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SAA Technical

Subsidiary · Economic Infrastructure and Development · reports to South African Airways (SAA)

South African Airways Technical SOC Ltd is the maintenance, repair and overhaul arm of South African Airways and a wholly owned subsidiary of the airline. It is the largest MRO provider in Africa and has serviced commercial aircraft for domestic, regional and international carriers for some eight decades.

Its main operational base is in Johannesburg, with line maintenance capability at most major African airports. Services include major airframe checks, engine overhaul, mechanical components, avionics and line maintenance, supported by engineering, supply chain, logistics and quality assurance functions, aircraft painting, major structural repairs, and in-flight entertainment and cabin installations.

SAA Technical holds United States Federal Aviation Administration approval for airframe and component maintenance as well as engineering and logistics support, and runs an apprenticeship programme in aircraft maintenance trades.

Audit record

No audited financial statements are published for this entity in the source data. Colleges and some subsidiaries report through their parent department.

Description written for this directory from the entity’s own published sources: www.flysaa.com