Airline Involved in Low Stadium Flyover Turns over Black Box Data as Investigators Probe if Safety Rules Were Violated
- 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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Low jet flyover of Cape Town stadium sparks safety probe
A low-altitude flyover by two Airlink passenger jets before a rugby match at Cape Town’s DHL Stadium is being reviewed by South African aviation authorities after it drew safety concerns, officials said on Wednesday. The South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) said it had obtained flight data recordings and requested additional information from regional carrier Airlink as part of its assessment. A full report with recommendations would be…
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.
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.
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…
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