CemAir grounding overturned; must pass AOC audit
South African regional airline CemAir is hoping to resume operations after an appeal committee overturned the South African CAA’s (SACAA) decision to ground the airline twice in 2 months. The SACAA suspended CemAir’s Part 121 and 135 air operator’s certificates in Dec 2018 and recommended revoking them completely over what it described as Level One infractions that posed a serious safety risk to the public. CemAir strongly rejected the accusations and won a high-court appeal to get the suspension lifted. However, in Jan 2019, the SACAA grounded CemAir for a second time, claiming the airline had failed to prove the airworthiness of its fleet. Following a 5-day hearing, a Civil Aviation Appeal Committee overturned both groundings April 29, describing them as “irrational, arbitrary, unreasonable and procedurally unfair.” <br/>
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CemAir grounding overturned; must pass AOC audit
South African regional airline CemAir is hoping to resume operations after an appeal committee overturned the South African CAA’s (SACAA) decision to ground the airline twice in 2 months. The SACAA suspended CemAir’s Part 121 and 135 air operator’s certificates in Dec 2018 and recommended revoking them completely over what it described as Level One infractions that posed a serious safety risk to the public. CemAir strongly rejected the accusations and won a high-court appeal to get the suspension lifted. However, in Jan 2019, the SACAA grounded CemAir for a second time, claiming the airline had failed to prove the airworthiness of its fleet. Following a 5-day hearing, a Civil Aviation Appeal Committee overturned both groundings April 29, describing them as “irrational, arbitrary, unreasonable and procedurally unfair.” <br/>
