70% black and 30% others!!???
Dont think that will happen. There is already a crew shortage and no blacks to fill the posts. I do not hear any black accents over the radio waves, nor do I see black faces at the flying schools!
Unless SAA is planning on "importing" some blacks from other African countries, I'm afraid those figures are just a dream. It is my opinion that blacks do not want to fly, otherwise we would have seen many more in the USA airlines as an example. By the way, it is not just SAA that want to have "locals" on the flight deck, I believe other international airlines are also "promoting" that there should be "representation" on the deck.
It surely is interesting times ahead of us. Bottom line for me, I dont really want to leave South Africa. It is a great country and if we can just sort out crime and stop harping on the past, it will be an AWESOME country.
SAA might perform like the Springboks did a couple of years back, but look at the Boks now. There is hope!