All South African Airways articles

  • Creecy-c-South African government
    News

    South African Airways managing to expand independently: transport minister

    2025-07-09T10:24:00Z

    South African Airways is operating independently without depending on government guarantees, according to the country’s transport minister.

  • SAA website-c-SAA
    News

    South African Airways assessing extent of data impact after cyber incident

    2025-05-06T13:09:00Z

    South African Airways is assessing the potential data impact of a cyber incident which affected several of the carrier’s IT systems. It says the “significant” cyber breach, which began on 3 May, disrupted the airline’s website, its mobile app, and “several” internal operational system. “The preliminary investigation is currently assessing ...

  • SAA Airbus-c-SAA
    News

    SAA pilots end industrial action after accepting pay deal: group chief

    2025-03-25T12:47:00Z

    South African Airways pilots have accepted a pay and conditions package, ending the industrial action initiated a week ago. Two pilot unions imposed a work-to-rule at the carrier on 19 March after the two sides reached an impasse during salary and benefits talks. But SAA stated on 25 March that ...

  • SAA tail-c-SAA
    News

    South African Airways pilots initiate further industrial action over pay talks

    2025-03-19T07:37:00Z

    South African Airways pilots are initiating further industrial action over long-running pay and conditions negotiations, to the carrier’s dismay. The airline says it has been notified – by the SAA Pilots Association and the National Transport Movement – of a work-to-rule measure which will take effect on 19 March. Talks ...

  • John Lamola-c-LinkedIn
    News

    South African ministry ignites controversy as SAA interim leader named group chief

    2025-02-27T18:01:00Z

    South Africa’s government has appointed John Lamola as the group chief executive of South African Airways, cementing a position he has held on an interim basis for close to three years. But the decision is proving controversial, after the country’s second-largest political party claimed that the airline’s board preferred Kenya ...

  • SAA A320-c-Airbus
    News

    South African Airways expands fleet with more A320s

    2025-01-20T14:58:00Z

    South African Airways has expanded its fleet with the addition of a pair of Airbus A320s, taking its operation to 20 aircraft. The airline has been gradually rebuilding its services and network since emerging from business rescue and despite the failure of a privatisation effort. SAA says the extra pair ...

  • SAA tails-c-SAA
    News

    SAA pilots start returning to work after suspending industrial action

    2024-12-07T18:21:00Z

    Pilots at South African Airways have suspended their industrial action which has disrupted the carrier’s services since 5 December. The airline says the suspension took effect from 02:00 on 7 December, and it expects to reinstate its flying schedule fully on 8 December. SAA says this follows “successful negotiations” between ...

  • SAA A320-c-Bob Adams Creative Commons
    News

    South African Airways rejigs schedule ahead of pilot strike

    2024-12-05T08:17:00Z

    South African Airways has amended its schedule following the decision by cockpit crews to embark on industrial action from 5 December. It has published timetable changes for services between Johannesburg and Cape Town, Durban and Port Elizabeth, as well as the Namibian capital Windhoek and Port Louis in Mauritius. SAA ...

  • SAA-c-SAA
    News

    SAA pilots threaten strike over salary demands despite carrier’s fragile finances

    2024-12-04T08:37:00Z

    South African Airways is warning that it is not financially strong enough to support a salary demand from pilots, who have threatened to strike from 5 December. The carrier has been negotiating with the SAA Pilots Association, but claims the association’s initial request for a 30% wage increase – subsequently ...

  • SAA-c-SAA
    News

    SAA claims positive full-year results for first time in over a decade

    2024-11-21T09:56:00Z

    South African Airways has disclosed its full-year results for the fiscal year to March 2023, claiming a net profit of R252 million ($14 million). The carrier’s management board unveiled the performance during its annual general meeting in Johannesburg on 20 November. SAA emerged from business rescue in September 2021. But ...

  • SAA A330-300-c-Airbus
    News

    Investigators probe SAA A330’s pitch oscillation during cruise

    2024-11-18T09:36:00Z

    Investigators are probing an in-flight oscillation at cruise altitude which affected a South African Airways Airbus A330-300 operating a domestic service. The aircraft – flying from Cape Town to Johannesburg on 27 October – had been cruising at 41,000ft when it started to oscillate in pitch, between nose-up and nose-down. ...

  • mango-c-Mango
    News

    SAA chair: South African domestic market strong despite Mango absence

    2024-10-28T09:19:00Z

    South African Airways’ chairman is uncertain whether budget carrier Mango will be revived, but believes that the country’s domestic market is strong and signals that SAA is more focused on regional and intercontinental services.

  • SAA-c-SAA
    News

    SAA striving to recover R1bn from Zimbabwe as it seeks funds for development

    2024-10-25T15:15:00Z

    South African Airways is keen to recover some R1 billion ($59 million) in funds from a Zimbabwean legacy debt, but admits it has achieved only minimal success. The carrier’s senior management appeared before a parliamentary public accounts committee on 22 October, laying out the need to source funding after a ...

  • SAA-c-SAA
    News

    SAA floats possibility of selling Heathrow slots to fund fleet expansion

    2024-10-25T13:10:00Z

    South African Airways has raised the possibility of selling slots at London Heathrow in order to help address the airline’s financial pressures. SAA is government-owned and has been forced to revise its business strategy after a long-running attempt at privatisation collapsed earlier this year. The carrier’s chair, Derek Hanekom, told ...

  • SAA-c-SAA
    News

    South African regulator orders medical rechecks alleging certification fraud

    2024-09-11T15:16:00Z

    South African Airways has been rechecking personnel, including pilots, after the country’s civil aviation regulator accused the airline’s chief medical officer of issuing fraudulent certificates. The South African Civil Aviation Authority says the officer’s designation as an aviation medical examiner was not renewed after 31 March this year – pending ...

  • Lufthansa A380
    News

    Lufthansa, KLM and SAA pay $900m for ‘extreme delays’ in refunding passengers

    2024-06-03T17:55:00Z

    The US government has secured more than $900 million in refunds for passengers who faced “extreme delays” in receiving compensation from for Covid-19-related flight changes and cancellations. 

  • SAA A320-c-Bob Adams Creative Commons
    News

    SAA receiving batch of A320s through Hong Kong lessor CALC

    2024-05-14T19:54:00Z

    South African Airways has taken delivery of an Airbus A320, the first of a batch of three it is leasing from Hong Kong company CALC.

  • SAA A340-300-c-Joe Ravi Creative Commons
    News

    SAA rebuilds intercontinental network with Perth resumption

    2024-04-25T16:31:00Z

    South African Airways is to resume its service to the Australian city of Perth by the end of April, continuing a restoration of the flag-carrier’s long-haul services. It has already re-introduced flights to Sao Paulo in Brazil, around six months ago. SAA’s rebuilding of its network had already been planned ...

  • SAA A330-c-Alan Wilson Creative Commons
    News

    South African Airways seeks new chief to steer carrier after privatisation collapse

    2024-04-09T13:51:00Z

    South African Airways is formally seeking a new chief executive to pursue an alternative strategic course after the collapse of its privatisation effort.

  • SAA A320-c-Bob Adams Creative Commons
    News

    Collapsed SAA privatisation being referred to special investigators

    2024-03-22T19:55:00Z

    South African Airways’ failed privatisation is to undergo scrutiny after being referred by parliamentarians to special investigators.