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  • South African Airways persists with long-term fleet renewal
  • Fresh SAATM push amid airline pressures
  • South Africa: FlySafair Cuts Fuel Surcharge by 40% - South African News Briefs - June 5, 2026

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ch-aviation.com /1 month ago

South African Airways persists with long-term fleet renewal

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travelnews.co.za /1 month ago

Fresh SAATM push amid airline pressures

South Africa has renewed calls for the implementation of the long-discussed Single African Air…

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allafrica.com /1 month ago

South Africa: FlySafair Cuts Fuel Surcharge by 40% - South African News Briefs - June 5, 2026

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ch-aviation.com /1 week ago

SAA rejects claims of state-backed credit facility

South African Airways (SA, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) has denied media reports that it has secured a ZAR1 billion rand (USD 61 million) government-backed credit facility through a c...

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allafrica.com /1 month ago

South Africa: FlySafair Defends Flight Overbooking - South African News Briefs - May 22, 2026

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travelnews.co.za /1 month ago

SAA to launch midday GBE flights

SAA will launch a new midday service between Johannesburg and Gaborone from June 24.Flight SA034 will…

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ch-aviation.com /2 days ago

South African antitrust watchdog backs FlySafair sale

South Africa's Competition Commission has recommended the conditional approval of a merger between special purpose vehicle (SPV) Harith Aviation Proprietary Limited and Safair Hold...

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ch-aviation.com /1 month ago

Int'l airlines now exempt from racial licensing in S Africa

Pretoria High Court has struck the application of Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Act criteria when adjudicating licence applications for international carriers ope...

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ch-aviation.com /1 month ago

South Africa’s FlySafair faces overbooking fines

South Africa’s consumer watchdog has referred low-cost carrier FlySafair (FA, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) to the National Consumer Tribunal, alleging the airline systematically overbo...

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ch-aviation.com /1 month ago

South Africa's Star Air Cargo pivots to passenger ACMI ops

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travelnews.co.za /2 days ago

SA routes top Africa’s unserved market

Three South African routes feature in the top ten of Embraer’s 2026 Africa Connectivity Report,…

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ch-aviation.com /1 month ago

SAA drops case over confidential data

South African Airways (SA, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) has withdrawn a lawsuit against former employee Thanusha Chiba over allegations that she possessed confidential and proprietary...

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travelnews.co.za /1 month ago

Feature: Travel agents power SAA’s growth

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travelnews.co.za /3 weeks ago

Why high-demand Africa routes stay grounded

Two of Sub-Saharan Africa’s strongest unserved routes still have no direct flight: Johannesburg to…

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travelnews.co.za /1 month ago

SAA looking to partnerships to expand reach

SAA is pursuing partnerships rather than government financial support, as the airline grapples with…

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travelnews.co.za /1 month ago

The new route to Europe

Madrid-based carrier Air Europa is readying for its first flight from Madrid to Johannesburg on June…

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travelnews.co.za /1 month ago

Latest changes on Travelinfo - (29 May 2026)

RwandAir : WB109/08 schedule adjustment: Effective 01 Jul '26 SAA - South African Airways :…

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travelnews.co.za /1 month ago

Feature: FedAir – new schedule boosts safari connectivity

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travelnews.co.za /1 month ago

SA moves closer to SAF production

South Africa is moving closer to producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) following the signing of an…

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travelnews.co.za /1 week ago

TK ups SA flights

Turkish Airlines is expanding its South African network by increasing frequencies on its Istanbul-…

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ch-aviation.com /3 weeks ago

FlySafair steadies route growth ahead of MAX arrival

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travelnews.co.za /1 month ago

RwandAir adjusts JNB schedule

From July 1, RwandAir will adjust its WB109/WB108 service between Kigali and Johannesburg.Flight WB108…

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travelnews.co.za /3 weeks ago

SQ and MH launch joint fares

Singapore Airlines and Malaysia Airlines have strengthened their existing codeshare agreement to…

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ch-aviation.com /3 days ago

South Africa's Flyfofa faces fresh corruption scrutiny

A flight school linked to South African start-up Flyfofa Airways (FOF, Pretoria Wonderboom) faces scrutiny after the country's National Skills Fund alleged it overstated student fl...

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