Inside SAA Technical 🇿🇦 One of Africa's LARGEST Maintenance Facilities
Long-form17:29Autos & VehiclesPublished Oct 18, 2026, 10:00 AM · 4d ago
Views
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Views / hour now
83
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Peak views / hour
165
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Engagement
1.7%
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Likes
204
1.6% of views
Comments
23
0.18% of views
Est. ad revenue
$40–$105
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Avg views / day
2.8K
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Rank in channel
#5
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Views over time
18 readings
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Description
Today, we get a rare opportunity to see what goes on at SAA Technical, a leading aircraft MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) facility in Africa. We speak to a handful of people who work here and try to get some insight of what it's like to work here. But a question remains: can SAAT rise to their previous glory days?
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:19 - What is an aircraft MRO?
00:39 - Working on A320s
01:01 - SAA vs SAAT
01:47 - Planes at the facility
02:16 - Getting the A330 ready
02:51 - Flight deck checks
03:53 - Landing gear inspections
05:43 - Outside aircraft servicing
06:48 - Avionics specialist
07:47 - Aircraft painter
09:38 - A320 or A330?
10:38 - What do you like about SAAT?
12:23 - The colourful A340
13:06 - Large infrastructure
13:56 - ‘Almost airside’ JNB spotting
14:39 - A340 graveyard
15:23 - Other services
16:04 - Current state of SAAT & other MROs
16:57 - Outro
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Details
- Published
- Oct 18, 2026, 10:00 AM
- Length
- 17:29 (1,049 s)
- Format
- Long-form
- Category
- Autos & Vehicles
- Audio language
- EN-GB
- Quality
- HD
- Captions
- No
- Made for kids
- No
- Licensed content
- Yes
- Video ID
- t3h-CznBiu0
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