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…
PR: Embraer’s E-Jets E2 family has received Type Acceptance Certification from the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA); another significant milestone in the aircraft’s global success and reinforcing its suitability for the African market. “This certification opens new opportunities for 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).…
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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.…
Today, in South Africa’s parliament, the deal between the state and an investment group to take over the airline collapsed. What happens next is open to speculation, but it seems the state is back on the hook to fund the…