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The certificate is one of the requirements to be able to operate commercially.
SAA has indicated recently that it hopes to take to the skies again in the third quarter of the year.
The South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) is conducting an audit at South African Airways (SAA) for the renewal of a certificate allowing the airline to fly commercially.
SAA s current Air Operator Certificate (AOC) expires on 30 June 2021, according to SACAA.
An AOC is a certificate authorising an operator to carry out specified commercial air transport operations. It is the approval granted from a national aviation authority to an aircraft operator to allow it to use aircraft for commercial purposes. An AOC details the aircraft types that may be used, for what purpose and in what geographic region, according to Skybrary.
SAA has welcomed the decision by the Labour Court to dismiss an application by the SAA Pilots' Association to prevent the airline from engaging replacement pilots.
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The Labour Court in Johannesburg on Monday dismissed an application by the SAA Pilots Association that sought to prevent the state-owned airline from using so-called scab labour .
According to the judge, SAA has a right to prepare to start operating.
SAAPA says it wants to apply for leave to appeal.
The Labour Court in Johannesburg on Monday dismissed an application by the SAA Pilots Association (SAAPA) that sought to prevent the state-owned airline from using so-called scab labour in their absence.
At issue are vital training functions needed for the airline to kick off operations again.
The union s members have been locked out since 18 December last year and later went on strike to prevent scab labour – that is, workers hired to fill in for the absent union members – from being used by the airline.