Unqualified technicians’ signing off shoddy maintenance work were part of the reason 46 aircraft were grounded earlier this week, transport minister Fikile Mbalula said on Thursday.

The grounding followed an oversight inspection by the SA Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) at SA Airways Technical (SAAT), which services and maintains the fleets of airline companies including SAA, Comair and Mango...

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