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Britz Rudi Wonderboom Airport 083 422 9882 rudiavmed@gmail.com Regular Class 2, 3, 4 Senior Class 1, 2, 3, 4 On site Specialist tests Off-site Specialist tests FAA registered EASA registered Other countries

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Opperman Chris Pretoria Lynnwood 012 368 8800 chris.opperman@intercare.co.za

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THE IMPACT OF CORONAVIRUS 14 MARCH 2020.

FOR SALE

• Total hours: 84 • No accident history • Authority to fl y is current • Instruments include: Garmin Aera 550 • Full service history by Rotorway SA ROTORWAY 162 F ACIS

R850 000 plus VAT Contact: Ernst at 083 284 4328

COMAIR CUTS JOBS

For the first time in its 75 year history Comair is facing the prospect of making a loss.

Comair CEO Wrenelle Stander is cutting jobs.

THE impact of the Corona virus and the grounded Boeing Maxes has forced Comair into a radical restructuring which it says is an attempt to improve efficiency and financial sustainability.

The restructure includes retrenchments. It is not yet clear how many jobs could be at stake. CEO Wrenelle Stander said in a statement that reducing staff was a decision taken with “great regret. We continue to pursue cost reduction measures across the group to mitigate the impact on our staff,” she said.

According to the statement, the restructure is necessary due to a tough economic climate and the “unprecedented crisis” facing the global industry due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Stander said the company’s results

for the first half of the 2020 financial year showed that, although its revenue grew at 3% during the six months, it could not sustain the additional costs of 14%. The cost increases resulted from some underperforming investments and significantly higher fleet and maintenance costs which severely impacted the company’s profitability. “While the decision to renew our fleet was the right one at the time, the pace of renewal in an under-performing economy placed a burden on operating costs and profitability. In 2019 alone we took delivery of five additional Boeing 737-800 leases, as well as a new Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft,” Stander said.

The world-wide grounding of the Boeing MAX 8 has also had a negative impact on the company. Furthermore, although the decision for the company to transfer from SAA Technical (SAAT) to Lufthansa Technik Maintenance International (LTMI) is progressing according to plan, the airline will be paying for two maintenance providers until at least the end of June 2021. Despite various efforts over the last few months to, among other things, preserve cash, maintain liquidity, divest from nonperforming acquisitions and aggressively reducing costs, Stander said more must be done, which meant the Section 189 retrenchment process could not be avoided. Regarding the Covid-19 pandemic, Stander said the airline has been cancelling and combining flights in response to lower demand. “We will continue to adjust our operation to the rapidly evolving situation. For the foreseeable future the primary focus will be on restructuring the balance sheet as well as cash preservation and to focus on the long-term sustainability of the organisation,” she concluded. 

2 x 1/4 share available in a well run Proprietary Limited company. All assets and aviation activities administered through this entity. For more information contact: Glen +27 83 447 5259 or Steve +27 82 881 5293

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