A bold plan to create the first pan-African airline through a joint venture between SAA and Ethiopian Airlines - which could save SA's indebted national carrier - has been gathering dust since it was presented to the board five months ago.

It proposes a strategic partnership with Africa's largest airline, to be located in Johannesburg and managed by top executives from both carriers...

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