{"id":221753,"date":"2019-10-30T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-30T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/221753\/keeping-the-skies-safe\/"},"modified":"2019-10-30T07:56:27","modified_gmt":"2019-10-30T05:56:27","slug":"keeping-the-skies-safe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/10\/30\/keeping-the-skies-safe\/","title":{"rendered":"Keeping the skies safe"},"content":{"rendered":"

When many of us step into an aeroplane, at any of the airports across the country, we don\u2019t think about the air traffic controllers helping to keep the skies safe for us.<\/p>\n

The air traffic controllers at Rand Airport were celebrated for the role they play in keeping the skies safe, last Sunday, on International Day of the Air Traffic Controller.<\/p>

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\u201cThis day allows us, the Guild of Air Traffic Controllers of South Africa (GATCSA), in conjunction with the International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers Association (IFATCA), a chance to celebrate the men and women who keep our skies safe,\u201d said Walter Mashaba on behalf of GATCSA.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese professionals work day and night, 365 days a year, to keep us safe and on time in a very complex aviation system.\u201d<\/p>

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The day\u2019s festivities included a special fly-over by the Puma Energy Flying Lions and the Netcare 911 helicopter, as well as talks from Stuart Coetzee (Rand Airport manager) and Walter, before guests enjoyed some tasty treats.<\/p>\n

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