Sibusiso Nxumalo @FlyingZulu Twitter profile

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

7 years

I haven’t posted one of these in a very long time. 😂😂😂 About to head back home. 😊 #FlyingTheFlag 🇿🇦 #PilotDiaries 👨🏽‍✈️

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

5 years

Well then..... To the love of my life! ❤️ 🇿🇦

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

1 year

Last nights sunset from Mauritius to Jozi. ❤️ I can never get used to this view. Most times I have to pinch myself to make sure that I’m not dreaming.

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

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3 years

Today was a beautiful day. 🇿🇦😊🙏🏽👨🏽‍✈️ We brought our babies back home! ❤️

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

5 years

The other day in the office on our way to Munich. 😁 #PilotDiaries 👨🏽‍✈️ #FlyingTheFlag 🇿🇦

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

6 years

Home made biltong!! 😁. From start to finish in just 2 days. 😋

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

4 months

Early morning start out of a wet and cold Cape Town. #PilotDiaries 👨🏽‍✈️ #FlyingTheFlag 🇿🇦

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

5 years

Open Letter! ❤️🇿🇦

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

5 years

I said to Phathu: It is heartbreaking to realize that SAA might just see it’s final days. In hindsight, I am proud to have flown the flag. Wore my uniform with dignity and graced the skies with insurmountable black pride. We brought dreams to life and inspired generations.

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

1 year

Against the crowd. Against the French team. Against the ref. We did it!!! 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

11 months

Flying out of a wet and cold Joburg this evening. 😁 #PilotDiaries 👨🏽‍✈️ #FlyingTheFlag 🇿🇦

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

3 years

Hey there beautiful! @LindiweNxumalo_ ❤️❤️❤️❤️🥰🥰🥰🥰

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

11 months

Cape Town this morning. 🤗 #FlyingTheFlag 🇿🇦 #PilotDiaries 👨🏽‍✈️

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

6 years

Office Selfie! 🤳 #PilotDiaries 😎✈️

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

3 years

Tomorrow is a big day. We are finally back! 😆 I’ll be operating SAA357 to Cape Town. Scheduled departure time is 18:15 local. #LetsGoTheDistance #FlyingTheFlag 🇿🇦 #FlySAA 👨🏽‍✈️✈️

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

5 months

Chapter IV: Growth. #PilotDiaries 👨🏽‍✈️ #FlyingTheFlag 🇿🇦

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

1 year

For South Africa!! ❤️🙏🏽 #SpringBoks #SingaporeGP 🇸🇬🏎️

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

1 year

Early morning start! 😤💪🏽 Let’s go!! #FlyingTheFlag 🇿🇦 #PilotDiaries 👨🏽‍✈️

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

10 months

🎄 ❤️ #FlyingTheFlag 🇿🇦 #PilotDiaries 👨🏽‍✈️

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

3 years

#PilotDiaries 👨🏽‍✈️ #FlyingTheFlag 🇿🇦 #FlySAA 🇿🇦✈️ #LetsGoTheDistance

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

11 months

These kind of pics are becoming a favourite of mine. ❤️ #FlyingTheFlag 🇿🇦 #PilotDiaries 👨🏽‍✈️

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

2 months

#FlyingTheFlag 🇿🇦 #PilotDiaries 👨🏽‍✈️ #FlySAA #SAA90

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

7 years

My parking is on point today!! 🤪😁 In PE and about to head back to Jozi. The wind was interesting coming in. 😂 #PilotDiaries 👨🏾‍✈️ #FlyingTheFlag 🇿🇦

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

11 months

This is what’s about to hit Joburg!! @tWeatherSA

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

10 months

Off we go! 😤💪🏽 #FlyingTheFlag 🇿🇦 #PilotDiaries 👨🏽‍✈️

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

4 months

Last nights sunset into Cape Town! 🙏🏽 #FlyingTheFlag 🇿🇦 #PilotDiaries 👨🏽‍✈️ #OnYourLeft 😂

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

7 years

Bye bye Johannesburg. #PilotDiaries 👨🏾‍✈️😎 #FlyingTheFlag 🇿🇦

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

5 months

Joburg city lights! ✨ Too much electricity!! 😂🤭 #PilotDiaries 👨🏽‍✈️ #FlyingTheFlag 🇿🇦 #OnYourLeft 😂

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

3 years

It’s the perfect day to fly, with my brother Jacob. 😁 #PilotDiaries 👨🏽‍✈️ #FlyingTheFlag 🇿🇦 #LetsGoTheDistance @flysaa

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

5 years

Fly past preparations by the @flysaa team for the #Inauguration2019 😁😎✈️ #FlyingTheFlag 🇿🇦

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

5 years

A successful day! 😁😂 When last did I bake?

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

3 months

38! 🎈 Gratitude! 🙏🏽❤️

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

2 years

Family! 🫶🏽❤️ #PilotDiaries 👨🏽‍✈️👩🏽‍✈️ #FlyingTheFlag ✈️🇿🇦 #FlySAA @flysaa

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

3 years

Thank you all for the wonderful messages and well wishes. My fiancé 😆 and I appreciate you. We are thankful. We receive. Love truly always wins. ❤️ Our story is one for the books. 💍

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

5 years

Landing at @kingshakaint this morning in the #Airbus #A320 #FlyingTheFlag 🇿🇦 #PilotDiaries 👨🏽‍✈️ #ProudlySAA 🙌🏽🇿🇦

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

4 months

Years later, still a team! 😁 Brotherhood! 👊🏽 #FlyingTheFlag 🇿🇦 #PilotDiaries 👨🏽‍✈️ #OnYourLeft 😂

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

5 months

#NewProfilePic

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

3 years

SA357 to Cape Town. 😁 #FlyingTheFlag 🇿🇦 #PilotDiaries 👨🏽‍✈️

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

3 years

I have the best roomie on the planet. Thank you my love. ❤️ Here’s to 35! 🥳🎂🎉🎊🎁

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

3 years

🙌🏽❤️🇿🇦👨🏽‍✈️

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

7 years

SA260 JNB-FRA 10h41m flight time. A340-600 ZS-SNH. #FlyingTheFlag 🇿🇦 #PilotDiaries 👨🏽‍✈️

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

3 years

After numerous exams, simulator sessions and late nights of studying and preparing, I have been finally signed out and ready to #FlySAA 🇿🇦👨🏽‍✈️🛫 T minus 28 days! 😁 #FlyingTheFlag 🇿🇦 #PilotDiaries 👨🏽‍✈️

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

1 year

Yoh!! I just worked hard landing in Cape Town. 😅😅 That was just incredible.

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

11 months

Home base. 😁 The wind was insane! 😳 I worked hard on that landing shem. 🤭 #FlyingTheFlag 🇿🇦 #PilotDiaries 👨🏽‍✈️

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

4 years

What a beautiful evening this was. 😊😁

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

2 years

Thank you so much Nzinga for coming into the cockpit to say hi with the cute and amazing precious cargo we had. 🫶🏽 She’s super adorable! 😆

Nzinga Qunta

@NzingaQ

2 years

What a stunning way to end our flight! Thank you so much @flysaa 🇿🇦

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

5 years

And we are ready to go! SAA222 #AirbusA330 - Johannesburg to São Paulo. 09 hours 31 minutes flight time. 😁 #FlyingTheFlag 🇿🇦 #PilotDiaries 👨🏽‍✈️ #ProudlySAA

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

7 years

A very interesting day in the office. Inbound Johannesburg from Entebbe. 😂😂 #PilotDiaries 👨🏽‍✈️✈️

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

2 years

Today we are parked at C2 again. Seems to be my lucky parking bay. 😂 We are operating the Airbus A320 as SA3345 registration ZS-SZI. I love this machine. I’ll be Pilot Monitoring on this sector. Flight time to CPT is 01h51min. #PilotDiaries 👨🏽‍✈️ #FlyingTheFlag 🇿🇦

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

7 years

And hello Johannesburg! 😁 #PilotDiaries 👨🏾‍✈️😎 #FlyingTheFlag 🇿🇦

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

6 years

Now THIS is how you park an A320! 😎💪🏽 #Airbus #PilotDiaries #FlyingTheFlag 🇿🇦

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

5 years

Look. This evening was something else. That storm was just insane. 🤭 Onboard weather radar as it was approaching @ortambo_int @tWeatherSA #FlyingTheFlag 🇿🇦 #PilotDiaries 👨🏽‍✈️

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

6 years

Waiting for that last passenger to board. 😩 #PilotDiaries 👨🏽‍✈️ #FlyingTheFlag 🇿🇦

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

3 years

Sunset heading to Cape Town last night. 😍😍 #FlyingTheFlag 🇿🇦 #PilotDiaries 👨🏽‍✈️

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

1 year

The laughs we shared today. 😂😂🤣🤣 I think the passengers could hear us in the flight deck. 🤭 What and incredible day at work. Thank you Shireen❤️ and Mac 🫡 🤗 Family!! #PilotDiaries 👨🏽‍✈️ #FlyingTheFlag 🇿🇦

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

5 years

#Airbus #A350 #FlyingTheFlag 🇿🇦

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

6 years

SA286 🛫 Johannesburg - Hong Kong. ZS-SND Airbus A340-600 12 hours 40 minutes flight time. #FlyingTheFlag 🇿🇦 #PilotDiaries 👨🏽‍✈️😎

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

6 years

😊 #PilotDiaries 👨🏽‍✈️ #FlyingTheFlag 🇿🇦

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

1 year

Beautiful day for flying. ❤️ #FlyingTheFlag 🇿🇦 #PilotDiaries 👨🏽‍✈️

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

3 years

Thank you @eNCA and the amazing @HeidiGiokos for hosting us on #AllAngels this afternoon. @flysaa is back in the skies where we belong! 😁 #LetsGoTheDistance #FlySAA 👨🏽‍✈️ #FlyingTheFlag 🇿🇦

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

4 years

😊👨🏽‍✈️🇿🇦

SA Civil Aviation Authority - SACAA

@OfficialSACAA

4 years

Our #AviationGameChanger today is Sibusiso Nxumalo from Soweto. Read his inspiring story here:

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

7 years

Mama Rosie Mashele has been nominated for the #CNNHeroes awards. Let’s all go to and vote for our South African 🇿🇦 Angel!! #CountryDuty cc @tumisole

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

2 years

Before vs After! 😂😂 Our dreams are valid beyond our wildest imaginations. 🙌🏽🙏🏽 #PilotDiaries 👨🏽‍✈️ #FlyingTheFlag 🇿🇦

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

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5 years

How beautiful is this? The other day on our way back from Perth. #FlyingTheFlag 🇿🇦 #PilotDiaries 👨🏽‍✈️ #ProudlySAA 🙌🏽

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

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7 years

SA286 #Airbus A340-300 ZS-SXF #Johannesburg to #HongKong 12 hours 48 minuets flight time. 😁👏🏽👨🏾‍✈️🛫 #PilotDiaries

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

2 years

Up and ready! 😤💪🏽 06:05 am sign-on for a 10h30m duty day. A double whammy. JNB-DUR, DUR-JNB, JNB-DUR and then DUR-JNB! 🥵 Let’s go! #PilotDiaries 👨🏽‍✈️ #FlyingTheFlag 🇿🇦

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

5 years

The @flysaa and the #SilverFalcons display team for the #Inauguration2019 fly past preparation. #FlyingTheFlag 🇿🇦

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

3 years

This evening I’ll be flying to Accra, Ghana for the first flight into the West African hub after 18 months. I am so excited to be part of this milestone by @flysaa in re-establishing the South Africa 🇿🇦 and Ghana 🇬🇭 route. #LetsGoTheDistance #FlyingTheFlag 🇿🇦 #FlySAA

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

11 months

❤️🙏🏽🇿🇦

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

8 years

#30PlusAppreciation 😜

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

1 year

It felt so good to be back at work. A long day but totally worth it. I can never get over how much I miss flying when I’m on leave. 2 years to the day since the restart and we are still growing. Better days to come. @flysaa #FlyingTheFlag 🇿🇦 #PilotDiaries 👨🏽‍✈️

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

3 years

This just made my heart all warm and fuzzy! 🙏🏽🥺 Thank you so much @AthiGeleba It’s an absolute honour and privilege to fly Number 1. Not everyday do I pull a landing like I did and I guess it was all the excitement that made me it possible. 😂😂

ATHI GELEBA 🇿🇦

@AthiGeleba

3 years

Little did know I was in the middle of a TRIPLE bucket list moment. A most perfect landing experience by aviator extraordinaire @FlyingZulu you are a beast with this aviation thing #AfricanButterLanding #SilkySmooth #BlackExcellence #BucketList #FanGirl 3️⃣🪣📝 ✅ ❤️🇿🇦

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

6 years

My friend and sister @annabel_vundla on the @SawubonaSAA Women’s Month Edition!! 😊 Proud of you my sugar!! 🙌🏽

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

5 years

Spotted yesterday @ortambo_int @flysaa #AirbusA350 #FlyingTheFlag 🇿🇦 #PilotDiaries 👨🏽‍✈️

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

7 years

Beautiful skies inbound Johannesburg this morning. This is what I live for. This view. 😍 #PilotDiaries 👨🏽‍✈️ #FlyingTheFlag 🇿🇦

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

1 year

#SingaporeGrandPrix 🇸🇬🏎️

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

3 months

What a way to celebrate! ❤️ Thankful. 🙏🏽

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

5 years

She’s so beautiful. 😭 #Airbus #A350 #FlySAA #FlyingTheFlag 🇿🇦

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@FlyingZulu

3 months

🍹 #SbuOnLeave

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@FlyingZulu

2 months

Then you get these from our Super VIP Passengers! 🥹 Your heart melts. ❤️ Thank you to all the little ones who come and say “Hi” and take pictures with us. We love it!!! 🙏🏽 #FlyingTheFlag 🇿🇦 #PilotDiaries 👨🏽‍✈️ @flysaa #SAA90

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

5 years

@Rapzinframes 😂 Yes.

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

4 months

A home away from home. 🙏🏽

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

11 months

Wedding vibes. 😁

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

5 years

@BigBadger12 Thank you Eddy. Your words soothe me and give me assurance that there is always light at the end of the tunnel.

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

17 days

And off they go! 😁 @BafanaBafana on their way to Brazzaville proudly flown by @flysaa 🙌🏽 #FlyingTheFlag 🇿🇦

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

3 months

Destination number 2! #SbuOnLeave

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@FlyingZulu

6 years

R299 at Makro!!

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@FlyingZulu

9 months

Finally done with exams. 😂😅 License renewed for another year! 🥳🙏🏽

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

3 years

Interesting day in the office. 😁 Those storm didn’t come out to play. 😅 #PilotDiaries 👨🏽‍✈️

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

1 year

Quick turnaround!! 💪🏽😤 #FlyingTheFlag 🇿🇦 #PilotDiaries 👨🏽‍✈️

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

3 years

Simulator Training Day 3: Brain is slightly overworked, body a little tired but the heart is happy to be back training. 😁 Lots of emergencies and failure cases have been covered already and a lot more to follow. 💪🏽 It’s amazing how everything just comes back to you. 😅

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Sibusiso Nxumalo

@FlyingZulu

4 months

On to the next one. 💪🏽