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Old 27th Feb 2012, 17:31
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Gymnogene
 
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Velvet Sky Suspends operations

T-CAS Climb wrote "Its a disgrace that the SA CAA dont step in and put an end to this BS." How true!!!

It's only in South Africa where an airline that owes the fuel company R29 million and the maintenance provider R11 million is allowed to continue operating. Surely it's the CAA's duty to ensure that an organisation that they have licensed remains solvent.

And what about our fancy Consumer Protection Act. Seems the custodians are very quiet. Is it perhaps because the Aurora directors are involved?

Trying to run a private airline in SA is a real challenge when one has to compete with 3 state airlines, one sponsored by the SOE and one funded by relatives of the ruling party.
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