SA Express prepares for take-off
SA Express assured the public and its customers that it has focused intensely on addressing the root causes that led to its grounding.
SA Express is readying itself for take-off, it said this week. In its statement, the airline, falling within the ambit of the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE), said the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) reinstated its Aircraft Maintenance Organisation (AMO) certification on Friday, 22 June.
Since then, SA Express has undergone a stringent and rigorous process to meet the regulator’s high standards.
“All of our corrective action plans were accepted by the CAA for all the findings which led to the suspension of the AMO and the Air Operators Certificate (AOC). A team comprising members of the newly appointed Board of Directors, the Ministerial Intervention Team, as well as SA Express’ dedicated employees have worked tirelessly to implement the CAA approved corrective action plans (CAPS),” said the airline.
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In May, the authority announced the suspension of SA Express’s air operator’s certificate and the certificates of airworthiness (CoA) of nine of the 21 aircraft being operated by the airline.
SA Express assured the public and its customers that it has focused intensely on addressing the root causes that led to its grounding.
The airline said it has restructured the internal processes that led to the grounding.
“As soon as the SA Express AOC has been reinstated by the CAA, the airline will be ready to again fly its passengers in comfort and safety.”
