SAA TO PLACE ‘MANGO’ UNDER BUSINESS RESCUE
2021-07-26
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SAAPA REACHES AGREEMENT WITH SAA OVER SALARIES
2021-07-20
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Majority of SAA pilots vote for settlement agreement
2021-07-13
Reaching an agreement with the SAA Pilots’ Association (SAAPA) has cleared another hurdle out the way to get South African Airways (SAA) in the air. About 95% of the members of the SAA Pilots’ Association (SAAPA) voted in favour of an in-principle settlement agreement offered by South African Airways (SAA),Read More →
POSITION REPORT
2021-07-05
As a general aviation magazine SAA arguably gets more than its fair share of attention in our reports. But the hard truth is that this airline has cost the South African taxpayer around R50 billion in the past 20 years. Hundreds of billions may be wasted by corrupt local authoritiesRead More →
HYDROGEN-POWERED PLANES: NOT SO CRAZY AFTER ALL?
2021-06-14
One of the unexpected pleasures is having a fondly cherished idea booted into touch. For me one such notion was that hydrogen powered planes are not practical. Hydrogen has always just seemed like a bad idea – think of the Hindenburg disaster – and for a hundred other reasons. ONERead More →
New airline planned for South Africa to fill vacuum left by SAA
2021-05-20
A new airline, Skylink Airways, has been established with the aim of filling the vacuum left by South African Airways (SAA). AeroTime Hub reported that Skylink Airways was founded by South African entrepreneur Clarence Andrea Steyn. Steyn told Aero Telegraph he has received backing from Russian and South African investors andRead More →
COVID-19 FLIGHT DISRUPTIONS
2020-12-22
Countries and airlines have banned flights from South Africa, due to the new variant of the Coronavirus in South Africa which may be responsible for the recent surge in infections. Sudan has banned travellers from South Africa, Britain and the Netherlands from 23 December 2020. The ban will last 3 weeksRead More →
Are SAA Pilots Really Overpaid?
2020-12-21
This past week the Department of Public Enterprise (DPE) claimed that SAA pilots are, “the second-best paid in the world.” This is an astoundingly crude lie that is evidently false for two reasons… First – it cited its source as IATA – the International Air Transport Association. IATA was quickRead More →
COMAIR WELCOMES CUSTOMERS BACK ON BOARD
2020-12-01
Cape Town, Tuesday 1 December 2020: For the first time in over eight months, customers boarded kulula flight MN101, the first Comair flight to take off as the company recommences services. The flight is a huge step in getting Comair back on its feet as a sustainable business, and signals theRead More →