The Major breakthrough for South African aviation

Cindy Lou Dale turns the spotlight on a maverick pilot who – 90 years ago – revolutionised the airways over South Africa and effectively created the country’s most famous airline. It all kicked off in 1929 when Major Allister Mackintosh Miller founded Union Airways in Port Elizabeth on South Africa...

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