South African CAA grounds CemAir aircraft
The South African aviation regulator has grounded 12 aircraft from the fleet of carrier CemAir after finding irregularities in the maintenance procedures of the aircraft. The South African CAA (SACAA) declined to give details of the aircraft affected. The SACAA said the suspension of the aircraft’s certificates of airworthiness was ordered Feb 2 after the discovery during an audit by SACAA inspectors that some aircraft serviced at CemAir’s aircraft maintenance organisation had been released back to service or cleared as airworthy by unqualified personnel. “This practice poses an imminent danger for crew members, passengers and the public at large, and has a direct impact on aviation safety, since the airworthiness status of the aircraft concerned cannot be confirmed and/or is questionable,” the authority said. <br/>
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South African CAA grounds CemAir aircraft
The South African aviation regulator has grounded 12 aircraft from the fleet of carrier CemAir after finding irregularities in the maintenance procedures of the aircraft. The South African CAA (SACAA) declined to give details of the aircraft affected. The SACAA said the suspension of the aircraft’s certificates of airworthiness was ordered Feb 2 after the discovery during an audit by SACAA inspectors that some aircraft serviced at CemAir’s aircraft maintenance organisation had been released back to service or cleared as airworthy by unqualified personnel. “This practice poses an imminent danger for crew members, passengers and the public at large, and has a direct impact on aviation safety, since the airworthiness status of the aircraft concerned cannot be confirmed and/or is questionable,” the authority said. <br/>
