RC 261025SAfm
Sunday, 25 October 2026
Skyline Airlines' suspected sabotage dominates this drama episode, with a counterfeit-part theory, executive damage control, unpaid crew and a suspected drug exchange.
- 21:34
A Skyline 737 on the India-to-South Africa route dived mid-flight and turned back; an engineer says its replacement trim motor may be counterfeit, sourced through a criminal channel at a local technical partner.
- 21:36
Executives Linda Jones and Arnold agree to win over aviation board chair Radebe with a staggered acquisition schedule and recovery plan, and to say nothing publicly yet about the faults.
- 21:50
Crew say salaries are two months late and they are being told to accept reduced medical cover as a transition phase, during a tense internal debrief.
- 21:53
Skyline announces a multi-million rand Skyline Revive fleet programme and dismisses ageing-plane concerns as clickbait; one crew member says the planes are being refurbished, not replaced.
- 21:42
Cabin attendant Dagalo follows Lim to a car park and sees what looks like a drug exchange; Lim catches her and warns that snooping could get her labelled a spy.