SAA Acting Chief Pilot: 'We comply with international standards'

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South African Airways is describing remarks that the airline has safety problems as unfortunate.

JOHANNESBURG - A war of words between SAA and the union Numsa.The national carrier is demanding the retraction of the statement but the union is not willing to do that.Acting Chief Pilot for SAA, Mpho Mamashela, explains the process of checking flights.

"An aircraft is acquired from a manufacturer who will indicate to you the required services which should take place and exactly what needs to be done. Any aircraft part that gets replaced has serial numbers which need to be verified by the manufacturer to ensure that these are genuine. "Our aircraft operate under international standards, we fly all over the world and have to comply with the standards of everywhere that we go."Corruption and mismanagement have cost SAA R28-billion over the last thirteen years.

 

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