out in a cold sweat after hearing the news that an Alaskan Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 suffered an in-flight separation of an inactive emergency exit door over Portland on 5 January. The embattled airframer can count it’s lucky stars that the