TimesLIVE reports that South African Airways (SAA) has committed to resolving internal grievances that saw its pilots threatening last week to go on strike.
The pilots threatened the industrial action if critical and technical issues were not attended to. The commitment from the national carrier came after the SAA Pilots Association (Saapa) publicly expressed concern at the competency of the leadership team to turn the embattled airline around. “We are disappointed that this has been placed in the public domain while we continue to engage meaningfully with Saapa on a number of issues. We are in the middle of the negotiation process and we would prefer to see that the process runs its natural course before any statements are made by the parties,” said SAA spokesperson, Tlali Tlali. But, he acknowledged that the courier was faced with numerous challenges, including revenue stimulation and network optimisation. The public was assured it was in "‘no one’s interest"’ to embark on industrial action as all stakeholders were committed to the airline’s course of action and contingency plans to turn the carrier around. SAA indicated would continue engaging Saapa, other unions and all employees in sharing progress being made and mechanisms being developed to address the many challenges.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Nonkululeko Njilo at TimesLIVE
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