Carl Bollweg: AVPA-SA President
Tel: 083-260-7521
Carl qualified for his SAAF wings in July 1983. His tours included 42 Squadron (Bosbok), CFS Dunottar (Harvard), 84 LAFS (C172 and BE58) and 41 Squadron (C208). After spending 12 years in the SAAF, he joined Comair in November 1993 (F27, ATR42 and B732). In September 2000, he joined SAA (B747 Classic and -400, B732, B733 and B738, A330 and A340). He left SAA in August 2020.
Carl joined the ALPA-SA Exco in 1994 and served as Chairman of the HUPER Committee, Technical Director, Vice-President and President. He has been the IFALPA Regional Vice-President for the AFI South Region since 2007.
"My passion for AVPA-SA and IFALPA is firmly based on the mission of IFALPA which is to promote the highest level of aviation safety worldwide and be a global advocate of the piloting profession, providing representation, services and support to both our members and the aviation industry."
Brian O'Donovan: AVPA-SA Vice President
Tel: 083-415-6043
Johan Kotze: Elected Member and Financial Director
Tel: 083 235 1929
Margie Viljoen: Elected Member
Tel: 082 801 6571
Craig Wood: Elected Member
Tel: 083-231-5896
Cobus Toerien: Elected Member
Tel: 083 415 6043
Graham Botes: SAAPA Chairperson
Tel: 082-859-1415
Neville Potgieter: CPA Chairman
Tel: 082 326 7260
Shaun Pillay: Co-opted (SAA Technical)
Tel: 078 876 4165
Industrial Director position vacant
Tel: +49 170 625 4171 I believe that life is a journey and presents us with the most amazing opportunities for discovery and growth. In high school I decided that I wanted to learn to fly. I did not manage to do so for many years. After school I studied psychology and statistics at UCT. Over many years I have pondered how to integrate two of my passions: working with people, and, flying. In 1994, I left to study a Master’s in Intercultural Management in the USA. Aside from South Africa in general, this became a time of personal transition. I realized that it was important for me to ‘live without regret’…this paradigm became the catalyst to following my dream. I found a flight school in San Diego and began to learn to fly. Completing my degree led me to do an internship in the CRM section of North West Airline’s Flight Operations, and 2 wonderful years in Minneapolis. In 1998 I returned to South Africa with my FAA Commercial license. In 2000 I got a job as a charter pilot at Rossair. Currently I fly as a first officer on A319s for SAA. In 2009 I studied Personal Life Coaching. Currently am practicing as a coach and working towards my accreditation. My field of focus and interest is Coaching Pilots, to explore the role and relevancy of coaching for flight crews. I hope to pursue this avenue in further graduate studies. Presently, I am spearheading the implementation of AVPA’s Wellbeing portfolio to establish structures to address the mental and emotional issues that confront pilots. In my spare time - I dance.
Wendy Santilhano: Mayday-SA
After my undergraduate degree I worked at UCT doing student advising with the students in university bridging programmes. From there I moved to the University of the Western Cape where I implemented a campus-wide student financial aid project.
While flying charter, I study various counseling and psychology courses.
Cobus Toerien: Technical Director (Temp) and AAP Chairman Tel: 083 381 3084