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As SAA loses R52m a day, workers to resume striking on Saturday
They've dispersed for Friday after camping out since the early hours of the morning; SAA has cancelled most of its operations until Monday.
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Employees shut down SAA
Employees of the South African Airways (SAA) staged a picket at the company’s offices around the country. The protest forced passengers to make alternative travel arrangements.
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Unions confirm SAA strike for Friday
The airline announced that it intends to retrench 945 workers but Satawu said it was not notified.
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SAA strike will further endanger battling airline, says CFO
Unionised staff plan to down tools on Friday and on Saturday in protest against SAA's restructuring plans.
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Make alternative arrangements for Friday, Numsa tells SAA customers
Cabin crew members, check-in staff, ticket sales employees, head office personal and technical workers are all expected to go on strike in two days’ time.
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Unions serve SAA with 48-hour strike notice
The announcement comes just hours after the South African Airways board warned industrial action could sound the death knell for the struggling airline.
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SAA: Restructuring plan to save us R700m
The airline said any job cuts, which are still subject to a Section 189 processes that is yet to start, were part of its turnaround strategy meant to save the company from the brink of collapse.
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SAA: The current environment is against us
South African Airways (SAA) has started Section 189 consultations with labour as part of its turnaround strategy. This comes after the company announced that it may shed close to 1,000 jobs.
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Unions 'found out through the media' about SAA’s planned job cuts
The state-owned company has begun Section 189 consultations with labour as part of its turnaround strategy.
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SACAA studying reports after 44 planes grounded this week
Shoddy maintenance by unqualified technicians was one of the main reasons that led to 44 planes being grounded from three different airlines.
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CAA: SAA Technical findings doesn't mean airlines failing to maintain planes
As operations at SAA, Comair and Mango returned to normal, the CAA said the action was necessary to make sure the aircraft are safe to fly.
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CAA: 5 non-compliance issues led to SAA plane groundings
The CAA added that two of the findings were serious enough that it advised SAA, Mango and Comair to ground some of its fleet.
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Mbalula: Plane groundings a normal occurrence in aviation industry
This week, Comair and the South African Airways grounded some planes operating between Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban.
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SAA, Comair return grounded planes to service
Flights were departing Johannesburg’s OR Tambo airport as normal on Wednesday morning, a passenger service representative for Airports Company South Africa said.
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SAA, Comair expect operations to run smoothly after grounding flights
Following the number of flights that were cancelled on Tuesday, some passengers accused the airlines of poor communication.
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Grounding of airlines will hurt aviation industry: expert
Comair and the South African Airways have had to ground some planes on Tuesday operating between Cape Town, Joburg and Durban.
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SAA recalls some flights to undertake compliance verification
The cash-strapped state-owned enterprise said this decision follows an oversight inspection conducted by the SACAA at SAA’s maintenance subsidiary, South African Airways Technical (SAAT).
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Outa: Myeni is just buying time
Outa and the SAA Pilots Association want her declared a delinquent director, accusing her of pushing for dodgy deals, which added to the financial losses at the struggling state parastatal.
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Dudu Myeni’s lawyers want SAA board to join delinquency case against her
The case against former South African Airways (SAA) board chair Dudu Myeni has been postponed to 25 November.
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Myeni’s court case to get under way today, but will she be in court this time?
Dudu Myeni failed to pitch for her previous court dates, claiming she had no money to travel from KwaZulu-Natal to Pretoria.
