SAA pilots said on Thursday they were willing to go on strike, if necessary, unless “critical operational and technical deficiencies” were addressed. The Pilots Association has begun the process of recruiting among its members to determine how they think about Read More …
Appointment of white CEO at Mango kicks up a storm – Black management Forum objects since he is white and because of skin colour not qualified for the position
The appointment of Nico Bezuidenhout as Chief Executive Officer of Mango triggered hysteria at the Black Management Forum (BMF). The BMF will do everything in its power to fight the appointment. Their objection is that he is a white man Read More …
State capture, another horrific finding!: SAA loses out on 2-million litres of fuel a month as BEE music promoter fails to deliver
A little-known company that was awarded a multimillion-rand contract to supply fuel to SAA hasn’t delivered since October last year. This means that the airline has been short of 2-million litres of fuel a month – although this amount is Read More …
How much taxpayers money has been thrown into SAA’s black hole to stay afloat?
Billions and billions have been thrown at The South African Airways (SAA), but the airline don’t have much to show for it. It’s hard to recall a time when the limpest of all our state-owned entities was successful on its Read More …
Can you believe this, the SAA requests R4bn government bailout, their ‘wings’ needs to be clipped NOW
JOHANNESBURG – South African Airways (SAA) appointed its head of operations as acting chief executive on Friday and said it needs R4-billion from the government to survive the current financial year and allow it to renegotiate loan terms with banks. Read More …
EFF’s Mbuyiseni Ndlozi talks about the ‘Fake’ pilot saga which is a prime example of white privilege, well Ndlozi can you pilot a plane?
Mbuyiseni Ndlozi of the EFF is not surprised by the scandal surrendering an SAA pilot who flew for 20 years with an allegedly fake license. The Economic Freedom Fighter claims that this is not the first time ‘white privilege’ worked Read More …
The Police bust SAA pilot who was fired for flying with fake licence for 20 years
A senior SAA pilot, who had been asked to resign earlier this year after it was found that he had flown commercial airplanes for more than 20 years with a fake licence, has been taken into custody, police have said. Read More …
SAA pay Comair R1,1 billion, where does the bankrupt state entity get the money from?
SAA conceded that it had violated the Competition Act and announced that it would pay R1,1 billion to Comair. The dispute has been in existence for a period of 10 years after SAA’s travel agents operated bonus schemes. The bonus Read More …
Struggling airline under ANC control is apparently under extremely difficult financial circumstances and will now be rescued by commercial banks – This is the result of corruption and incompetence, celebrated in the ANC ranks
South African commercial banks are basically prepared to help the instable SA Airways with R3.5bn as a lifeline. The struggling airline needs the funds very urgently to meet his short-term obligations. SAA’s Chief Executive Officer, Vuyani Jarana, says the amount Read More …
Desperate times calls for desperate measures, but is this the right thing to do? After all financial losses occurred due to incompetence, negligence and corruption – SAA is borrowing R3.5bn from local banks
South African Airways (SAA) received a R3.5bn loan to keep it going until the end of March. This forms part of the R21,7 billion SA management believes is needs to make its turnaround strategy succeed. SAA spokesperson Tlali Tlali confirmed Read More …