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latest news & developmentsNationwide employees face financial woes
Employees of Nationwide have been left financially stranded because of technical issues surrounding the liquidation of the airline, the United Association of South Africa (Usasa)…
Union blames management for Nationwide’s woes
Nationwide’s ”arrogant” management was squarely to blame for its recent provisional liquidation, the South African Transport and Allied Workers’ Union said on Thursday. In a…
Nationwide under provisional liquidation
Nationwide Airlines has been placed under provisional liquidation, an attorney for the company said on Wednesday. "We applied yesterday [Tuesday] at 3pm and were placed under…
Travel agent ‘blindsided’ by Nationwide closure
Travel agent Flight Centre said it was ”blindsided” by the sudden closure of Nationwide Airlines and had gone into a crisis meeting to decide how to deal with the matter, with no…
Cash-strapped Nationwide ceases operations
Nationwide Airline has ceased operations until further notice, the airline announced on Tuesday. ”Our cash-flow has become critical and as a result have decided to voluntarily…
Nationwide to sell majority stake to black partner
Nationwide Airlines will sell a majority stake to black investors that will result in the company’s recapitalisation, a media report said on Wednesday. Vernon Bricknell,…
Media snubbed in Nationwide fracas
The South African Civil Aviation Authority and Nationwide Airlines have agreed to a media blackout regarding the grounding of the carrier. They said they would no longer make…
CAA: Nationwide unlikely to fly to London
It was unlikely that grounded airline Nationwide would be given permission for take-off to London on Sunday night, said the South African Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).…
Nationwide leases plane for London flight
Grounded carrier Nationwide has leased an aircraft from Dutch airline KLM to fly passengers to London on Sunday night, said the South African Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).…
Aviation authority grounds Nationwide Airlines
Nationwide Airlines said on Friday that all its domestic and international flights had been grounded by the country’s Civil Aviation Authority, but did not know how long the ban…
Nationwide Boeing engine ‘sucked in object’
The engine that dropped off Nationwide flight CE723 had sucked in ”an object” as the plane was taking off, the airline said on Thursday. It was commenting on the drama on…