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SA Airlink Verges on Grounding
After an Airlink plane overshot the runway at George Airport on Monday and landed near the N2 highway and 33 were evacuated, and an Airlink plane landed on a school grounds, killing the pilot and three others, Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele is awaiting a safety audit that will determine whether or not SA Airlink will be grounded.
A recently retired senior SAA expert on airline flight safety is conducting a thorough and independent review of Airlink procedures and processes.Air India on Flakey Financial Footing
Newspaper articles in July promised compensation to Air India crash victims, and here it is September, and they’re still arguing about compensation, which is still unpaid.Perhaps this is partly due to financial circumstances, as independent sources say all Indian airlines are barely keeping afloat, due to competition, low fares and rising wages and fuel expenses,(not to mention corruption, and failed safety efforts) but in the worst shape are Kingfisher Airlines and the state-owned Air India. Liquor tycoon Vijay Mallya who controls Kingfisher, denies rumors of Kingfisher nearing its demise.
In mid-August, the government said it planned to take three months to financially restructure Air India. The turnaround plan is described as a hub-and-spoke route model. Costs will be cut by redeploying staff and unloading real estate.
According to Moody’s any loan to Air India is ‘credit negative’. Air India has incurred heavy losses and has been in the red since its the 2007 merger with Indian Airlines.
In the meantime, who knows when, or how much suffering families will be paid in compensation.
Stubborn JFK ATC Punishes LOT Polish Airlines Pilot For Not Being Ready
A JFK air traffic controller relished in the opportunity to punish a LOT Boeing 787 pilot after the plane wasn’t ready for takeoff.
Officials release name of victim in Thursday plane crash
Police said Marsh departed from Lansing on Thursday and was en route to White Plains, New York, to visit family in the area.
Plane passenger’s take on reclining seats goes viral—sparks debate
Social media users were divided over the passenger’s opinion on reclining seats in the viral clip, with one saying “this drives me insane.”
Cause of Aveley plane crash unknown, says investigative body
The body says after investigations it was unable to find evidence of an engine issue.
