2oceansvibe News | South African and international news

Sponsored by RSAWeb rss
2ov Radio
  • Home
  • About
    • Terms and Conditions
    • Seth Rotherham
  • Lifestyle & Hospitality
  • Café du Cap
  • Cabine du Cap
  • Media Packs / Advertising
  • Contact
    • Contact
    • Anonymous Tips
    • Twitter
    • Facebook
Seth Rotherham
  • Flying To Plett Soon On CemAir? You Might Need To Rethink That

    13 Dec 2018 by Carrie in Aviation, Lifestyle, Travel
    Related Posts
    • Flight Descends Into Chaos As Passengers And Cabin Crew Clash [Video]
    • Counting The Jaw-Dropping Costs Of Plett’s Festive Season Beach Closures
    • You Can Fly Out Of SA On The Following Airlines
    • When Flying To Paris To Surprise Your Partner Backfires
    • You're Not The Only One Cancelling Your Garden Route Holiday

    When we fly, we take it for granted that all safety checks and regulations are up to date.

    I mean, it’s a giant metal tube flying through the sky, so it’s in everyone’s best interests to make sure that thing is fully operational.

    And yet, the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) grounded CemAir flights for 24 hours on Wednesday, following their alleged contravention of legislation and civil aviation regulations.

    Yeah, the same civil aviation regulations put in place to make sure that that giant metal tube stays airborne.

    Here’s IOL:

    The Johannesburg-based airline, operating flights between Cape Town and Plettenberg Bay, as well as Cape Town and Hoedspruit, could neither produce nor demonstrate the appointment of an approved and suitably qualified “responsible person: flight operations” – a critical position as required by the Civil Aviation Regulations, said Simon Segwabe, the executive for aviation safety operations at the time of the audit.

    This basically means that they don’t have anyone working for the airline who is able to ensure that the operations of that airline are safe.

    CemAir will be back in the sky today just after lunchtime (1:30PM is the provisional time), but I won’t be booking a flight anytime soon.

    This from TimesLIVE.

    “This malpractice demonstrates that CemAir is intentionally violating applicable Civil Aviation Regulations,” SACAA said. “Their actions in this regard therefore pose an immediate and serious safety hazard and risk to the public at large as well as other airspace users and its crew, and passengers. This decision, which regrettably affects travellers, is made in the interests of advancing aviation safety.”

    Safety first is definitely key when it comes to aviation.

    It might be worth taking a look at some other aviation options.

    [source:iol&timeslive]

    • ← Check Out South Africa’s Kinkiest New Year’s Eve Party
    • Friday Morning Spice →
    • Tweet
    • Tags:
    • airplane
    • Airplanes
    • CemAir
    • flights
    • flights grounded
    • grounded
    • plett
    • Plettenberg Bay
    • The South African Civil Aviation Authority

    Latest News

    • Pentagon Confirms That Footage Of ‘Pyramid-Shaped’ UFO Is No Joke [Video]

      [imagesource: Twitter / Jeremy Corbell] Just before we get to the nitty-gritty of the m...

    • Turns Out The Karoo Is Full Of Strange Ghost Stories

      [imagesource: SA Venues] The Lord Milner Hotel in Matjiesfontein is famous for being on...

    • Canadian Politician Latest To Be Caught Nude On Zoom

      [imagesource:here] Is it possible that politics is becoming a bit too transparent these...

    • Vereeniging Brawlers Ruin Primary School Golf Day [Video]

      [imagesource: Twitter / @BradvBeuge] Hang on, is that shirtless man wielding a flagstic...

    • Thursday Morning Spice

      [imagesource: Hiroko Masuike / Getty Images] Bernie Madoff, Mastermind Of Biggest Inves...


    • 2oceansvibe Partners

    • CONTACT US
    • GOT A HOT STORY?
    • 2oceansvibe Radio
    • 2oceansvibe Media
    • Media Pack
    • Seth Rotherham
    • Café du Cap
    • Cabine du Cap
    • Cape Town City Accommodation
    • Terms & Conditions
    • Business
    • Media
    • Entertainment
    • Tech/Sci
    • World
    • Travel
    • Lifestyle
    • Sport
    • Politics
  • Follow

    2oceansvibe.com is part of the 2oceansVibe Media Group

    DMMA Logo