In the highly competitive South African market, Airlink faces off against two rivals; an aggressive LCC named Safair and state-owned South African Airways. Few airlines have to operate in a market like this, small and competitive. To make things even…
South African Airways CEO Professor John Lamola and three non-executive directors resigned on a Friday afternoon. If you know anything about corporate communications, you know what a Friday afternoon announcement means. Here we go again. South African Airways (SAA) is…
de Villiers Engelbrecht is the new CEO of Airlink, a South African airline. It’s a tough market – several airlines started and failed since the market was opened to private airlines. The national carrier, South African Airways, one of the…
This is a story that aims to demonstrate why state ownership of an airline is (there are few exceptions) a mistake. It also plans to explain why “right sizing” is the best approach for fleet planning (again, there are exceptions).…
Our periodic chat with Sean Mendis about the African aviation economy. 2024 was a pretty good year, all things considered. And 2025 looks better, with a high chance of double-digit traffic growth. African destinations are now popular with Europeans, Americans,…
PR: Airlink, Southern Africa’s premier airline, will undergo a change of leadership following the decision by current CEO and Managing Director, Rodger Foster, to step down at the end of March 2025 after almost 33 years at the company’s helm.…