South Africa aviation regulator probes low jet flypast over Cape Town stadium
The aviation authority has obtained flight data and requested more information as Airlink withdraws a planned Johannesburg flyover after safety concerns.
- 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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In South Africa, two passenger planes flew just a few metres above the heads of the spectators before a rugby game. What was planned as a show entry apparently went too far for many spectators. Now the Authority is investigating.
The South African Airspace Regulatory Agency has launched an investigation to determine the circumstances of an air show that generated controversy after performing a passage at a very short distance from the coverage of a stadium that received a classic rúgbi between the selections of New Zealand and South Africa. With the wide impact of the videos on the internet, the company responsible for jets withdrew and gave up a third scheduled presenta…
A few minutes before a meeting between New Zealand and South Africa, two Airlink Embraer flew over the Cape Town Stadium. The spectacular manoeuvre aroused criticism: after Flightradar, the aircraft passed less than 14 metres from the roof.
AIRLINE Airlink has canceled a flight over a stadium in Soweto after last week's low-flying flight in Cape Town sparked divided reactions and prompted a safety investigation by the regulatory agency.
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