MB, I used to feel like you, but then after a while soon realised that it was useless trying to defend the issue. BTW, Skyvan might have flown Skyvans 20yrs ago, but was a well respected training captain at SAA and has moved onto other greener pastures so he knows what he's talking about.
What I'd like to ask the taxpaying Ppruners out there is if SAA cannot compete with A380's of EK, Singapore and AF, and is shut down, would it be in SA's interests to allow airlines like EK to completely take over? At the rate of expansion of EK, maybe they are going to be the dominant world airline one day.