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Maintenance division is first SAA subsidiary to declare hardship to staff as travel ban effects grow at the state-owned airline

As SAA subsidiaries declare hardship to staff, business-rescue practitioners urge them to sign agreements to save severance payouts

Airports company, airlines on notice for mercy flights to evacuate foreigners from South Africa

The industrial action will cost the airline R52m a day. But the unions are angry about more than money

The airline, already plagued by insecurity and spying claims, has suspended an official after it used hidden cameras to track him

Nico Bezuidenhout, who left Mango in 2016 to join regional low-cost airline Fastjet, will be the latest name to be unveiled by SAA’s board

Despite millions being spent on consultants and assurances of a turnaround, the state’s airline has ‘nothing to show for it’

A department head has been suspended for allegedly trying to cover up for the disgraced pilot

For 20 years he transported passengers without a licence, until a mid-air ‘incident’

SAA has received R15-billion in government bailouts in the last year

A related problem is that its maintenance and repair company could lose lucrative contracts

Elements in the state-owned entity were apparently determined to pass work on to the controversial company

A report reveals that weak financial controls are at the centre of the airline’s woes

Former staff accuse ‘turnaround’ chief executive of purging those who fail to do his bidding

​Air Chefs, the catering arm of SAA, has launched a consultation process with unions that may lead to job losses