Finding the right aviation company
South African aviation is a small world with strict rules. Most of the work an aircraft owner, operator or student needs, from maintenance to training to charter flights, may only be done by a company the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) has approved for that exact job. A good website makes that easy to check. It names the approval, says what it covers and tells you who to call.
Every aviation ad on Find4U links to a website we have read ourselves. We check that it says what the company does, where it works and how to reach it, before the ad runs.
What you will find here
- Aircraft maintenance: approved maintenance organisations (AMOs), airworthiness management, component tracking and the paperwork that keeps an aircraft legal to fly.
- Aviation training: approved training organisations (ATOs) running courses for maintenance engineers and other aviation professionals.
- Air charter: operators who fly passengers in planes and helicopters for business trips, lodge transfers and scenic flights.
Three questions to ask any aviation company
Which approval do you hold, and what does it cover? An approval certificate has a number, the work or courses it covers and an expiry date. Ask for a copy and check it covers your aircraft type or the course you need.
Who will actually do the work? Ask whether the people working on your aircraft or teaching your course are employed by the company, and what licences they hold.
What happens to the records? Maintenance and training both create records you will need later. Ask how you get copies, and in what form.
Looking for something we don’t list yet? Check back each week, as new ads appear in our weekly edition.
Written by the Find4U team at QX Software in Pretoria. We read every website before its ad runs.
