PoliticalSouth Africa·Unpinned18 Oct 2026
SAA pilot requests investigation into October 2024 turbulence incident
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Captain Yvette Walsh, a 23-year veteran pilot at South African Airways (SAA), initiated High Court proceedings to secure an independent investigation into an October 2024 turbulence incident involving an Airbus A330-300 flight from Cape Town to OR Tambo. While Walsh and Captain Craig Pearce initially attributed the aircraft's 'porpoising' to weather,…
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