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vaninnam
17th Feb 2015, 09:03
What is all the french accents doing in safair aircraft?Where is the local crew?
Iznogood
18th Feb 2015, 04:22
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
18th Feb 2015, 05:38
Did they speak English? If they did, we/you were honored. :}
four engine jock
18th Feb 2015, 07:00
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
18th Feb 2015, 12:29
Such :mad: terms they'll struggle to get experienced SA guys
four engine jock
18th Feb 2015, 12:46
Iam sure its costing them a pretty penny getting those French guys. Hotel/Perdiems/Euros/
why not pay the guys a good salary!!!
Knell
20th Feb 2015, 07:19
maybe it s because they are better than you ?
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
20th Feb 2015, 08:36
Please Knell
South Africa has some of the best pilots in world.
Solid Rust Twotter
20th Feb 2015, 10:00
...And we're off!http://slumz.boxden.com/fusion/icons/icon10.gif
ian16th
20th Feb 2015, 10:27
That's just the smell of the rusty ones! :ok:
Solid Rust Twotter
20th Feb 2015, 19:02
Too sharp for one, Mr Ian. You should have been twins...:}
Capetonian
21st Feb 2015, 21:11
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
22nd Feb 2015, 05:45
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
22nd Feb 2015, 11:35
Had some 727s at one time too?
The Ancient Geek
22nd Feb 2015, 13:09
ISTR the 727s were SAA surplus.
But ICBW.
opsmike
23rd Feb 2015, 08:12
and a few B707's B737's and MD82's
cavortingcheetah
23rd Feb 2015, 11:43
Didn't the MD82s belong to Sunair for whom Safair did the maintenance?
outabounds
27th Feb 2015, 06:52
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.:D
2efiss
27th Feb 2015, 09:27
French registered L,382 leased from Safair.
These aircraft flew under name SFAIR, sometimed coming to JS for mainterenance at Safair.
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=sfair&espv=2&biw=1280&bih=923&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=B0PwVKX7EIGv7AbtwoGoAw&ved=0CEUQsAQ
Reinhardt
3rd Mar 2015, 05:37
Exactly - please don't mix SAFAIR and SFAIR (this one having disappeared 20+ years ago)
In the good old days, there was also some french accents coming from sharp, fast and noisy aircraft with the Castle roundel flying up North, and they hadn't come for money, please remember, you SA guys...
Please Knell
South Africa has some of the best pilots in world.
ahahahaha
where did they fly ? Never saw one in real operations ....are they stealth ?