EWN reports that as workers blamed Comair CEO Glenn Orsmond for glaring failures that have cost the company its operating licence, the man in charge of the grounded airline operator has insisted that everyone is on the same side.

The SA Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) has been going through Comair's documents to help determine when British Airways and Kulula flights will be allowed to take off. The authority embarked on an investigation earlier this week following several reports of safety incidents, including engine failures and landing gear malfunctions. On Tuesday, Orsmond struggled to convince picketing workers affiliated to Numsa that he had their best interests at heart. "We're all on the same side here. I've told you many times we have the best people in the industry but for now, let's get back in the sky, let's work together let's make that our number one priority," Orsmond told the protesting workers. But Numsa spokesperson Phakamile Hlubi-Majola said that Orsmond was in the wrong business. "If you, as a CEO of an airline, cannot guarantee the safety of passengers you have no business running an airline and our demand is simple: we want the board of Comair to remove Glen Orsmond," Hlubi-Majola said. Numsa gave Comair's board seven days to respond to its demands.

• Read the original of the short report in the above regard by Masechaba Sefularo at EWN

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