SAA to get TAAG 777
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SAA to get TAAG 777
It's been a while since a good rumour did the rounds on this forum. So here goes. Rumour has it SAA will be getting TAAG's 777 os 777's (I don't know how many they have) due to the inability of the Angolans to operate the type and the requirement for more a/c for SAA.
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To add to the rumour; it is rumoured that since TAAG's EU ban they have requested SAA to fly for them on SAA AOC the highly lucrative LAD - LIS route with an A340-600.
An agreement has been reached but SAA can only commence on 1 Mar 2008 when they can spare an aircraft and consign sufficient cockpit and cabin crew.
This can explain the reason for deal reached with TAAG B777's.
An agreement has been reached but SAA can only commence on 1 Mar 2008 when they can spare an aircraft and consign sufficient cockpit and cabin crew.
This can explain the reason for deal reached with TAAG B777's.
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SAA is already operating DT652 and DT653 for TAAG with the callsign 'Angola' using a B747-400 ZS-SAZ in SAA colours. The operation started on the 26th of this month and is a daily service.
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Is it possible the Spoories manne will be getting a taste of contract work in picturesque Luanda? It's not a container in the desert but I guess you have to start somewhere....
And before the bleating starts, I know some of you folks did some contract work before you reached the exalted heights (sic) of SAA....
And before the bleating starts, I know some of you folks did some contract work before you reached the exalted heights (sic) of SAA....
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SRT apparently the boys are loving this contract, a few 747-400 crews reactivated, good money about double the meal allowance at SAA (or so I hear from the cabin crew....so who knows if thats true)........and best of all, Lisbon, which has always been a firm favorite.
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Spending your days off on Mussulo not a bad thing either. Take along your speargun if you have the 'nads to spear a marlin and waterski halfway to Bermuda behind it...
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SRT, some of us paid our dues working for Rossair and Balmoral in Luanda and Lobito - really felt sorry for the Fedair boys who were stuck in Huambo - going back 12 years now.
And FF, no double S&T for the flight crew, but hotels in Luanda provide breakfast and dinner on the house, and these days the Hotel Tropico has Angolan lobsters piled to the roof at the buffet table!! All you can eat!
And FF, no double S&T for the flight crew, but hotels in Luanda provide breakfast and dinner on the house, and these days the Hotel Tropico has Angolan lobsters piled to the roof at the buffet table!! All you can eat!
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The latest correspondence from SAAPA's meeting with Khaya and crowd suggest serious expansion plans for next year. With a rumour from a very reliable source that SAA will be operating A330's next year this time 
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told you so...hehe
Stand by for a serious hiring frenzy at SAA starting January next year. Fleet recapitalisation plans will be approved by the board towards the end of Jan.
I suggest that those who are still interested in flying the biggest, and shiniest equipment in the sky whilst simultaneously enjoying braais in December under the African sky...dust off those cv's.
Contrary to popular belief, SAA is very much a cog in the 2010 machine...sorry emirates. Remember the recent signing of the Boks...the plan is slowly unfolding....
I suggest that those who are still interested in flying the biggest, and shiniest equipment in the sky whilst simultaneously enjoying braais in December under the African sky...dust off those cv's.
Contrary to popular belief, SAA is very much a cog in the 2010 machine...sorry emirates. Remember the recent signing of the Boks...the plan is slowly unfolding....
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And, Jetnut, the source of your information is ??????????
The hiring frenzy will be to replace all the pilots who are leaving for greener pastures (or browner ones).
Problem is that it is not about flying big, new, shiny machines - it's about being proud of who you fly for, and the pride is gone.
I now call myself Angola flying an SAA B747-400 between Luanda and Lisbon. Funny, these days it feels the same as using the call sign Springbok. Only consolation is the destination.
The hiring frenzy will be to replace all the pilots who are leaving for greener pastures (or browner ones).
Problem is that it is not about flying big, new, shiny machines - it's about being proud of who you fly for, and the pride is gone.
I now call myself Angola flying an SAA B747-400 between Luanda and Lisbon. Funny, these days it feels the same as using the call sign Springbok. Only consolation is the destination.
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All future appointments will be P2 short haul. A340 P2's will do in-flight relief. It's the end of dedicated P3's at SAA.
But at J41 FO Salaries, confirm?
