Kenya Airways, SAA fast tracks pan African airline birth
floating a pan African airline could happen earlier than expected
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Kenya Airways and SAA tie bonds with strategic partnership
Rhetoric on the need for cooperation between airlines in Africa has never been in short supply, but action had been less forthcoming. In the current aviation landscape, filled by the emergence of new markets, two of Africa’s biggest airlines, Kenya Airways…
SAA returns to Nigeria in December
After more than one year of inactivity, one of Africa’s biggest airlines, South African Airways (SAA) has concluded plans to resume the lucrative Johannesburg-Lagos route. The carrier plans to re-start the service on December 12. This has brought smiles to…
The mess named South African Airways
We have shared the view before that, as a general rule, governments are better off staying out of the airlines business. There are exceptions, but they are few and these few airlines are run, largely, on a commercial basis. The…
South African Airways on brink of resurgence
There is a ray of hope for one of the beleaguered African carriers. South African Airways is preparing to emerge from its self-inflicted collapse. The crisis-ridden airline is said to be preparing for a return to service by first operating…
Bitter-sweet topsy turvy African airlines
Many years ago, African airlines dominated the skies of Africa. Gross mismanagement and corruption saw the end of promising airlines like Nigeria Airways, Ghana Airways, Air Afrique, and others that connected the continent. Worried by the situation, leaders in the…