SAA receives green signal for fleet expansion, issues RFP of four A320s

South African Airways (SAA) has been given the green signal for a significant expansion of its fleet to pave the way to relaunch international routes and increase seat capacity for its regional and domestic destinations. John Lamola, Interim CEO said: “The airline’s plan to lease six new aircraft has been approved by the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Public Enterprises. The aircraft will be delivered before the end of this calendar year, and the planes include a wide-body aircraft as well as five narrow-body aircraft – all of them Airbus equipment.” “We are excited, as SAA, to lay