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BusinessLive reports that pilots at debt-ridden SA Airways (SAA) are threatening to go on strike over the national airline’s management and the appointment of interim CEO Zuks Ramasia.
The carrier is in a dire financial state, operating at a loss and with outstanding debt of R21.7bn. Last week, unions Numsa and Sacca gave the government seven days to fire the airline’s entire board and to persuade CEO Vuyani Jarana to withdraw his resignation. Jarana cited slow decision-making and red tape at the airline, blurred lines of accountability and lack of funding as reasons for his departure. After the announcement of his resignation, SAA announced the appointment of Ramasia, the current GM for operations, as acting CEO. The SAA Pilots Association (Saapa) on Monday said the carrier would not survive unless critical operational and technical deficiencies were immediately addressed by a competent management team. “SAA needs an interim CEO with the appropriate experience and financial acumen to successfully run a major airline. Unfortunately, Ms Ramasia is not that person. Furthermore, many members of the current executive management team in place predate the appointment of Mr Jarana as CEO. It is the same team that navigated SAA into its current untenable position,” Saapa said. The association indicated that it was scheduled to meet the board this week.
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