French accents in South African airspace

[vaninnam]

What is all the french accents doing in safair aircraft?Where is the local crew?

[Iznogood]

Local crews are in Bangui, Conakry, Monrovia, Niamey, Ndjamena, ...everywhere in eastern africa, but jobless local pilots on these plcaes are not complaining here.

[Sop_Monkey]

Did they speak English? If they did, we/you were honored.

[four engine jock]

I have asked that question... to many guys in SA looking for good flying jobs... but then lots of guys looking also for that $$$$

[capster]

Such terms they'll struggle to get experienced SA guys

[four engine jock]

Iam sure its costing them a pretty penny getting those French guys. Hotel/Perdiems/Euros/
why not pay the guys a good salary!!!

[Knell]

maybe it s because they are better than you ?

[BBH]

If SAFAIR is the same company as I know 20 years ago it is a French cargo company working in particular areas with ex french airforce crews.
May be it will explain french accent

[four engine jock]

Please Knell
South Africa has some of the best pilots in world.

[Solid Rust Twotter]

...And we're off!

[ian16th]

That's just the smell of the rusty ones!

[Solid Rust Twotter]

Too sharp for one, Mr Ian. You should have been twins...

[Capetonian]

If SAFAIR is the same company as I know 20 years ago it is a French cargo company working in particular areas with ex french airforce crews.

It isn't.

It's a long established South African company that specialised in cargo, medevac and charters for the SADF during the guerilla war, and to the Antarctic for the Navy. They have a few Hercs.

It has recently started LCC domestic scheduled passenger operations and seems to be doing quite well, I've flown on four flights in the last few months and I'm happy to report no trace of a French accent.

[Whenwe]

It's a long established South African company that specialised in cargo, medevac and charters for the SADF during the guerilla war, and to the Antarctic for the Navy. They have a few Hercs.

Indeed! Started off with ZS-GSK L100-20 in the 70's. A lovely aircraft to fly.

Ended up with 16 or 17 L100-30's, I cannot remember the exact figure; I brought ZS-JIZ across from Dobbins Air Force Base.

One of the best companies I had the privilege to work for.

[cavortingcheetah]

Had some 727s at one time too?

[The Ancient Geek]

ISTR the 727s were SAA surplus.
But ICBW.

[opsmike]

and a few B707's B737's and MD82's

[cavortingcheetah]

Didn't the MD82s belong to Sunair for whom Safair did the maintenance?

[outabounds]

French

Apparently French post guys who are under the umbrella of ASL of which SAFAIR is to.
Helping out as the crews needed are more the training department can train at the moment, I guess they are growing fast, good news for SA pilots.

[2efiss]

French registered L,382 leased from Safair.
These aircraft flew under name SFAIR, sometimed coming to JS for mainterenance at Safair.


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