Where's the justice??
He was actually turned down at least two times after 1994 as he was found to be unsuitable for SAA. Nothing to do with "citizenship". This when SAA was, as they still are, desperate for PDI's. Then the CCMA decided, in all their infantile wisdom, to back date this guys seniority to 1989. This would give him command seniority when he has only been in SAA for a few years. However, he does not meet the minimum experience level at SAA which I believe is somewhere around 9 years of active SAA service for command. So he is now on B744 course for a FO position, although rumours are he has had to have significant extra training and is not yet on line, while the other far lower seniority number FO's who were on the same course are already flying the line!!