Whatzz uup at Safair
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Whatzz uup at Safair
Its been a long period now of "rumours" regarding Safair's position in the future.
I have heard that they intend to cease ALL foreign carrier maintenance all-together, and that they intend to put over 50% of their maintenance engineers workforce onto the unemployment market.
Engineers moral is at an all-time low. These are fellows that work hard day-in, day-out to get BA/Comair/Kulula/Air Namibia aircraft out on time and on schedule, they are married men with houses and children and wives that will be facing a devastating and uncertain future, and all due to the fact that at "Director" level or board-room level a decision was made to be an aircraft leasing company only.
Loss of many UN contracts has also caused Hercules flying to come to an almost standstill, caused mainly by the minimum hours imposed by UN on pilots experience before allowing them to operated under the UN banner.
This was caused by the leaving of many experienced and high-time Herc pilots.
I believe that some Hercs are almost standing in "moth-balled" condition due to no more contracts for them.
Rumour has it that Safair will exist only as an aircraft leasing company in the future.
Its really sad that you work for a company for many many years, working your way up thru the ranks, showing utmost loyalty and then get kicked in the teeth due to a "COMMERCIAL" decision that is taken at board level.
I have heard that they intend to cease ALL foreign carrier maintenance all-together, and that they intend to put over 50% of their maintenance engineers workforce onto the unemployment market.
Engineers moral is at an all-time low. These are fellows that work hard day-in, day-out to get BA/Comair/Kulula/Air Namibia aircraft out on time and on schedule, they are married men with houses and children and wives that will be facing a devastating and uncertain future, and all due to the fact that at "Director" level or board-room level a decision was made to be an aircraft leasing company only.
Loss of many UN contracts has also caused Hercules flying to come to an almost standstill, caused mainly by the minimum hours imposed by UN on pilots experience before allowing them to operated under the UN banner.
This was caused by the leaving of many experienced and high-time Herc pilots.
I believe that some Hercs are almost standing in "moth-balled" condition due to no more contracts for them.
Rumour has it that Safair will exist only as an aircraft leasing company in the future.
Its really sad that you work for a company for many many years, working your way up thru the ranks, showing utmost loyalty and then get kicked in the teeth due to a "COMMERCIAL" decision that is taken at board level.
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Didn't Safair get out of the maintenance business about 10 years ago, and much of that work and technical personnel was picked up by Denel, in their attempt to become an MRO? and then Safair got back into it themselves...
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Interesting to see how the wheels turned for SAFAIR. I guess it’s payback for the dirty tricks campaign they were involved in with Comair and SAA. Any one remember the R50 million they received in the Sun Air demise? They lined their pockets with tax payer’s money from SAA, while all the Sun Air staff lost their jobs.
I feel very sorry for the engineers left at SAFAIR. If you can, get the hell out of there. Trust me the bosses feel nothing for you. All the best chaps, you will need it!!!!!!!!!
I feel very sorry for the engineers left at SAFAIR. If you can, get the hell out of there. Trust me the bosses feel nothing for you. All the best chaps, you will need it!!!!!!!!!
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Glad to see the dirty tricks during the Sun Air era have not been forgotten, and lets not forget the collusion of the CEO at the time and his cushy job he was given
If Safair had supported us and released the aircraft then Im sure Sun Air (the origional) would still be around today.
If Safair had supported us and released the aircraft then Im sure Sun Air (the origional) would still be around today.
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Heard a rumour that SAA Technical got the contract for all BA's B737 a/c......might even get the Kulula B737 fleet as well....
PS talking about Kulula, believe their new B737 c/s (Logo jet) is green camouflage
PS talking about Kulula, believe their new B737 c/s (Logo jet) is green camouflage
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Heard a rumour that SAA Technical got the contract for all BA's B737 a/c......might even get the Kulula B737 fleet as well....
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He' going to sleep very tightly...
Tax payer is going to pay for the maintenance, and the bonus is,
he doesnt even have to pay his staff a market related salary...
Tax payer is going to pay for the maintenance, and the bonus is,
he doesnt even have to pay his staff a market related salary...
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Safairs Future
Yup! I agree,
It looks as though "management" are not aviation orientated as they have made bad decisions over the last two years and they treat their employees like trash. Too much skimming the cream by marketing(???)
and waiting for the phone to ring.
Question of time before we switch off the lights?
It looks as though "management" are not aviation orientated as they have made bad decisions over the last two years and they treat their employees like trash. Too much skimming the cream by marketing(???)
and waiting for the phone to ring.
Question of time before we switch off the lights?
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regarding what was said about marketing (or the lack of?) it is sad to see the opposition doing marketing in the field, but never the safair boys. i cannot hear any phones ringing with tenders if the customer does not know you still exist.
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who knows
And Comair getting in the same bed as SAA. How long will it be before SAA take over Comair or force them to close like Sunair. Who knows. Elliminating the competition.
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Jip Safair and SAA is working together to illiminate the competition. Like they did with Sun Air. How can you get in the bed with the same competition why dont they start there own Maintenance like Nationwide it will be hard but much better in the long run. Dont they have ceo's that can see this comming
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Doesn't add up
MMmmm If Safair is buying Natiowide surely they woul'd need to keep their
hard working technicians instead of retrenching?
hard working technicians instead of retrenching?
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Its sad to see that so many people will be without work. If I were a shareholder of said Company, I would ask for an investigation into mis-management of the Company