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Scores of South Africans were left at Frankfurt Airport on Saturday after being told SAA could not take all passengers because of safety reasons.                                           Image: GETTY IMAGES
REPATRIATION

45 South Africans, including Olympic athlete, left at Frankfurt Airport after SAA says it cannot take all

An athlete who represented SA in the 2012 London Olympics and more than 40 other South Africans found themselves stranded in Germany after a SAA repatriation flight left for SA without them. Though tickets had been paid for and after a…

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SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS

Government open to bringing in strategic partners at SAA

Government’s plan for a new SA Airways (SAA) to emerge from the ashes could entail bringing on strategic equity partners to help the ailing airline. In a statement on Friday responding to questions from Business Times, Kgathatso Tlhakudi,…

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NATIONAL UNION OF METALWORKERS OF SA NUMSA

Unions ‘reject with contempt’ SAA business rescue plans

By NICK WILSON Two of the biggest unions at SAA are threatening legal action to remove the business rescue practitioners of the stricken state-owned airline, saying they plan to defend jobs. A statement from the National Union of…

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SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS

Government wants ‘new, financially viable’ airline from SAA business rescue

By Naledi Shange Once the dust has settled on the SAA business rescue process, the government wants a “new, financially viable and competitive airline” to emerge. In a statement on Tuesday night, public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan…

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NATIONAL UNION OF METAL WORKERS OF SA NUMSA

SAA shut down would destroy transformation in SA aviation, pilots say

If SAA and SA Express were to close down there would never be transformation in the country’s aviation industry. This is according to an open letter penned by “African and designated group pilots of South African Airways”, published on…

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South African Airways (SAA) plans to significantly reduce its flights by 23% from the end of the year‚ 37% of which would be on domestic routes‚ 11% regional and 4% on international.Picture FILE
AIRLINE

SAA to cut flights by 23%

By Linda Ensor South African Airways (SAA) plans to significantly reduce its flights by 23% from the end of the year‚ 37% of which would be on domestic routes‚ 11% regional and 4% on international. The initiative is part of a programme to…

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The Independent Labour Caucus (ILC)‚ a collection of 12 unions‚ is objecting to the possible use of state employees’ pension funds to bail out South African Airways.Picture GALLO IMAGES
DEBT

Don’t use pension money for SAA debt‚ warns union

By Katharine Child The Independent Labour Caucus (ILC)‚ a collection of 12 unions‚ is objecting to the possible use of state employees’ pension funds to bail out South African Airways. SAA owes R6.8 billion to banks‚ payable at the end of…

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LABOUR

OR Tambo airport braces for SAA strike

OR Tambo International Airport is set to be hit by a strike on Friday‚ but management cannot say how bad the effects will be. Staff at South African Airways (SAA) are embarking on their second labour stoppage in the past few months, in…

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AIRWAYS PARK

Passengers frustrated by cancelled SAA flights

Passengers expecting to use South African Airways flights on Wednesday have been angered by the cancellation of several flights from OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg. Cabin crew members have been picketing outside the…

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