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Topics related to South African Airways, the national flag carrier of South Africa.
SAA’s privatization deal collapses after three years of negotiations
South Africa’s deal to sell a majority stake in state-owned carrier, South African Airways, has collapsed after three…
SunExpress to double number of aircraft leased to South African Airways
SunExpress and South African Airways (SAA) have extended and expanded their current partnership agreement, which means the Turkish-German…
Executive Spotlight: “We are ready now to restart long-haul flying.” SAA CEO, John Lamola
South African Airways was once an iconic national carrier, with a history that reached as far back as…
South African Airways is allocated R1 billion bailout to settle outstanding arrears
South Africa’s flag carrier South African Airways (SAA) is to receive a R1 billion ($53 million) bailout from the…
KQ, SAA deal could be treated as a merger by competition authority: report
The partnership between Kenya Airways (KQ) and South African Airways (SAA) could be treated as a merger, the…
SAA ramps up flights for festive season, plans to introduce new regional routes
South African Airways (SAA) will commence services to three new destinations in Southern Africa and ramp up its…
SAA expands regional operations, aims to return long-haul flights in Q1 2023
South African Airways (SAA) has announced plans to expand its regional network across Southern Africa, with additional routes…
South African flag carrier SAA adds three A320s to meet holiday demand
South Africa’s national carrier SAA plans to increase its fleet capacity to meet demand for the peak holiday…
South African Airways races to rectify administrative breaches or lose license
South African Airways (SAA) is racing to respond to charges of administrative breaches or face losing its licenses,…
SAA in talks with British Airways to take over Comair franchise routes: report
The flag carrier of South Africa, South African Airways (SAA), is in talks with the UK airline British…
SAA CEO says things are “totally different” and promises future profitability
As South Africa’s aviation market faces losses in domestic capacity following the collapse of Comair, South African Airways…
SAA to increase route capacity amidst Comair shutdown
South African Airways (SAA) announced an increase in capacity to meet demand following the suspension of flights by…
Pan-African airline partnerships continue to gain momentum: AeroTime report
Partnerships have been gathering momentum as Africa’s aviation sector navigates its post-pandemic recovery and the issue of high…
SAA interim CEO to step down, new head to take the helm from May 2022
South African Airways (SAA) interim CEO, Thomas Kgokolo will step down as head of SAA at the end…
South African Airways uses larger aircraft to make up for lost Comair capacity
South African Airways has increased capacity by using bigger aircraft on some routes after the grounding of fellow…
Customer demand sparks return of SAA’s JNB-DUR route
South African Airways (SAA) is set to relaunch operations on its Johannesburg to Durban route, in response to popular…
Kenya Airways and South African Airways to partner to form a new airline
A new African airline will grace the skies soon. In his New Year’s speech, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta…
Business rescue plan approved for SAA low-cost unit Mango
The path is clear for South African Airways (SAA) unit Mango Airlines to find an equity partner. SAA…