MEL never had any value at NTW - afraid to burst your bubble but NTW captains are all to frequently asked to turn on their phones on the flight deck during a technical delay -
VB on the line.
All to often snags transposed to servicable aircraft so that an expired DA can be cleared and a new one opened up on the now unservicable aircraft.
This practice has been going on for years.
Specifics of other maintenance deficiencies can be told by the dozen by many current NTW drivers and ex NTW drivers and recited all too often.Where there's smoke .........
To ty and blame SAA for this is utter C
p!
Well done CAA !
About time pilots, especially NTW pilots, got some much needed support on maintenance issues from the regulator .