South Africa plans SAA rescue mission, appoints new CEO
South African government has begun the rescue of state-owned SAA as the carrier begins the transition from business rescue to full operation
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Meet FlySafair
Elmar Conradie is CEO at FlySafair, based in South Africa. We discussed the challenges of doing business there, with pandemic and the collapse of the national carrier and growing competition from other private airlines. It’s not an easy business and…
Rodger Foster, CEO Airlink South Africa
Rodger discusses the reality of the market, without SAA and a state airline to compete with. Also the opportunities this provides and the challenges that exist. Views: 27
SAA Pilots’ Association vs South African Government
A dust-up has been building between SAA’s pilots’ union and the national airline’s owner, the national government. The story below was first published in South Africa a few days ago and attracted quite a lot of attention locally. It is…
African airline revenues collapse amid COVID-19
African airlines are said to be the hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic that has affected carriers and global economies. Airline revenues have collapsed. Fleets are grounded. Extreme actions are being taken just to survive. The continent’s airlines are in…
African airlines’ traffic market share drops to 18%
African airlines are in dire straits and the carriers on the continent are small, weak, and fragmented. Many African countries restrict their airspaces to prop up state-owned air carriers. That’s why it is notoriously difficult for private airlines to succeed…