Siza Mzimela appointed acting CEO of recently grounded SA Express
She was the founder and CEO of failed airline Fly Blue Crane and unions have expressed concern over changes she may make
SA Express, the airline grounded by the South African Civil Aviation Authority over safety issues, has appointed the founder and CEO of failed airline Fly Blue Crane, Siza Mzimela, as acting CEO of the state-owned regional carrier. In a joint statement, the Department of Public Enterprises and SA Express said current acting CEO, Matsietsi Mokholo, will be taking up a new position at the Presidency. Mokholo will hand over to Mzimela over the next two weeks. Mzimela formed part of the department’s intervention team appointed just after the airline was grounded. She is credited with being the first woman to start an airline, and was CEO of SAA from April 2010 until October 2012. She left after a walkout by most of SAA’s board, including then chair Cheryl Carolus, following disagreements with the Department of Public Enterprises. SAA reported a loss of R1.25bn for the year to March 2012. She started Fly Blue Crane with two former SAA colleagues in September 2015, flying between Johannes...
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