Airline veteran Gidon Novick explains why SA’s era of subsidised flights is over and talks about co-founding the successful Jhb/CT route specialist airline Lift.
The future of South African Airways (SAA) remains uncertain after being run inefficiently and accumulating huge losses for years.
Airline veteran Gidon Novick personified the best chance of a turnaround for teetering South African Airways.
LIFT is a competitor to SAA and the Takatso Board had identified the potential conflicts of interest between the Consortium and LIFT.
Despite already being at a less-than-ideal size for a national carrier, it appears that SAA is once again at a crossroad.
For Cemair founder Miles van der Molen, today’s reality was unthinkable when the independent airline launched 15 years ago.
Despite there being no other credible bidder for SAA, self-appointed experts keep carping on about Takatso having been ‘gifted’ the airline.
Back in the skies with a skeletal staff, SAA’s rehabilitation – after a decade of mismanagement and financial frolics – has begun.
The most stinging and most unfair criticism of Lindiwe Sisulu has come from within the ranks of the ruling party the ANC she belongs to.
Director of Accountability Now, Paul Hoffman, unpacks the findings and implications of the State Capture Commission Part 1.