Tag: SAA
SAA expected to return to 100% flight schedule
South African Airways' (SAA) flight schedule is expected to be back to 100% from Sunday 8 December, following a strike at the State-owned airline.
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Public Enterprises department welcomes SAA decision
The Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) says the Competition Tribunal’s conditional approval of the Takatso Consortium’s intention to acquire 51% of South African Airways...
From the Bee in my Bonnet column – Fred Karno’s Circus?
FRED Karno was the stage name of Frederick John Westcott (b 1866 – d 1941) - a theatre impresario and developer of sketch comedy...
Strategic Equity Partnership for SAA aimed at saving airline: Gordhan
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan says the sale of shares in South African Airways (SAA) was aimed at ensuring that the State-owned airline is...
SAA board signs Mango’s death sentence – 709 jobs likely lost
In leaked correspondence it appears SAA and the Department of Public Enterprises have no plans of allowing Mango back in the sky.
Frail budget airline...
SAA needs new airplanes: CEO
South African Airways will need a more modern fleet to be competitive on routes outside its home continent following the Covid-19 crisis, according to...
Fooling the people some of the time
From the 'A Bee in my Bonnet' column.
ONE of the benefits of the internet and social media, at least to this reader, is that...
SAA declared “solvent and liquid”
The South African Airways (SAA) process of business rescue is expected to reach its conclusion by the end of March. The national carrier found...
Mboweni gives SAA R10.5bn bailout – here’s how it will be funded
Tito Mboweni has made a controversial announcement on Wednesday, revealing that R10.5 billion will be allocated to the struggling SAA.
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has...
SAA Technical withdraws services to parent company over non-payment
South African Airways' maintenance subsidiary has withdrawn services to its parent after the struggling airline failed to pay money owed to the unit, an...