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Masisi’s safety compromised?

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President Masisi arriving in London ahead of the conference on illegal Wildlife Trade last week
Questions have been raised about the security of globetrotting President Mokgweetsi Masisi, with suggestions that it could be compromised as there are only two VIP pilots and one cabin crew attendant for OK1, sources at the army have revealed. Some senior pilots at Botswana Defence Force (BDF) are said to be worried that the safety of the Head of State is compromised as his tight travel schedule demands that he have more than two pilots. “Although the Bombardier BD-700 Global Express can be put on auto pilot for a long haul, it is important that at least they have four pilots and two cabin crew members to avoid a situation whereby one of the pilots is not well,” revealed a senior army officer. According to sources within the army during former President Ian Khama's tenure as President they had at least three pilots and in most cases Air Arm Command Major General Innocent Phatshwane flew him. In the same vein, even the South African Presidential jet Boeing 737 (BBJ (Inkwazi) always carries four pilots. However another an aviation expert who refused to be named for security reasons says that there is nothing wrong with OK1 manned by only two pilots.…

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