Latest news review on South African Airways,such as staffing issues, pilots, go slow, layoffs, safety concerns, financial health, on time record. Will they strike or go bankrupt after I've bought my ticket and leave me stranded at the airport? Ultimately do they look reliable and still be in business in three months?
4 February South African Airways illegal ground handlers strike today, just OR Tabo Int. Airport. timeslive.co.za
11/27/09 SAA uses a labour broker Quest Staffing Solutions who went on strike today. Booking calls will be re-routed to London and Fort Lauderdale. Extra staff will come in to Voyager call centre.
12 March, 09 Union signed an agreement, strike over, airline should run as normal on Monday.
5 March, 09 Strikers intimidating workers, throwing paint on cars, acid and rocks.
The woman reported that strikers were intimidating workers who chose to report for duty, and were throwing paint, acid and stones at passing cars. There were also reports of a sticky liquid being poured onto windscreens.
2 March 09 South African Airways say's "expect no delays this week, despite strike"
2/25/09 Airline announced this week that it is severely in debt. Surviving solely on borrowing.
2/24/09 Protestors singing in rain today. Flight cancellations not just disruptions.
2/23/09 Questions are coming as to whether this strike is legal?
2/21/09 Union strike has not affected SAA every day operations. Hundreds of South African Airline employees went on strike today regarding jobs and payment disputes.
2/20/09 Khaya Ngqula SAA boss put on special leave while probe looks into conflicts of interests, such as. Going on vacation during last strike, using a helicopter between meetings at great expense that were in driving distance. His total salary was up 17.6 percent to R5,88m from last years R5m, same year as the airline posted loss of R1,09bn. Plus shady dealings with his wife's friends..
After last week cocaine bust all luggage belonging to crew members will be physically searched, as will incoming and outgoing aircraft.
15 crew members made bail (after all, they are not a flight risk!) in London Heathrow after 2.5kg found in a crew members luggage. Second drug bust in a month.
11/30/08 Mid-morning we have experienced no operational delays due to the strike and the airline's flight schedule continues as normal,
11/29/08 1000, employees expected to strike this Monday, 1 December,
11/29/08 SAA, strike could begin Saturday. In the event of industrial action, SAA has a full contingency plan in place. See website. (Very well done, do you know how rare it is for an airline to post rumblings of industrial action)
11/26/08 Transport and Allied Workers’ Union has received permission to strike from the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration. If no agreement is reached this week end, expect strike this Wednesday. 3 December.
11/4/08 ABOUT 250 South African Airways employees working in the airline’s call centre were informed on Thursday and Friday that they would cease to be in SAA’s employ from December 1. Workers disbursed into consortium Outsourcing the general reservations call centre, decision made last year.
August 13, 2008: South African Airways has beaten Kenya Airways, Ethiopian Airways, Egypt Air and Virgin Nigeria to retain its position as the best airline in Africa.
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