At the start of this year some of Europe’s biggest network and budget carriers formed a new, breakaway trade body – Airlines for Europe (A4E) – with a mission to fight taxation, improve air traffic control and lobby against airport fees.
Indulgent as it is to cover South African Airways (SAA) thrice in one week, the airline’s hapless antics are just too funny not to warrant further mention.
While South African Airways (SAA) has spent most of the last decade in decline, its low-cost offshoot – Mango Airlines – has traveled in the opposite direction.
Linetech Holding and Adria Tehnika appear to be an ideal merger, based on complementary capabilities, similar company cultures and location in high-growth areas.