Non-negotiable that ‘new SAA’ be flown by black pilots: Gordhan

[BusinessTech]

Non-negotiable that ‘new SAA’ be flown by black pilots: Gordhan

Public Enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan says the failure to 'transform' the pilot corps at SAA is a symptom of the general failure of leadership at the airline, and old agreements which have impeded the transformation process need to be terminated.

 

[eg2505]

racism, simply racism.
no other word for it. not transformation/equality or any of the other words they come up with.

 

[killerbyte]

I don't want a white pilot or a black pilot. I want the best pilot.
Skill and Merit are the only things that matter.

 

[Flashgear]

What a moron that guy is. Good lord.

 

[skimread]

I have no problem flying on a plane flown by an African black pilot from a country where affirmative action and race quotas don't play a role.

Knowing the selection is based on race and affirmation action however makes me worry. Zondo commission has shown how entitlement of these individuals leads to disaster. Government has shown when they interfere and regulate, they destroy as there is no motivation of being the best at your job. Motivation becomes other things.

 

[Mista_Mobsta]

I recently watched the Chasing the Sun docu on SS. It was fantastic to see how Rassie and the team handled the transformation issues within the team in a transparent and open manner.

We all know how important it is to ensure SA is inclusive and fair. The problem is that a lot of the calls by politicians are purely populist in nature and not thought out properly. It's also racist without any sunset clauses but I digress.

If Gordhan could come up with a scientific and rational argument with numbers and facts (like number of qualified pilots broken down into racial/sex groups) and how their numbers will impact redress correctly, IE: ensure these pilots aren't already very well off without the need for government intervention, then I can agree with something like this.

If you want to address the racial issues in SA, at least be open and FACTUAL about it. Whaffling around with statements like "most of the land" and "all pilots have to be" etc etc is pure conjecture and opinion and has no meaning in resolving the problem in SA. All you are doing is dividing a nation.

 

[Nemoneiros]

Non-negotiable that ‘new SAA’ be flown by black pilots: Gordhan

Public Enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan says the failure to 'transform' the pilot corps at SAA is a symptom of the general failure of leadership at the airline, and old agreements which have impeded the transformation process need to be terminated.

Maybe these blacks should transform themselves first.

 

[Nemoneiros]

I don't want a white pilot or a black pilot. I want the best pilot.
Skill and Merit are the only things that matter.

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Tot ons in ons fokken moer in is en dan:

transform daai moer ook boet!

 

[bwana]

I don't want a white pilot or a black pilot. I want the best pilot.
Skill and Merit are the only things that matter.

Agreed - when it comes to things like safety there's no room for quotas. Best person for the job, that's it.

 

[eg2505]

I don't want a white pilot or a black pilot. I want the best pilot.
Skill and Merit are the only things that matter.

why is this so hard to understand for these people?
I know, management themselves only got where they are due to corruption and nepotism,

so why expect anything else from this corrupt management?

 

[eg2505]

Agreed - when it comes to things like safety there's no room for quotas. Best person for the job, that's it.

maybe some shoe polish can come in handy
or a nice long vacation to tan out a bit, get that melanin count up.

 

[Brenden_E]

Agreed - when it comes to things like safety there's no room for quotas. Best person for the job, that's it.

Safety is negotiable, black pilots not.

 

[Lupus]

Wait so it wasn't corruption right down to the core, it was simply because there wasn't enough black pilots? Yeah that must be the case, not that the government can't run a tap in a bathroom.

 

[Jola]

I will pay good money not to fly SAA, I just don't trust the airline.

Same as Eskom / Joburg Municipality, totally unreliable, but at least with those you are not a couple of kilometers above the ground.

 

[wbot]

Don't care. Will not be flying SAAncorruption regardless of who the pilots are

 

[backstreetboy]

 

[ToxicBunny]

This decision/choice by Gordhan is ultimately irrelevant.

I wouldn't fly SAA ever again anyway.

 

[RedViking]

So BEE will escort the white folk out of the country?

Better give good service.

 

[RedViking]

BEE gives you wings!

 

[Matt91]

Awesome! I hope they only hire black pilots, that would be superb. Would also love to see what the CV of one these AA pilots looks like.

CV of:
→Philane Mabitsela Nkosi

Qualifications:
→Black skin

Experience:
→Watched Top Gun atleast 4 times
→Played MS flight sim in 1998 (only crashed twice on campaign mode)