Black women pilots make history at SAA
History was made on Tuesday when two black women operated a flight from Johannesburg to Cape Town.
It was a first in the airline’s 88 year history.
The flight was commandeered by Captain Annabel Vundla and First Officer Refilwe Moreetsi excellent cabin crew.
Captain Vundla is SAA’s first Black African female captain and First Officer Moreetsi is not only a seasoned and experienced pilot, but also the first Black African management pilot, as she is also responsible for Fatigue Risk Management at the airline.
SAA Human Resources Executive Mpho Letlape says South African's can feel proud as diversity is truly represented.
“South Africans can feel proud of a national carrier that is truly represented of our diversity and we celebrate that. SAA is a non-discriminatory, non-racial, equal opportunities employer with a strategic transformational role.
"SAA is a truly transformed airline with an ethnicity count of 63% Africans, 11% Coloureds, 10.5% Indians and 15.5% Whites.
“This is a milestone in the transformation of our national carrier. The airline continues to show leadership in transforming the aviation sector and overcoming inequalities in scarce skills and employment opportunities,” says SAA Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer Professor John Lamola.
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