Whether it is the expense or stringent academic criteria, airline transformation is still grounded.
SAA has issued a second summons against former chief executive Khaya Ngqula, this time for more than $3,4-million (R24,8-million).
SAA paid out bonuses of R60,7-million to 153 managers over three years — at an average of almost R400 000 per employee.
South African Airways is no longer scheduling extra flights after the backlog created by volcanic ash over parts of Europe was cleared.
South African Airways flights to London were set to start operating again on Wednesday following a grounding that has cost the carrier millions.
Frustrated passengers spent a sixth unplanned night in Johannesburg on Tuesday as SAA cancelled what was to be its first flight to London in a week.
Travellers face another day stranded at South Africa’s airports as the chaos wrought by a volcanic eruption in Iceland continues.
The Competition Commission has raided the offices SAA, Mango and the Airlines Association of Southern Africa, it said on Tuesday.
South African Airways will sell 45 000 plane tickets it had reserved for the Soccer World Cup at a discount, an official said on Tuesday.
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/ 26 January 2010
Payouts to "failed" departing chief executives of parastatals have cost the SA public at least R262,1-million over the last decade, the DA says.
Cheryl Carolus has been appointed chairperson of the board of South African Airways from September 28, it was announced on Thursday.
South African Airways has saved R2,5-billion through its recently completed restructuring, according to a report on Tuesday.
Cabinet on Wednesday conceded that the SAA board had consulted with the relevant minister on the settlement reached with CEO Khaya Ngqula.
SAA could make a claim against sacked CEO Khaya Ngqula should an investigation find he acted improperly during his tenure at the airline.
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/ 17 February 2009
Fifteen members of a SAA flight crew were arrested at Heathrow airport on Monday after cocaine worth R3,6-million was discovered in a bag.
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/ 23 January 2009
The case against a security guard and an SAA cabin crew member arrested for alleged drug smuggling was postponed on Friday.
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/ 21 January 2009
The pilot and entire crew of a South African Airways plane were arrested on Tuesday after 50kg of cannabis was found on a flight from Johannesburg.
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/ 30 November 2008
A strike by workers at South African Airways has not affected the airline’s operations, it said on Sunday.
Talks between the parties were continuing.
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/ 28 November 2008
SAA is making plans to bring home seven of its crew members who were holed up in Mumbai’s Oberoi Hotel this week when it came under attack.
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/ 27 November 2008
There were an unspecified number of South Africans staying at the Taj Mahal Hotel, one of the sites of attacks by militant gunmen.
Government funding of SAA should stop, kulula.com said on Thursday. It said taxpayers should stop filling the begging bowl for state-owned businesses.
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/ 11 February 2008
An African National Congress (ANC) MP on Monday denied being booted off a South African Airways (SAA) flight after an alleged drunken argument with another passenger. Frans Tlokwe Maserumule said he left the plane willingly after the incident, which took place before the flight from Johannesburg to Cape Town took off.
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/ 5 December 2007
Another local flight, this time involving an aircraft belonging to South African Express, was delayed on Tuesday in George, it was disclosed on Wednesday. This followed the delay of a South African Airways flight in East London — also on Tuesday. The South African Express flight was delayed for more than 12 hours.
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/ 23 November 2007
A flight was cancelled and another turned back when planes experienced technical difficulties on Friday. A 7.30am kulula.com flight — heading from Johannesburg to George — was cancelled after a fault with the aircraft’s public-announcement system was found, said Comair spokesperson Glenda Zvenyika.
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/ 15 November 2007
Trade union Solidarity has served court papers on South African Airways Technical (SAAT) division to stop its retrenchment process on the grounds that it is procedurally unfair. Last week SAA announced that it had support from trade unions on restructuring plans that would lift the airline out of massive financial losses.