SA Airlink fleet suspension lifted SA Airlink’s grounded fleet of 14 Jetstream aircraft last Thursday got the go-ahead from the South African Civil Aviation Authority (Sacaa) to recommence flying. Three of the aircraft were given the necessary approval earlier this month. New regional airline to be launched In a joint venture, SA Express and Congolese business BizAfrika Congo, have introduced a new airline. Congo Express will begin operating an air service between Lubumbashi, Kinshasa and Mbuji Mayi in the DRC from February 1. Airline merger agreement imminent Iberia and British Airways could seal their merger agreement as early as February, Miguel Blesa, chairman of savings bank Caja Madrid, the Spanish flag carrier’s largest shareholder, said recently. Japan Airlines vows to cut jobs and routes In one of the country’s largest ever bankruptcies, Japan Airlines – once a symbol of Japan’s international aspirations – filed for bankruptcy protection last week owing more than R185-billion. In its case for protection, reports Reuters, the airline vowed to cut 15 700 jobs and unprofitable routes in order to survive.
