For the aviation fans

[Long Wheel Base]

Interesting take on Level 3 domestic air travel. Seems doable but I'm wondering how the inter-province movement restrictions will come into play.

 

https://businesstech.co.za/news/business/399375/heres-how-domestic-flights-could-work-under-level-3-lockdown/

Not going to happen, IMHO.

Acsa proposed that airlines effectively run at 20% – 25% of the domestic travel volume

 

There is apparently already a deal between the lowcost airlines not to fly until they can get full planes. They simply can't afford to fly 50 odd people per flight, not unless they make the tickets seriously expensive. 

[Long Wheel Base]

Plane crash in Pakistan

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-52766904

[Lotus]

Another black eye for Boeing. Hope it goes well.

https://techcentral.co.za/a-defining-moment-spacex-will-this-week-launch-humans-into-space/98267/

[Lotus]

So it's limited air travel from next week.

 

I checked the Mango and Flysafair websites but no tickets on sale yet. (Aw c'mon, I can dream, can't I?)

[Karooryder]

So it's limited air travel from next week.

 

I checked the Mango and Flysafair websites but no tickets on sale yet. (Aw c'mon, I can dream, can't I?)

I'm really curious to see how this is going to work. No inter-provincial travel allowed but limited air travel for business only - so unless you're flying between Cape Town and George for business this is not going to fly (pun intended)

 

And as LWB said above, does not make sense for already suffering carriers to commence limited volume operations that will undoubtedly result in further losses.

Edited May 25, 2020 by Karooryder

[Long Wheel Base]

I can confirm that all the planes here at SAAT are still in preserved condition. I will keep you updated but I don't see us getting any of them ready to fly this week. 

[Long Wheel Base]

I think it's time Harrison Ford stops flying before he kills himself and/or plenty others.

https://www.newsweek.com/harrison-ford-under-faa-investigation-plane-operation-blunder-yes-again-1501008

[Lotus]

I wonder why there are so many flights from the UAE? Seems like almost every day they come in numbers.

[geomark]

I'm really curious to see how this is going to work. No inter-provincial travel allowed but limited air travel for business only - so unless you're flying between Cape Town and George for business this is not going to fly (pun intended)

 

And as LWB said above, does not make sense for already suffering carriers to commence limited volume operations that will undoubtedly result in further losses.

The current reality is with the right business paperwork lots of people are travelling inter-provincially by road currently at a low key/profile. Think of farmers who would have properties on provincial boundaries etc etc. I know many who are.

 

So despite what the press says the gvt seems to have already bought into that principal at some level.  The next question is who is going to want to fly and share air for +2hrs on the the CT-JHB leg.  Maybe they will put some protocol in place which says have to have a test within x days, but testing capacity will make that tough and then what happened to you in the last x days/hours?

 

Personally, my partner and I used to be between Stellenbosch and Jhb 2-3 times a month, now we will maybe look at 10 day trips as and when and drive to do essential face to face stuff, not rushing to fly too soon.

[geomark]

I wonder why there are so many flights from the UAE? Seems like almost every day they come in numbers.

Maybe the Guptas moving out of Saxonwold finally 

[kosmonooit]

I wonder why there are so many flights from the UAE? Seems like almost every day they come in numbers.

Freight

[Bateleur1]

Plane crash in Pakistan

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-52766904

 

Whoops.  Seems like blatant pilot error.  Might even be that they forgot to put down the landing gear.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZ0LY7ma1cA

[dev null]

Thought I would leave this here. One of my super favourite research subjects of WW2 aviation.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkWnHma45fk

[Karooryder]

So it's limited air travel from next week.

 

I checked the Mango and Flysafair websites but no tickets on sale yet. (Aw c'mon, I can dream, can't I?)

 

Seems like SAA is positioning themselves to resume some kind of operations next month or at the earliest opportunity. 

 

https://businesstech.co.za/news/business/401975/saa-prepares-for-take-off-again/

 

South African Airways (SAA) plans to restart domestic flights as soon as it is given official approval by the government.

The airline said that it plans to retain its domestic schedule of flights between Johannesburg and Cape Town with effect from mid-June 2020. Accordingly, the group said it is focusing on ensuring operational readiness to resume flights once permissible.

This position will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, it said.

At the same time, SAA said it is cancelling all planned scheduled flights on regional and international services until the end of June 2020 with immediate effect.

This decision has been taken as a result of the continuing global impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the airline said.

Many restrictive rules and regulations still apply to civil aviation across the world. On this basis, it is not yet possible to resume operations beyond South Africa’s borders in a sustainable manner, it said.

“Everyone at SAA is looking forward to welcoming and serving our customers once again.

‘Our operational preparedness is underlined by the significant role the airline has played in global repatriations to and from South Africa and by our desire to serve the domestic market,” said Philip Saunders, SAA’s chief commercial officer.

The airline said all customers will be able to use their ticket’s full value as a credit for travel on any SAA service up to an including 24 March 2022.

The airline will also permit a free name change if any individual customer no longer wishes to travel. This represents an important part of SAA’s continued commitment to support our customers in these unprecedented times.

[Robbie Stewart]

So Dudu Myeni finally starts paying for her failure to be a leader of SAA. Some good news for a change.

 

JUST IN | Former SAA chairperson Dudu Myeni declared delinquent director https://www.fin24.com/Companies/Industrial/just-in-former-saa-chair-dudu-myeni-declared-delinquent-director-20200527

[SwissVan]

Seems like SAA is positioning themselves to resume some kind of operations next month or at the earliest opportunity.

 

https://businesstech.co.za/news/business/401975/saa-prepares-for-take-off-again/

 

South African Airways (SAA) plans to restart domestic flights as soon as it is given official approval by the government.

The airline said that it plans to retain its domestic schedule of flights between Johannesburg and Cape Town with effect from mid-June 2020. Accordingly, the group said it is focusing on ensuring operational readiness to resume flights once permissible.

This position will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, it said.

At the same time, SAA said it is cancelling all planned scheduled flights on regional and international services until the end of June 2020 with immediate effect.

This decision has been taken as a result of the continuing global impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the airline said.

Many restrictive rules and regulations still apply to civil aviation across the world. On this basis, it is not yet possible to resume operations beyond South Africa’s borders in a sustainable manner, it said.

“Everyone at SAA is looking forward to welcoming and serving our customers once again.

‘Our operational preparedness is underlined by the significant role the airline has played in global repatriations to and from South Africa and by our desire to serve the domestic market,” said Philip Saunders, SAA’s chief commercial officer.

The airline said all customers will be able to use their ticket’s full value as a credit for travel on any SAA service up to an including 24 March 2022.

The airline will also permit a free name change if any individual customer no longer wishes to travel. This represents an important part of SAA’s continued commitment to support our customers in these unprecedented times.

Not sure they can afford to start up, where will they get money from?

 

Maybe it’s a way to get out of refunding passengers?