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SAA 2.0 hopes to start lean and grow from next year

Business Sabelo Skiti - 16 Jun 2020

Draft agreement document spells out that R1.5-billion will be needed to fund severance packages for 2 400 of the airline’s employees

The great untethering and the airlines’ flat spin

Coronavirus Guy Oliver - 23 May 2020

If record vinyls and iTunes can co-exist in the Technological Age, Wi-Fi will allow ocean liners a slice of the airlines’ global travel monopoly

The coronavirus and the rise of the network society

Article Bert Olivier - 2 May 2020

Two kinds of virus, one biological and the other digital, have spread around the world, changing society and creating social elites

AU gives continent-wide air travel a long-awaited boost

Africa Simon Allison - 2 Feb 2018

Despite boasting 15% of the world’s population, Africa accounts for just 3% of global air traffic because flights are expensive and often inconvenient

Low-cost airline Fly Africa takes to the skies against Air Zimbabwe

Africa Staff Reporter - 30 Jul 2014

Low-cost airline Fly Africa opens one route in September and looks into more, which may upset Air Zimbabwe's popular Harare-Bulawayo route.

Looking skyward for a price war

Article Staff Reporter - 16 Aug 2013

The carrier’s African plan is poised for take off, but industry experts are not on board.

Corporate travellers fly solo

Article Sponsored Feature - 26 Jul 2013

Chartered flights are becoming more popular as companies save executives’ time.

Why budget flights aren’t for the faint of heart

Article Staff Reporter - 30 May 2013

For just £370, a flight from London to Johannesburg with one short layover in exotic Addis Ababa seemed like a great idea.

Samoa Air defends pay-as-you-weigh policy

Article Staff Reporter - 3 Apr 2013

The airline says its world-first plan to charge passengers by their weight rather than per seat is the fairest way to fly.

Ten airlines spurn EU emissions scheme

Article Staff Reporter - 17 May 2012

More than 99% of all major global airlines have complied with the first step of Europe's scheme to charge them for their carbon emissions.

Velvet Sky’s pay now, fly later scheme

Article Sally Evans - 2 Mar 2012

Troubled low-cost airline Velvet Sky stands accused by petrol giant BP of resorting to "desperate cash-raising measures to stave off bankruptcy".

Budget airlines not so cheap after all

Article John Crace - 18 Nov 2011

It costs £40 for a flight from London to Malaga. Add a £15 administration fee, £15 for luggage and £5 for paying by debit card.

Turbulence over Africa

Article Greg Gordon - 7 Oct 2011

Although open-skies policies on in Africa bode well for the airline industry, ageing fleets and tight margins are significant challenges.

EU firm on airline carbon tax

Article Staff Reporter - 7 Oct 2011

United States airlines are wrong to think that they can force the European Union to back down on plans to make carriers pay for emitting carbon.

Airline security: ‘Looking for bad people, not bad objects’

Article Alex Kennedy - 7 Jun 2011

Eye scanners may soon be coming to an airport near you as the airline industry seeks to sharply reduce security check-in time.

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