South African Airways

SAA will return with an Africa-only network but hopes to fly beyond the continent as market conditions improve.

CemAir is the fourth South African carrier Emirates has struck either an interline or codeshare pact with.

New international interline agreements and flights on South Africa's busiest domestic routes highlight carrier's new course.

An interline agreement with Airlink will allow travelers from Dubai to Cape Town and Johannesburg to go onwards to 45 destinations across the Southern Africa.

Routes' latest update on how airlines and airports across the Middle East and Africa are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Routes' latest update on how airlines and airports across the Middle East and Africa are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.

South African Airways future is in peril as funds dwindle.

Routes' latest update on how airlines and airports across the Middle East and Africa are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Routes' latest update on how airlines and airports across the Middle East and Africa are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Routes' weekly update on how airlines and airports across the Middle East and Africa are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.

With the top ten carrying more than 60 million passengers between them, Routesonline counts down the largest African airlines and looks at their performance over the past 12 months.

In an open and candid interview, Vuyani Jarana, South African Airways’ former CEO, will share his view on the challenges the carrier faces, next month in Mombasa.

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Four years after operating its last service to mainland China, South African Airways is set to return to the market later this year. It is also negotiating a codeshare agreement with Hong Kong Airlines.

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South African Airways chief executive Vuyani Jarana and Ethiopian Airlines chief executive Tewolde GebreMariam were among the speakers at Routes Africa 2018.

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Pumla Luhabe tells Routes Africa conference that the carrier is looking west to re-balance its network.

After less than a year in the role Vuyani Jarana outlined his turnaround plans for South African Airways, including bringing a "culture of winning" to the carrier.

Routesonline reveals the largest African carriers, with the top ten carrying almost 60 million passengers between them last year.

Routesonline analyses the African aviation industry, taking a monthly look at the top routes served and revealing the airlines that are dominating the market. We also rank the top ten airports by available seat capacity and examine the most common aircraft used.

As South Africa’s major airports set new passenger records, the country’s tourism boom could help alleviate its economic woes

The airline has agreed to initially acquire five E-Jets - three E170s and two E190s, from ECC Leasing, a wholly-owned Embraer subsidiary. It will start to receive the aircraft in the first half of this year with a further eight E190s joining the Airlink fleet subject to formalisation of lease deals.