Fin 24 reports that the SAA Pilots’ Association (SAAPA) said on Thursday that the attack by the airline’s chairperson, Dudu Myeni, on the benefits enjoyed by the company’s pilots won’t be a good strategy in turning the ailing state-owned carrier into a profitable business.  

SAAPA chairperson Captain Jimmy Conroy was responding to a letter Myeni wrote to Parliament, in which she blamed her pilots for the cash-flow drain of the national carrier.  He said:  “Ms Myeni seems to be basing her turnaround strategy on attacking the pilots’ benefits.  I believe if that is the case, then it is doomed to fail.  Her comments are creating a hostile environment for the pilots.  It is causing a number of them to consider their options with regard to moving to other airlines.”  In a letter to the Standing Committee on Finance on Thursday, Myeni cited historical and current transformation issues as reasons for the airline’s failures.

• Read this report by Matthew le Cordeur in full at Fin24
• Read too, SAA chair Myeni refuses to resign, attacks minority privilege, at Fin24

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