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.

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Soaring Society of America Convention Announcement

We have been notified that the Soaring Society of America’s 2010 SSA Convention will be held in Little Rock, AR from Jan 28 to Jan 30.

Registration for the 2010 SSA Convention is now only available on-site during the convention.

The Convention Hotel is Doubletree:

Doubletree Hotel
424 West Markham
Little Rock, AR 72201
501-372-4371 or 800-222-TREE
Price is $126.00 for single and double rooms
Rate ends January 5, 2010 at 11:59 PM

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Dive and Recovery and CVR Recovery Flight AF 447

In the continuing quest recovering the bits and pieces of the Air France Flight 447 Airbus, and the Flight Data Recorder was recovered, the French navy sent a patrol to carry the black boxes to Cayenne, French Guyana, and then flown to Le Bourget to the BEA. The BEA Investigator-in-charge, a CENIPA Investigator, and French Judicial Peace officer will be present in the ten day exchange process.

BEA briefings indicate that on Monday the Cockpit Voice Recorder was identified. On Tuesday, it was recovered by the Remora 6000 ROV at 2:40, Tuesday May 3, 2001, and raised on board the Ile de Sein.

Bea Photos Documenting the Recovery

From the May 3 Briefing

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