State aid in the dock

South African airline Comair, which is a franchise partner for British Airways, plans to take the South African government to court over its continued funding of South African Airways following on from the South African government decision last year to guarantee 5 billion rand ($565m) in loans over the next two years. Comair’s CEO, Erik Venter said the latest bailout and previous payments did not comply with either the domestic aviation transport policy or the law. Comair is trying to level the playing field. This is a brave move by Comair and it is likely to fail. All across the