South Africa’s Airlink is preferred bidder for commercial flights
The govt of the remote British dependency of St Helena in the South Atlantic has chosen SA Airlink as the preferred bidder to begin scheduled commercial flights to the island. Until now, the only regular contact with the outside world for the island’s 4,500 residents has been via a supply vessel that arrives from South Africa every 3 weeks. The tiny island completed work on a new, US$360m airport in 2016. However, initial evaluation flights into the airport by Comair with a Boeing 737-800 discovered windshear problems on the northerly approach to the sole runway, while the southerly approach has a habitual tailwind. Late last year, Embraer pilots, accompanied by aircrew from SA Airlink, operated an Embraer ERJ190 regional jet into the airport. <br/>
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South Africa’s Airlink is preferred bidder for commercial flights
The govt of the remote British dependency of St Helena in the South Atlantic has chosen SA Airlink as the preferred bidder to begin scheduled commercial flights to the island. Until now, the only regular contact with the outside world for the island’s 4,500 residents has been via a supply vessel that arrives from South Africa every 3 weeks. The tiny island completed work on a new, US$360m airport in 2016. However, initial evaluation flights into the airport by Comair with a Boeing 737-800 discovered windshear problems on the northerly approach to the sole runway, while the southerly approach has a habitual tailwind. Late last year, Embraer pilots, accompanied by aircrew from SA Airlink, operated an Embraer ERJ190 regional jet into the airport. <br/>
