SA Express can fly again, albeit with only two aircraft
The South African Civil Aviation Authority has reinstated SA Express’s air operator certificate‚ clearing the way for the airline to resume operations
The South African Civil Aviation Authority (Sacaa) has reinstated SA Express’s air operator certificate (AOC)‚ clearing the way for the airline to resume operations. The announcement comes just more than a month after the regional airline managed to get its aircraft maintenance organisation (AMO) approval successfully reinstated by the Sacaa. "With these two crucial certificates successfully reinstated‚ it means SA Express can now conduct scheduled commercial operations as an airline‚" the aviation authority said in a statement on Thursday. "In addition to successfully reinstating its AOC and AMO certificates‚ SA Express has also managed to get certificates of airworthiness (COA) for two of its aircraft. The airline is, in the meantime, permitted to operate with only two of its aircraft." SA Express’s AOC and AMO approvals, as well as the COAs for nine of its 21 aircraft were suspended on May 24 following an audit conducted by the Sacaa that uncovered severe cases of non-compliance ...
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