Eazi Access Sponsors A JLG 340AJ for Aircraft Restorations at the SAA Museum Society at Rand Airport

Founded in 2003, Eazi Access is Africa’s market leader in work-at-height and material-handling solutions. Recently, the company sponsored a JLG 340AJ Boom Lift for several restoration projects at The South African Airways Museum Society located at Rand Airport. This equipment allowed workers to place titles on the Vickers Viking and Starliner aircraft, and reach the tail fins of the Lockheed Starliner to paint and take measurements for future titles.

The Museum’s Motto states, “A strong passion for any object will ensure success, for the desire of the end will point out the means,” by William Hazlitt (1778-1830). One volunteer trained on the JLG 340AJ and lifted to height remarked, “This machine is a dream come true, compared to the alternative methods I’ve used before.”

The Vickers Viking restored by the Museum is a twin-engined, short-range airliner derived from the Vickers Wellington bomber, originally carrying 21 to 24 passengers. The museum’s Viking first flew on 30th August 1946 and was retired from service in December 1962.

This isn’t Eazi Access’s first partnership with the SAA Museum Society. In October 2015, Eazi Access provided a JLG 510AJ and a JLG 600SJ to polish the Boeing 747-244B, “Lebombo”—the “Jumbo” that famously flew over the Rugby World Cup final at Ellis Park Stadium on 24 June 1995.

“It is exciting for us to contribute to the community by partnering with The South African Airways Museum Society to help preserve the museum’s heritage through our JLG 340AJ,” stated Kim Meszaros, Eazi Access Group Marketing Manager.

John Austin-Williams, Chairman of the South African Airways Museum Society, expressed gratitude: “With the assistance of an Eazi Access boom lift, the painting and titles are now complete. Thank you, Eazi Access, we are hugely appreciative of your generosity.”

The Museum is open Tuesday to Sunday, from 09:00 to 15:30. For more information, visit www.saamuseum.co.za.