Low-cost South African airline LIFT is entering a consolidation phase, it announced on Wednesday. LIFT was founded in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic with a flexible operating model. It is a division of Global Aviation, which focuses on ACMI “wet”…
UPDATE May 15 – The acquisition of South African Airways (SAA) by Takatso Aviation Proprietary Ltd seemed to be a step closer late last week after the Competition Commission announced that two shareholders would divest their interest in Takatso. The…
After announcing a service linking Nairobi to Dubai via Mombasa – and in a sign that African skies are finally starting to open up – flag carrier Kenya Airways says it is introducing a service that will link Nairobi to Dakar…
The future of South African Airways (SAA) remains blurred. While the government stresses that the takeover deal with Takatso Consortium for a 51 percent share is not at risk, other reports state that the consortium has yet to raise the…
Gidon Novick, co-founder of Lift a South African startup LCC
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