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South Africa Aviation Regulator Probes Low Jet Flypast over Cape Town Stadium
- Last Saturday, a low flypast by two Airlink jets at Cape Town's DHL Stadium drew safety concerns, prompting The South African Civil Aviation Authority to begin a review.
- South African rugby has a long tradition of stadium flybys, dating back to the 1995 Rugby World Cup final in Johannesburg when a Boeing 747 swept over Ellis Park before the Springboks faced the All Blacks.
- The flyover drew cheers from about 56,000 spectators, but Airlink acknowledged "valid questions and concerns" regarding safety after providing black box data to The SACAA earlier this week.
- Airlink withdrew its application for a flyover scheduled for yesterday over Johannesburg's FNB Stadium, citing unfavorable forecast weather conditions for a safe formation flyby.
- Stating the company never intended to "upstage Rugby's Greatest Rivalry," Airlink chief executive Villiers Engelbrecht said The SACAA will issue a full report with recommendations once the review is complete.
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On Saturday, South Africa faced New Zealand in a rugby rivalry match at DHL Stadium in Cape Town. Before the match, two passenger planes made a spectacular flyover over the stadium.
·Stockholm, Sweden
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Airline involved in low stadium flyover turns over black box data as investigators probe if safety rules were violated
The airline behind a remarkably low planned flyover of a packed rugby stadium said Wednesday it will turn over data from the planes’ black boxes to show the maneuver was done in accordance with governmental rules.
·Atlanta, United States
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