South African Airways resecures its AOC ahead of restart

The South African Civil Aviation Authority has confirmed it has re-issued an Air Operator's Certificate (AOC) to South African Airways for both domestic and international flights ahead of the flag carrier's expected relaunch later this month. According to an SACAA spokesperson, only eight aircraft are currently listed on SAA's AOC operating specifications. The regulator referred ch-aviation to the airline for clarification regarding which aircraft they would be operating as part of this approval. SAA, in a separate statement, confirmed it had been granted a renewed operating license but omitted to clarify which aircraft it would be operating. Spokesperson Vimla Maistry confirmed to ch-aviation that the current certification covered A320 and A340 types totalling eight aircraft. She said that no request for proposals for any additional aircraft - and "definitely none for regional jets" - had as yet been issued. According to the ch-aviation fleets advanced module, SAA still owns three A340-300s and four A340-600s, while it still has three A319-100s on lease from Castlelake and one A330-300 on lease from Aergo Capital. <br/>