Comair (Kulula & BA) and SAA planes grounded: What travellers need to know

[Aharon]

Boeing 737-8 NG wing cracks is also an issue and that makes up the entire fleet of Mango, and BA/Kulula

 

[joshuatree]

Here is a thread on the aviation forum, Avcom , pertaining to this :

CAA grounds Comairs SAAT maintained fleet

CAA grounds Comairs SAAT maintained fleet - AvCom

avcom.co.za

 

[ponder]

Boeing 737-8 NG wing cracks is also an issue and that makes up the entire fleet of Mango, and BA/Kulula

Picklefork crack inspections are only mandatory after 30k flights, under that value you have a year to inspect. I doubt any of the local carriers have 30k cycles on their NG planes.

 

[ForceFate]

Don't care about your habits. Go fly unsafe planes if you want. I'll rather drive down.

Lol. Google search will tell you how extensive fake parts problem is. It extends beyond our domestic market.

 

[ForceFate]

Did BA not stop making use of the services of SAAT due to incompetence and staff not knowing what they were doing?

Source?

 

[ponder]

Source?

Comair to end SAA service contract

It was earlier reported that seven senior staff members at SAAT had been recommended for suspension regarding dubious bid processes and irregular procurement

www.businesslive.co.za

Btw Comair operates BA under license so it applies to BA as well. Not sure if they've moved yet or not.

 

[The_Librarian]

Is Mango too rotten to fly anymore?

 

[Aharon]

Did BA not stop making use of the services of SAAT due to incompetence and staff not knowing what they were doing?

I also thought so. Maybe it hasn't kicked in yet?

 

[ForceFate]

Comair to end SAA service contract

It was earlier reported that seven senior staff members at SAAT had been recommended for suspension regarding dubious bid processes and irregular procurement

www.businesslive.co.za

Btw Comair operates BA under license so it applies to BA as well. Not sure if they've moved yet or not.

Thought this was about ongoing financial issues at SAA and not the technical aspect of it. This doesn't affect their current contracts.

 

[ponder]

Thought this was about ongoing financial issues at SAA and not the technical aspect of it. This doesn't affect their current contracts.

I only provided a link, I made no claims. I have not learnt my lesson yet from the last incident it seems.

 

[ForceFate]

Did BA not stop making use of the services of SAAT due to incompetence and staff not knowing what they were doing?

Thought it was in response to this claim, to which I requested the source

I only provided a link, I made no claims. I have not learnt my lesson yet from the last incident it seems.

 

[Arthur]

Affected aircraft types?

 

[Aharon]

Affected aircraft types?

Ba, kulula and mango is all 737-800
Saa would be airbus - in all likelihood the a320 and a319

 

[ponder]

Thought it was in response to this claim, to which I requested the source

I obviously have not learnt my lesson yet.

 

[Aharon]

SACAA Media Release:

 

[Looney]

Christ, my wife and I are flying to Zanzibar with Mango in Jan. Petrified now.

 

[Aharon]

I'd love to know what they actually found?

 

[Kosmik]

OMG, on a flight now, delayed 1 hour and there is a while row of seats missing . They changed the aircraft but there is no row 17 and folks checked in already.

MN641 jhb to dbn for those interested.

 

[yebocan]

Reports on organised crime prompted audit of SAA technical - Mbalula

One of the reasons that SA's civil aviation authority conducted a safety audit at SAA Technical was remarks made by an official at at the national airline that the loss and theft of aircraft parts may be caused by an organised crime syndicate, Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has said.

The transport minister on Tuesday briefed media following the precautionary grounding of SAA and Comair aircraft.

Reports on organised crime prompted audit of SAA technical - Mbalula | Business

Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula expects airlines to operate as normal by the end of the week.

www.fin24.com

 

[ponder]

OMG, on a flight now, delayed 1 hour and there is a while row of seats missing . They changed the aircraft but there is no row 17 and folks checked in already.

MN641 jhb to dbn for those interested.