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NewsSAA should be retained and restructured: ruling party
South Africa’s ruling political party insists that embattled South African Airways should be restructured and retained as the country’s flag-carrier. The African National Congress made the declaration following strategy meetings of its national executive council over 17-20 January. It states that SAA should be “retained as a national ...
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Struggling SAA insists flight operations are continuing
South African Airways is maintaining operations for the time being, despite apparent increasing uncertainty over the ailing flag-carrier’s financing. The airline says it is “aware” of local media reports suggesting the airline is on the verge of ceasing operations. But it insists that flights to all destinations “continue ...
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South African Airways to sell nine A340s as part of restructuring effort
South African Airways has put more than half of its Airbus A340 fleet and a variety of spare parts up for sale, as part of efforts to restructure following the carrier’s decision last month to voluntarily enter business rescue proceedings.
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Do high-profile failures tell the airline story of 2019?
Collective airline profits are likely to end 2019 still relatively high by the industry’s historical performance standards, if short of their more recent peaks. But several high-profile failures mean it feels like anything but a banner year for the sector.
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SAA to receive R4bn funding as part of business rescue
South African Airways is to receive a R4 billion ($273 million) in funding as part of the effort to restructure the ailing flag-carrier following its placement into business rescue.
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South African Airways to undergo 'radical' restructuring
South Africa s government is to undertake an extensive restructuring of South African Airways, insisting that it has run out of alternative strategies for the troubled flag-carrier.
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SAA agrees conditional wage rise to end strike
South African Airways has reached a conditional agreement to end the week-long industrial action initiated by two of the carrier’s unions.
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SAA faces legal bid to force court-appointed rescue
South African trade union Solidarity is making a legal bid to have embattled flag carrier South African Airways placed under formal business rescue.
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Embattled SAA temporarily halts Hong Kong services
South African Airways is suspending its Hong Kong service for three weeks owing to losses it is incurring on the route, which have deepened as a result of the political unrest in the territory.
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South African restores more flights despite continued strike
South African Airways is resuming flights to destinations within the region, while the carrier s domestic services are still affected by industrial action.
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SAA chief warns strikes threaten carrier's survival
South African Airways acting chief has warned that continued strikes will deepen the airline s financial crisis, after flights were disrupted by industrial action.
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South African cancels flights due to strike
Strike disruption has forced South African Airlines to cancel all of its domestic and regional flights scheduled for Sunday 17 and Monday 18th November, although it will operate all of its scheduled international flights departing from Johannesburg’s Tambo airport on 17 November.
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Restructuring South African Airways looks to slash workforce
South African Airways is poised to cut close to 20% of its workforce as part of an effort to restructure the heavily loss-making carrier.
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SAA receives first A350 and plans to introduce four
South African Airways has disclosed that it will lease another pair of Airbus A350-900s, after taking delivery of the first of two initial leased aircraft.
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SAA in discussions over equity partnership: minister
South Africa's finance minister has told the country's parliament that discussions are being held with investors with a view to freeing flag-carrier South African Airways from state support.
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South African MRO checks affected over 40 aircraft
Over 40 aircraft were affected by the South African civil aviation regulator's order to conduct verification checks following an audit of South African Airways' maintenance division.
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South African MRO checks not linked to Mango incident
South African Airways' maintenance division is undertaking corrective measures following a regulatory inspection which resulted in the grounding of a number of aircraft operated by South African carriers.
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Some SAA and Comair aircraft grounded by MRO audit
South African regulators have ordered maintenance compliance verification on some aircraft in the fleets of South African Airways and Comair, resulting in schedule disruption for the two carriers.
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SAA and SA Express 'not going concerns': minister
South Africa’s public enterprises minister has informed the country’s parliament that South African Airways and SA Express are not going concerns, in a letter explaining delays in the carriers’ annual report submission.
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Comair indicates extent of SAA case award benefit
South African carrier Comair has detailed the expected benefit on its full-year financial results following settlement of an anti-competitiveness case against South African Airways.
