Introduction This is a survey of South African aviation, defence and aircraft scale modelling magazines. All magazines are English text only, unless otherwise stated. For other nations, check our country by country listing. An alphabetical index of titles is also available, as is a list of useful magazine shops which deal with new or secondhand magazines. Quick jump: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

	'Aero Africa' [Galleon's Reach Publishing (Pty), ISSN ? ] Monthly publication covering all aspects of African aviation. Published as a 48 page A4-sized magazine in full colour. It was the second largest circulating magazine in Southern Africa, until it closed down in late 2003. Ceased publication
	'African Air Review' [Aviation Society of Africa, ISSN ? ] Subscription only. Published bi-monthly from March 1980. Replaced ASA Newsletter. 16 pages per issue, with 7 photos in each. Featured historical and current articles on African aviation and the latest aviation news - especially Southern Africa, airline news, African civil register news, and military news, together with articles on local air forces and airlines in detail. In 1984 the publishing frequency became quarterly, and in 1985 a (quarterly?) 4-12 page Update newsletter was introduced, concentrating on news and events. In 1986 the feature articles were consolidated into a new magazine, 'Air Africana' (see below), while AAR continued as a news magazine with reduced page count (4-8 pages per issue). Ceased publication in the 1990s in favour of the current 'minimalist' ASA website. There is no publication information on the website. Ceased publication
	'African Pilot' [Wavelengths 10 (Pty) Ltd, ISSN ? ] Subtitled 'Serious About Flying'. Aimed at the pilot and all aviation enthusiasts, 'African Pilot' has quickly become Southern Africa's leading aviation magazine, both in terms of editorial quality and also in size of circulation. Each issue features informative articles relating to aviation in Southern Africa as well as spectacular aviation photography by the leading South African aviation photographers. An A4 size monthly magazine printed in full colour. Eight issues were published in the first year, starting with the December 2001/January 2002 issue. From the February 2002 issue the magazine has appeared monthly. Early issues appeared with 68-72 pages each, later increasing to 76 pages in July 2003 and then 104 pages from May 2004. A further increase in page numbers and print quality is planned for 2005. Current Further information: African Pilot Magazine, P.O.Box 69285, Bryanston, 2021, South Africa. Tel : +27 11 702-2342, Fax : +27 11 468-2637. Website: African Pilot, e-mail: info@africanpilot.co.za
	'Air Africana' [Aviation Society of Africa, ISSN ? ] Subscription only. Published quarterly (?) from March 1986. 24 pages per issue, with photos in each. Featured historical and current articles on African aviation, with an emphasis on the South African Air Force. Topics covered included SAAF units and aircraft, the SAAF Museum, other local air forces and airlines. Ceased publication
	'ASA Newsletter' [Aviation Society of Africa, ISSN ? ] Subscription only monthly news and historical magazine. Published between the mid 1970s and 1980. 20 pages each, illustrated with photos. Included news, airliner news, register review and accident reports. Also included a survey of aviation in an African country in each issue. Replaced by African Air Review, see above. Ceased Publication
	'FlySouth Aviation News Africa' [Publisher: Stewart Wood, ISSN n/a ] Weekly online magazine - no print version Current Further information: Tel: 27 11 462 4866. E-mail: editor@flysouth.co.za Website: www.flysouth.co.za.
	'IPMS SA Magazine' [IPMS South Africa, ISSN ? ] Quarterly(?) magazine. Published between 1995 and circa 1999. Included articles on aircraft operated by the SAAF. Closed-down in favour of the current IPMS SA website, which contains no information on the magazine. Ceased publication
	'SA Flyer' [SA Flyer CC, ISSN ? ] Subtitled 'South Africa's Biggest Selling Aviation Magazine'. Monthly magazine with an emphasis on piloting and private aviation. Includes news, flight test reports, airshow reports, travel destination features, charter industry news and some military coverage. Current Further information: SA Flyer, PO Box 260317, Excom, 2023, South Africa. Tel: +27 11 336 6331, Fax: +27 11 333 2240. E-mail: saflyer@saflyermag.co.za Website: SA Flyer.
	'South African Aeronews' [Aero Club of South Africa, ISSN 0256-0593] The Aero Club of South Africa is the umbrella organisation for all the Private and Sport Flying organisations in South Africa. It used to publish a monthly (11/per year) magazine in English, but this appears to have ceased publication. No reference to it appears on the official ACSA website. Ceased publication
	'TraderPlane' [? publisher, ISSN ? ] Monthly magazine. Replaced by online magazine FlySouth. Ceased Publication
	'Wings Over Africa' [Aviation Publications (pty) Ltd, ISSN ? ] Subtitled 'The Aviation News Magazine of Africa'. First published in 1941. Monthly magazine containing almost 100 per cent aviation news, in a newspaper style layout, with many short pieces. 40 pages each issue, b+w photos are mainly of people. Mostly private and commercial news items with about one page of military news. Taken over by 'World AirNews' in the 1970s. Ceased Publication
	'World AirNews' [TCE Publications, ISSN 0261-2399] Monthly magazine covering world aviation events with a relevance to Southern Africa. Published from the mid 1970s. The publisher was previously known as Tom Chalmers Enterprises Limited. Current[Subscribe] Further information: TCE Publications, P.O. Box 35082, Northway, 4065, Durban. Tel: (031) 564-1319, Fax (031) 563-7115. E-mail: info@airnews.co.za Website: www.airnews.co.za.