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YOUR PARTNER THROUGH ALL THE STAGES OF YOUR CAREER The Solidarity Occupational Guild for Aviation is aimed at protecting and promoting all occupations in the aviation industry.
The Guild for Aviation strives to act collectively as a watchdog for members, to protect the occupation and to give young people an opportunity for a career in aviation, and also to address issues in the industry.
Who may join the Guild for Aviation? Matriculants
Matriculants interested in studying in this field
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Any other persons working in the aviation industry.
Guild benefits As Guild member you are part of Solidarity and consequently you qualify for all trade union benefits within the terms and conditions. Guild membership is an additional benefit of Solidarity membership.
Additional benefits enjoyed exclusively by members of the Guild for Aviation are:
Comprehensive representation for Guild members at the Civil Aviation Authority.
Continued training and development in Afrikaans
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Financial advice and products by Solidarity Financial Services
Opportunities to act as mentor.
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Civil Aviation Act CARCOM was instituted in terms of section 156 of the Civil Aviation Act, 2009, as a consultative body on matters relating to the development of the Civil Aviation Regulations and other aviation matters in general.
The committee must also advise the Minister of Transport on proposals with regard to the introduction of any regulation; the amendment or withdrawal of any regulation made; the introduction of any technical standard to be issued; the amendment or withdrawal of any technical standard issued, and any other matter relating to civil aviation.
The Guild is geared to protect the trade and the industry.
It is therefore perfectly placed to represent our members’ professional needs on this committee and/or subcommittees.
Solidarity now also has representation on the following CARCOM subcommittees, where we can actively intervene and negotiate for our members.
Aviation Safety Operations
Fees and General
For Industry Regulations www.caa.co.za
IN THE NEWS Wat hou die toekoms vir lugvaart in?
Kenners meen die lugvaartbedryf, plaaslik en internasionaal, gaan waarskynlik heeltemal anders lyk na afloop van die Covid-19-pandemie.
Die groot vraag is tans hoe die bedryf sy bedrywighede moet hervat sodra hy die groen lig kry om dit te doen en hoe lank dit sal neem vir die bedryf om in die posisie te kom waarin dit voor die pandemie was.
Passasiersvlugte is reeds sedert begin Februarie gekanselleer en het kort daarna heeltemal tot stilstand gekom weens die Covid-19-uitbreking. Covid-19 het ook bestaande probleme in die lugvaartindustrie vererger en sekere lugrederye het reeds aangekondig dat hulle werknemers sal moet aflê.
Die internasionale lugvervoervereniging, Iata, het in samewerking met ander kundiges met twee scenario’s vorendag gekom. Die basislynscenario hang daarvan af dat die meeste plaaslike markte in die derde kwartaal weer sal begin sake doen, en dat internasionale markte baie stadiger en in fases open. In dié scenario word daar verwag dat 2019 se passasiersvlakke eers weer teen 2023 ingehaal sal kan word.
Ingevolge die pessimistiese scenario maak ekonomieë stadiger oop en neem dit langer vir reisbeperkings om verslap te word. “Groot stimuluspakkette deur regerings gekombineer met likiditeitsinspuitings deur sentrale banke sal die ekonomiese herstel versnel sodra die pandemie onder beheer is. Die heropbou van passasiersvertroue sal egter langer neem en selfs dan sal individuele en korporatiewe reisigers waarskynlik reisbesteding noukeurig bestuur en eerder nader aan die huis bly, ” sê Alexandre de Juniac, Iata se direkteur-generaal en uitvoerende hoof.
Iata is baie bekommerd oor die verdere invloed wat kwarantynmaatreëls op die lugvaartbedryf kan hê. Die organisasie het 'n beroep op regerings gedoen om alternatiewe te vind vir die handhawing of instelling van kwarantynmaatreëls vir passasiers wat in lande aankom as deel van postpandemiese reisbeperkings.
Volgens Iata het 'n meningspeiling bevind dat 86% van reisigers bekommerd is dat hulle onder kwarantyn geplaas sal word terwyl hulle reis en dat 69% van onlangse reisigers sal oorweeg om eerder nie te reis nie indien dit 'n 14-dag-kwarantyntydperk behels.
“Selfs in die beste omstandighede gaan hierdie krisis baie werkgeleenthede kos en die ekonomie beroof van jare se lugvaartgestimuleerde groei. Ten einde die lugvaartbedryf se vermoë te beskerm om 'n katalisator vir ekonomiese herstel te wees, moet ons hierdie voorspelling nie vererger deur reis met kwarantynmaatreëls onuitvoerbaar te maak nie,” het De Juniac gesê.
“Ons het 'n oplossing vir veilige reis nodig wat twee uitdagings die hoof bied. Dit moet passasiers die vertroue gee om veilig en sonder onnodige moeite te reis, en dit moet regerings die vertroue gee dat hulle beskerm word teen die invoer van die virus. Ons voorstel is verskillende lae van tydelike maatreëls sonder kwarantyn totdat daar 'n entstof, sogenaamde “immuniteitspaspoorte” of byna onmiddellike Covid-19-toetsing op groot skaal beskikbaar is.”
Iata het voorstelle gemaak vir 'n tydelike risikogebaseerde benadering om regerings die vertroue te gee om hul grense oop te stel sonder dat mense wat in die land aankom in kwarantyn geplaas word. Dit sluit in om te verhoed dat mense sifting ondergaan en dat dié wat simptome toon nie mag reis nie. Die behels ook dat die risiko’s van asimptomatiese reisigers aangespreek word en dat regerings 'n robuuste stelsel van gesondheidsverklarings en kontakopsporing bestuur.
Volgens Iata is die wedersydse erkenning van ooreengekome maatreëls van kritieke belang vir die hervatting van internasionale reis.
The impact of Covid-19 on the pilot profession
By Cindy Venter
While we are all cancelling or rescheduling flights because of Covid-19, people in aviation must now also make plans to ensure that they survive this pandemic.
Below follow just some examples of recent and sudden developments in the industry:
Emirates requested pilots and cabin crew to take unpaid leave. Emirates has more than 21 000 cabin crew and employees more than 4 000 pilots. Emirates has a total staff complement of 100 000.
British Airways, which has 4 500 pilots in its employ is cutting salaries by 50%. They are mitigating the shock by effecting the cuts over a period of three months.
Although Virgin Atlantic has not yet announced plans to retrench staff, they did request staff to take 8 weeks unpaid leave and all international flights will be cancelled from 30 March to 14 June 2020
All Nippon Airways (Japan) suggested that around 5 000 of its crew take leave. It would be paid leave on a rotational basis between staff. Allowances payable to the crew on a flight will not be paid anymore.
Meanwhile, SAA has also stopped all its international flights until the end of May.
Just by looking at the above examples it is clear that the pandemic has devastating consequences for aviation.
What can you as an ordinary citizen do to help?
Instead of cancelling your flights rather move them to a later date. Most airlines have announced that flights can be changed without costs involved.
In the meantime, do you planning for 2021 and plan that holiday you deserve.
Use the time to support the travel and tourist industry by doing research on various countries and travel destination. Enter their world and offer support where you can.
Stay up to speed with the latest developments and make sure you empower yourself during this period. Know your rights and don’t hesitate to ask questions when you are uncertain.
The Civil Aviation Authority has issued a notice with guidelines on the prevention of Covid-19 in the aviation industry. The notice can be read here: http://soli.online/14j
Visit the Corona Crisis Centre on https://corona.org.za/ for the latest information and talk to us.
Privatising airports no magic solution – aviation CEO
Privatising airports due to lack of funds for infrastructure development is not a “magic solution” for African governments, Alexandre de Juniac, CEO of the International Air Transport Association (Iata) said. Governments in Africa should be careful before they just “rush into” privatising airports, he told Fin24 on the sidelines of Iata’s 75th annual general meeting in Seoul, South Korea, on Monday. “We encourage governments to consider all options before they make a decision on whether to privatise an airport or not,” he said. Iata has guidelines available on how it suggests governments should proceed when considering the privatisation of airports or not.
14.06.2019– Engineering news
South African State-owned regional airline SA Express (SAX) affirmed on Friday that it was making substantial progress in its turnaround programme. It has also been taking action against employees found to have been engaged in wrongdoing. All those employees who have been charged with offences, and found to be guilty, have been fired from the airline. In those cases in which the offences involve alleged violations of the law, the airline has opened criminal cases. It will use legal means to recoup any losses that were the result of these various offences.
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