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Operating in Summer Season

As is the normal trend, the summer season in Eastern/Southern Africa experiences the peak traffic usually associated with the festive season (November-January).

26.01.2025
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Turbulence events may result in injuries being sustained by crew and passengers in the cabin, particularly for persons not seated with the seat belt fastened during the encounter.

08.05.2024
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Cabin Safety - Inadvertent Slide Deployment (ISD)

The need to arm and disarm doors introduces the possibility that cabin crew open the aircraft door while it is still armed, leading to an inadvertent slide deployment (ISDs).

07.05.2024
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An unsafe aircraft environment may occur for a number of reasons, this section will cover, smoke and fume related events, air quality and any other residual threat that could impact the aircraft environment.


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