Bryan Air

by Bryan Roseveare
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The week's aviation news, the way two pilots actually talk about it. My co-host Ryan Parrock and I work through the headlines: South African airlines and airports, the travel rules that hit your ticket, who is hiring pilots and where, and the stories from the wider industry that end up on your flight. Several stories an episode, a flight deck view on each, and the cockpit banter you get when two pilots do not always agree. South African honest. No corporate spin. Ranked the number one management podcast in South Africa. I'm Bryan Roseveare. I was an airline captain. I still go to work on the flight deck. It's just a full flight simulator now, and the pilots I train are the ones who fly you around. Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/1Hb2Fpe5OsLwXf0F8xdx5Q Apple Podcasts → https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/bryan-air/id1482906139 Bryan Air → https://bryanairpodcast.com/

  1. 1 day ago ·  Video

    A Pilot Explains: Why Pilots Refuse To Land, And The Night I Got It Wrong

    DESCRIPTION The engines roar, the nose lifts, and the runway falls away beneath you. The safest thing a pilot can do is the one thing passengers hate: not land. Here is the rule behind it, the night I broke it, and what the recorders show from the Miami 767 crash. This is A Pilot Explains: one story, twenty minutes, told from the flight deck. Every airline flies to the same rule: by 1,000 feet the aircraft is set up for landing or you go around, and nobody gets in trouble for it. In 2003, as a brand-new DC-9 first officer, Bryan flew into a dust storm at Bamako, ignored the captain's calls, and landed anyway because there were beers planned at 7:00. The aircraft forgave him. Then, number by number, the NTSB's recorder summary from the Boeing 767 freighter that ran off the end of Runway 30 at Miami on 6 September 2026 and killed five people on the ground. The investigation is open, and nothing here is based on any official finding. IN THIS EPISODE What a go-around feels like from the cabin, and why it is planned before every landing The stabilized approach: the five things that must be right at 1,000 feet Bamako, 2003: the dust storm, the captain's calls, and the approach Bryan should have abandoned Why getting away with it teaches you exactly the wrong lesson How fast a runway runs out: 10% too fast costs 20% more runway, a 10-knot tailwind costs 21% Miami, 6 September 2026: the wind, the runway, and the NTSB recorder timeline second by second Why 97 out of 100 unstable approaches still land, and the one sentence in the FAA report that explains it Plan continuation bias, and the two lines every pilot has to watch across a career Two pilots, one rule: why the decision is taken out of your hands at the exact moment you cannot make it Airline safety in 2025, South Africa's roads, and why Africa has the world's highest runway excursion count Rules written in blood, and the promise the 1,000-foot rule makes to you The NTSB preliminary report is due in October, and Bryan will take you through it I'm Bryan Roseveare. I was an airline captain. I still go to work on the flight deck. It's just a full flight simulator now, and the pilots I train are the ones who fly you around. SOURCES NTSB Investigative Update, Boeing 767 runway excursion at Miami International Airport, 9 September 2026 → https://www.ntsb.gov/news/press-releases/Pages/NR20260909.aspx 21 Air 767 overruns runway on landing in Miami, Flightradar24 → https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/flight-tracking-news/major-incident/21-air-767-overruns-runway-on-landing-in-miami/ Amazon suspends use of 21 Air after fatal Miami crash, PBS News (Associated Press) → https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/amazon-suspends-use-of-21-air-the-cargo-carrier-whose-plane-careened-off-miami-runway-and-killed-5 FAA Advisory Circular 91-79A, Mitigating the Risks of a Runway Overrun Upon Landing → https://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/Advisory_Circular/AC_91-79A.pdf Flight Safety Foundation, Go-Around Decision-Making and Execution Project, Final Report → https://flightsafety.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Go-around-study_final.pdf FAA Air Carrier Training Aviation Rulemaking Committee, Recommendation 24-2: Stabilized Approach Policy, 19 September 2024 → https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/avs/offices/afx/afs/afs200/afs280/act_arc/act_arc_reco/ACT_ARC_Recommendation_24-2.pdf IATA 2025 Annual Safety Report, released 9 March 2026 → https://www.iata.org/en/pressroom/2026-releases/2026-03-09-01/ Flight Safety Foundation 2024 Safety Report, runway excursions by region → https://flightsafety.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/FSF-2024-Safety-Report-FINAL.pdf RTMC State of Road Safety in South Africa, 2025 report → https://www.rtmc.co.za/images/rtmc/docs/reports/State_of_Road_Safety/State-of-road-safety-report-2025.pdf SUPPORT THE SHOW Bryan Air → https://bryanairpodcast.com/ Support on Patreon → https://www.patreon.com/bryanair

  2. 1 day ago ·  Video

    A Pilot Explains: The Scam That Stole R1.2 Million In 20 Minutes

    DESCRIPTION A retired teacher east of Johannesburg took a WhatsApp call from someone posing as South African Airways. Twenty minutes later, R1.2 million was gone. Pilots have a rule for exactly this. This is A Pilot Explains: one story, thirteen minutes, told from the flight deck. Rose knew the teacher's name, her ID number and the last time she flew, and she sent a link to an app that looked exactly like the real one. Nobody was tricked into being stupid. Somebody was given something to click and left alone with it. The same trap put Eastern Airlines Flight 401 into the Everglades in 1972 while three well trained pilots worked on a burnt-out light bulb. Bryan takes the four-step procedure pilots use for that exact problem and shows you how to use it the next time your phone rings. IN THIS EPISODE The WhatsApp call, the fake SAA app, and where R1,276,000 went in twenty minutes Why the scam felt personal, and the N3 speed fine message that came for Bryan's phone 17.47 billion spam calls and 8,000 data breaches: why the person on the line knows your ID number Eastern Airlines Flight 401: four minutes, two light bulbs, and nobody flying the aircraft Preoccupation: the word in the accident report, and why being absorbed feels exactly like being diligent The golden rule: one head up at all times Four steps to beat any scam: fly, confirm, checklist, decide Why the person who can confirm it is never the person who called I'm Bryan Roseveare. I was an airline captain. I still go to work on the flight deck. It's just a full flight simulator now, and the pilots I train are the ones who fly you around. SOURCES Retired teacher loses R1.2m in minutes, Bedfordview Edenvale News, 8 July 2026 → https://www.citizen.co.za/bedfordview-edenvale-news/news-headlines/local-crime-news/2026/07/08/retired-teacher-loses-r1-2m-in-minutes/ Bank offers R20,000 goodwill payout after R1.2m scam, IOL → https://iol.co.za/news/south-africa/retired-teacher-loses-r12m-in-scam-nedbank-responds-with-r20k-goodwill-payout/ Truecaller: 17.47 billion spam calls in South Africa in the first half of 2026, IOL, 15 August 2026 → https://iol.co.za/business/2026-08-15-south-africa-records-1747-billion-spam-calls-in-first-half-of-2026/ Information Regulator: more than 8,000 data breach notifications, ITWeb, 31 August 2026 → https://www.itweb.co.za/article/inforeg-concerned-by-alarming-rate-of-data-breaches/rxP3jqBE2ZLMA2ye SABRIC Annual Crime Statistics 2025: R2.4 billion lost to digital banking crime → https://www.sabric.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/SABRIC-Annual-Crime-Statistics-Report-2025.pdf NTSB Aircraft Accident Report AAR-73-14, Eastern Air Lines Flight 401, 29 December 1972 → https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR7314.pdf Stajano and Wilson, Understanding Scam Victims: Seven Principles for Systems Security, University of Cambridge → https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/techreports/UCAM-CL-TR-754.pdf SUPPORT THE SHOW Bryan Air → https://bryanairpodcast.com/ Support on Patreon → https://www.patreon.com/bryanair

  3. 4 Sept ·  Video

    #285 No Flypast At FNB: Airlink Pulls Out, SAA 'For Sale' Again and FlySafair's Big Win

    DESCRIPTION: The flypast is off. Airlink has withdrawn its FNB Stadium flyby for Saturday's third test, citing the weather, while the South African Civil Aviation Authority works through the flight data from Cape Town. Bryan and Ryan have both had a week of it, so they say their piece once and then get on with the rest of the news. Bryan and Ryan are back for the weekly catch up. Ryan's first thought on the day in Cape Town was why it was two Airlink E-Jets and not a FlySafair 737. Bryan's was how quickly the flyovers would be shut down for everyone. Neither of them will call it safe or unsafe: the only people who know whether that flypast went to plan are the six pilots, Airlink and the regulator. What they will take on is the armchair experts, in both directions, from the overseas commentators calling South African pilots mavericks to the South Africans cheering "this is how we roll". Nobody flies something like that on skill alone. It is preparation, rehearsal and approvals, or it does not happen. Then the week's news. Cabinet has approved a fresh process to find a strategic equity partner for SAA, and the guys have read this announcement before. Ryan's view: an investor with real money will want real control, and that is where it fell apart last time. FlySafair has been named Africa's Leading Low-Cost Airline at the World Travel Awards, a first in that category, on the back of a 91.06 percent on-time record, and Ryan explains why anything above 90 percent in South Africa right now is remarkable. Rob Russell's Flightline Weekly piece on the Department of Transport's permit office sets them both off, with a private jet that ended up in Gaborone and a report of a medevac that ended up in Harare. Some good news for the passport: Argentina and South Africa go visa-free for up to 90 days. And the rugby, briefly: Ryan is at FNB on Saturday with the family, and both squads fly to Baltimore on the same charter. IN THIS EPISODE The flypast is off: what Airlink and the regulator have actually said. Why Ryan expected a FlySafair 737, and why Bryan expected the flyovers to end. Safe or unsafe? Why neither host will call it, and who actually knows. Armchair experts on both sides, and why "our pilots are skilled" is the wrong defence. SAA: Cabinet restarts the hunt for a strategic equity partner, and the fine print problem. FlySafair named Africa's Leading Low-Cost Airline, and what 91 percent on-time takes here. Private jet permits: the Department of Transport office Ryan says is costing South Africa tourists. Argentina and South Africa go visa-free for 90 days. The FNB test, and one charter for both squads to Baltimore. I'm Bryan Roseveare. I was an airline captain. I still go to work on the flight deck. It's just a full flight simulator now, and the pilots I train are the ones who fly you around. WATCH NEXT The Airlink flypast: what a pilot actually saw → https://youtu.be/tKpHhtPECaA SOURCES Airlink withdraws the FNB Stadium flyby, The Citizen (3 September 2026) → https://www.citizen.co.za/news/weather-grounds-airlinks-fnb-flyby-for-boks-all-blacks-fnb-stadium-clash/ Cabinet statement on the SAA strategic equity partner process, GCIS (26 August 2026) → https://www.gcis.gov.za/full-statement-on-the-cabinet-meeting-of-wednesday-26-august-2026 Africa's Leading Low-Cost Airline 2026, World Travel Awards → https://www.worldtravelawards.com/award-africas-leading-low-cost-airline-2026 Planning a flying visit to SA? Good luck, Rob Russell, Flightline Weekly (1 September 2026) → https://www.flightlineweekly.com/post/planning-a-flying-visit-to-sa-good-luck Argentina visa-free travel for South Africans, Briefly → https://briefly.co.za/south-africa/251563-south-africans-travel-argentina-visa-free-90-days/ SUPPORT THE SHOW Bryan Air → https://bryanairpodcast.com/ Support on Patreon → https://www.patreon.com/bryanair

  4. 4 Sept ·  Video

    I Watched The Airlink Flypast Like Everyone Else. Here's What I Saw.

    Two Airlink E-Jets, one black and one green, flew over Cape Town Stadium seconds before the Springboks and the All Blacks kicked off. Within an hour the whole internet had an opinion on how low it was. This is what an airline pilot actually saw: where the 50 foot number comes from and what it really means, why a flypast like that is flown in briefing rooms for weeks before it is flown over a roof, the risk formula I teach pilots every week, and the one question nobody asked the tens of thousands of people sitting underneath it. I have never flown a flypast and I say so up front. I am not going to tell you it was wrong, and I am not going to tell you it was fine. I will tell you what the numbers say and where they come from, what Airlink says, and why "our pilots are skilled enough to pull it off" is the one argument that worries me more than the altitude does. One word in the comments: would you want it done again next Saturday? Yes or no. WHERE THE STORY STANDS Airlink says six senior captains flew the two aircraft, three in each, that the flight was planned and rehearsed, and that it was flown inside altitude and speed limits approved by the South African Civil Aviation Authority. Airlink has since handed the flight data from both aircraft to the SACAA for review, and the SACAA has said it will issue a statement. I will track that in the pinned comment. The third test is at FNB Stadium on Saturday 5 September. TIME-STAMPED FLIGHT PLAN 00:00 Twelve Seconds Over Cape Town 00:39 What I Am, And What I Am Not 01:30 Ellis Park 1995 And The Hype 02:44 How Low Was It, Really? 04:09 Preparation, Not Bravery 05:30 The Snake On The Briefing Room Desk 07:22 The Day We Taxied Back For Coffee 08:32 Nobody In The Stands Signed The Risk Assessment 09:14 What Happens Next 10:11 Was It Too Low? My Honest Answer 11:37 Your Vote: Yes Or No I'm Bryan Roseveare. I was an airline captain. I still go to work on the flight deck. It's just a full flight simulator now, and the pilots I train are the ones who fly you around. SOURCES Airlink statement, via SAnews (31 August 2026) → https://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/airlink-defends-safety-low-altitude-flyover-springboks-all-blacks-test Flightradar24, altitude data and pressure correction for the flypast → https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/flight-tracking-news/special-event/airlinks-low-flypast-over-rugby-match-in-cape-town/ IOL, Airlink offers black-box data as the world reacts (31 August 2026) → https://iol.co.za/news/south-africa/western-cape/2026-08-31-airlink-offers-black-box-data-as-the-world-reacts-to-dangerous-flypast/ EWN, Airlink says the flyover was conducted within SACAA approved limits → https://www.ewn.co.za/airlink-reassure-flyover-over-cape-town-stadium-was-conducted-within-sacaa-s-approved-limits/ NZ Herald, airline hands flight data to aviation officials → https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/all-blacks-v-south-africa-jet-flyover-in-cape-town-airline-hands-flight-data-to-aviation-officials/MZKVIWQMUFFMLFEZADAQNNP5NA/ NZ Herald, world media reacts to the Cape Town flyover → https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/all-blacks-v-springboks-world-media-reacts-to-dangerous-flyover-before-cape-town-test/OWMNGLJPDVGTXFB4OVOV7FBFOE/ ARCHIVE FOOTAGE 1995 Rugby World Cup Final flypast, Ellis Park, Johannesburg, 24 June 1995. South African Airways Boeing 747-200 "Lebombo", Captain Laurie Kay. Footage copyright 1995 World Rugby. Sourced from "Rugby World Cup 1995 - Good Luck Bokke | Must-See Moment (06.24.1995)", uploaded by ARCHIVE Sport. A short excerpt is used for the purposes of criticism and review. → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_7QjbNxdqc SUPPORT THE SHOW Bryan Air → https://bryanairpodcast.com/ Support on Patreon → https://www.patreon.com/bryanair

  5. 21 Aug ·  Video

    #283 The Charter Comeback: Beech 1900s, Bush Strips and a Better Life

    Charter flying in South Africa is booming, and Ryan is living it: Beech 1900 trips to Zimbabwe, Botswana, the Lowveld and the Northern Cape in the space of three weeks. After last week's Etihad debate, the guys make the case that the most exciting flying job in the country might not be at an airline at all. Bryan Roseveare is joined as always by Ryan Parrock for the charter pilot life, how to break in, and a busy week of aviation news. IN THIS EPISODE Ryan celebrates 10 years married, then makes the punt for charter flying: real hands on flying, a different destination every week, and none of the double Bloemfontein routine. How to get hired: Cessna Caravan and Pilatus PC-12 jobs for low hour pilots, mentorship programmes, company roadshows, and why the walk of shame with your CV still works. The honest downsides: you are the planner, the caterer and the baggage handler, there is no toilet on a 1900, and you think twice before ducking behind a bush at a strip in lion country. SAA places its acting CEO on special leave after four months, with press reports linking the move to the airline's catering subsidiary, and questions in the aviation press about who now holds the accountable manager role. The Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787 tail strike and runway overrun at Munich, and the Lufthansa A380 that clipped approach lights on the same runway days later. flydubai resumes flying over Iranian airspace, and a French Rafale pilot spots a fuel leak on a Miami bound Global 6000 before it headed out over the Atlantic. Plus the Springboks vs the All Blacks and the return of Formula 1. Want to ask Ryan about charter flying? Leave a comment on the YouTube version of this episode and we'll pass it on. The FlySafair ownership video Bryan mentions plays at the end of this episode, or watch it here: https://youtu.be/jP4XuKjKfE4 I'm Bryan Roseveare. I was an airline captain. I still go to work on the flight deck. It's just a full flight simulator now, and the pilots I train are the ones who fly you around. SOURCES SAA places acting group CEO on special leave (EWN, 18 August 2026) → https://www.ewn.co.za/2026/08/18/saa-places-acting-group-ceo-matshela-seshibe-on-special-leave Reports link the SAA move to Air Chefs (Sunday Times, 15 August 2026) → https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-08-15-inside-the-saa-drama/ Vietnam Airlines 787 late rotation, tail strike and overrun at Munich (The Aviation Herald, 15 August 2026) → https://avherald.com/h?article=53da99f6&opt=0 Lufthansa A380 lands short and damages approach lights at Munich (Simple Flying, 18 August 2026) → https://simpleflying.com/lufthansa-a380-overrun-munich/ flydubai resumes Iran overflights despite EASA guidance (Simple Flying) → https://simpleflying.com/flydubai-resumes-flights-iranian-airspace-easa-warnings/ Rafale pilot spots fuel leak on Global 6000 over France (AeroTime) → https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/rafale-fuel-leak-global-6000-le-bourget SUPPORT THE SHOW Bryan Air → https://bryanairpodcast.com/ Support on Patreon → https://www.patreon.com/bryanair

  6. 13 Aug ·  Video

    #282 Etihad Wants South African Pilots. Should You Go?

    Etihad Airways is growing quickly, with more aircraft joining the fleet and new destinations on the map, and South African pilots are on its radar. Bryan and Ryan take on the question every SA pilot faces sooner or later: chase the tax-free Gulf package or build a life at home? Bryan Roseveare is joined in the studio by Ryan Parrock for the weekly catchup, recorded on a freezing Johannesburg winter morning. This episode includes a paid collaboration with Etihad Airways. Their online pilot roadshow for first officers and captains runs on 17 September 2026, covering the fleet, global operation, rosters, tax-free packages and what flying at Etihad is really like. Families welcome. Register for the roadshow → https://bit.ly/etihad-pilot-roadshow IN THIS EPISODE The Etihad roadshow and the well-worn SA pilot path to the Middle East. Durban and Umhlanga looking world class again. Boeing sells Wisk Aero to Archer Aviation. Embraer posts a record quarter. Lufthansa rolls out free Starlink Wi-Fi, with rules attached. Unruly passenger stories and an Alaska Airlines lockdown at Miami. The FAA orders crack inspections on 471 Boeing 737 MAX jets. SARS clears up the Online Traveller Declaration. Namibia Air edges closer to launch. Australians are flocking to South Africa. Cemair adds routes. And the rugby: New Zealand on tour and the Springboks against Argentina. Stay tuned after the outro. The audio version of our biggest YouTube episode yet, on the FlySafair ownership deal, plays right at the end. I'm Bryan Roseveare. I was an airline captain. I still go to work on the flight deck. It's just a full flight simulator now, and the pilots I train are the ones who fly you around. SOURCES SARS Online Traveller Declaration → https://www.sars.gov.za/travellerdeclaration/ Archer to acquire Boeing's Wisk Aero, Insitu and SkyGrid → https://wisk.aero/newsroom/archeracquireswisk Embraer Q2 2026 results, AeroTime → https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/embraer-second-quarter-results-2026 Lufthansa Group Starlink Wi-Fi rules, AeroTime → https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/lufthansa-roll-out-starlink-wi-fi-strict-passenger-usage-rules FAA orders 737 MAX crack inspections, CNN → https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/06/us/faa-737-max-cracks Namibia Air licensing milestone, The Brief → https://thebrief.com.na/2026/08/namibia-air-clears-first-regulatory-hurdle-as-national-airline-revival-gathers-pace/ Surge in Australian arrivals, Tourism Update → https://www.tourismupdate.com/article/surge-in-australian-arrivals-highlights-huge-potential SUPPORT THE SHOW Bryan Air → https://bryanairpodcast.com   Support on Patreon → https://www.patreon.com/bryanair

  7. 24 Jul ·  Video

    #281 OR Tambo Delays, Gulf Travel Risk and Studio Talk

    DESCRIPTION: Number 17 in the queue for start. Forty minutes at the hold. Ryan flies in and out of O.R. Tambo every day, and this week FlySafair said the quiet part out loud. Bryan and Ryan are back for the weekly catch up. Ryan reports from the cockpit on what the delay chaos actually looks like from the pointy end, and why the crews feel for the controllers as much as the passengers. Then the question Bryan keeps getting from travellers: is it safe to fly through the Gulf right now? He walks through the EASA travel recommendations and why the final call is always your own risk decision. The guys also get honest about how this podcast is changing. In a world drowning in fake news and AI-generated content, they are going deeper on fewer stories and leaning on a network of real pilots instead of headlines. The ums and ahs stay in. That is the point. Then the good stuff: Dricus dominates Usman and eyes his next fight, the Junior Boks bring home the under 20 World Cup, the SuperBru leaderboard gets a shake up, Hamilton finds form before Hungary, Oshkosh outshines Farnborough, Bryan guests on The Pilots podcast, and a charter pilot shortage plus a Gulf carrier roadshow mean real opportunities for South African pilots. TIME-STAMPED FLIGHT PLAN 00:00 Catch Up Intro 00:28 Ryan Back In The Cockpit 01:44 OR Tambo Delay Chaos 03:15 What ATNS Is Up Against 07:19 What Passengers Get Wrong 10:03 Is It Safe To Fly The Gulf? 13:26 Fake News And Doing The Homework 15:25 Where The Podcast Is Going 20:55 Dricus Does His Thing 24:07 SuperBru And F1 Picks 25:58 The Pilots Podcast And Airshows 29:44 Charter Jobs And A Gulf Roadshow I'm Bryan Roseveare. Fourteen years an airline pilot, now a simulator instructor. I train the pilots flying you around. WATCH NEXT The full O.R. Tambo delays story in 10 minutes → https://youtu.be/xBxlSxhF6UQ SOURCES FlySafair statement to Bloomberg, 22 July 2026 → https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-22/flysafair-says-south-africa-air-traffic-controls-limit-network-growth ATNS response, News24, 22 July 2026 → https://www.news24.com/business/economy/sas-air-traffic-controller-hits-back-at-claims-of-hobbling-flysafair-growth-20260722-0984 EASA Conflict Zone Information Bulletins → https://www.easa.europa.eu/en/domains/air-operations/czibs SUPPORT THE SHOW Bryan Air → https://bryanairpodcast.com/ Support on Patreon → https://www.patreon.com/bryanair

  8. 24 Jul ·  Video

    #280 A Pilot Explains: Why South Africa's Flights Keep Getting Delayed (And Why That Keeps You Safe)

    The number leads as you asked, the tag sets the expectation (nobody presses play expecting 45 minutes with Ryan and feels shortchanged at ten), and the hook still lands inside the truncation window. Over time the tag trains the audio audience the same way the playlist trains YouTube, and it compounds: every episode you publish under it strengthens the sub-brand inside the feed. And here's the audio description to go with it, written for the podcast app preview (first two lines do the selling): South Africa's biggest airline says it can no longer build the flight network it wants because of air traffic control. That sentence was two years in the making. This is A Pilot Explains: one story, ten minutes, told from the flight deck. The controller shortage, the expired flight procedures behind the queues at O.R. Tambo, what the delays actually cost, and the honest answer to the question everyone asks: is it still safe to fly in South Africa? This is not an attack on the people running our skies. Their side of the story is in here too, and the uncomfortable truth is that both sides can be right at the same time. IN THIS EPISODE The 5th of January and the 74 minute average delay The invisible roads in the sky, and why more than 300 of them were allowed to expire How flow control trades your time for safety margins What the delays cost airlines and passengers Government's intervention plan and where it stands 16 months on The FlySafair statement and the air traffic service's answer Is it still safe to fly in South Africa I'm Bryan Roseveare. Fourteen years an airline pilot, now a simulator instructor. I train the pilots flying you around. SOURCES FlySafair statement to Bloomberg, 22 July 2026 → https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-22/flysafair-says-south-africa-air-traffic-controls-limit-network-growth ATNS response, News24, 22 July 2026 → https://www.news24.com/business/economy/sas-air-traffic-controller-hits-back-at-claims-of-hobbling-flysafair-growth-20260722-0984 Minister Creecy's ATNS intervention plan, official statement, March 2025 → https://www.gov.za/news/media-statements/minister-barbara-creecy-overhaul-air-traffic-navigation-services-12-mar-2025 Moneyweb coverage of the FlySafair statement → https://www.moneyweb.co.za/news/south-africa/flysafair-says-air-traffic-constraints-are-limiting-operations/ SUPPORT THE SHOW Bryan Air → https://bryanairpodcast.com/ Support on Patreon → https://www.patreon.com/bryanair

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The week's aviation news, the way two pilots actually talk about it. My co-host Ryan Parrock and I work through the headlines: South African airlines and airports, the travel rules that hit your ticket, who is hiring pilots and where, and the stories from the wider industry that end up on your flight. Several stories an episode, a flight deck view on each, and the cockpit banter you get when two pilots do not always agree. South African honest. No corporate spin. Ranked the number one management podcast in South Africa. I'm Bryan Roseveare. I was an airline captain. I still go to work on the flight deck. It's just a full flight simulator now, and the pilots I train are the ones who fly you around. Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/1Hb2Fpe5OsLwXf0F8xdx5Q Apple Podcasts → https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/bryan-air/id1482906139 Bryan Air → https://bryanairpodcast.com/

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    by Bryan Roseveare
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
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    290
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