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SAA's Competitors, Revenue, Number of Employees, Funding and Acquisitions

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SAA is an air transportation company that provides scheduled passenger, cargo and mail transport services.

SAA is a Priva...
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Followers on Owler

19

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Estimated Annual Revenue

Estimated Employees

Zuks Ramasia's photo - Interim-CEO of SAA

Interim-CEO

Zuks Ramasia

CEO Approval Rating

90/100

OVERVIEW

Founded:

1934

Headquarters:

JohannesburgGauteng

Status:

PrivateIndependent Company of

Industry Sector:

Airlines

Air Freight Transportation

SIC Code:

7900NAICS listing »

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Growth Score - 1/1

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Trending News for SAA and SAA's Competitors

December 10, 2019

Emirates Business

South Africa Airways rescue chief faces long to-do list

Bloomberg South Africa's government has hired a veteran business-rescue specialist to take charge of ... See more »

December 12, 2019

Cision

QATAR AIRWAYS CELEBRATES THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF FLIGHTS FROM GOTHENBURG TO DOHA

Passengers given special Swedish holiday buns and souvenirs to mark the first year of the service [im... See more »

December 12, 2019

Travel Trade Gazette Mena

Emirates Airline launches daily services to Mexico City via Barcelona

Emirates Airline has marked the official launch of its new daily route to Mexico City via Barcelona. ... See more »

Competitive Analysis

TOP COMPETITORS OR ALTERNATIVES

Qatar Airways is one of SAA's top competitors. Qatar Airways is a Private company that was founded in Doha, Ad Dawhah Municipality in 1997. Qatar Airways is in the Airlines field. Qatar Airways has 40,960 more employees vs. SAA.

Etihad is perceived as one of SAA's biggest rivals. Etihad was founded in 2003 in Khalifa, Abu Dhabi Emirate. Etihad competes in the Airlines industry. Etihad generates $6.7B more revenue than SAA.

Malaysian Airlines is a top competitor of SAA. Malaysian Airlines's headquarters is in Sepang, Selangor, and was founded in 1947. Malaysian Airlines competes in the Airlines field. Malaysian Airlines generates 89% of SAA's revenue.

RANK

COMPANY

LEADERSHIP

CEO SCORE

EMPLOYEES

TOTAL FUNDING

REVENUE

Zuks Ramasia

Interim-CEO

- -
5,725
$0
$2.5B
1

Akbar Al Baker

CEO

68/100
46,685
- -
$13.2B
2

Tony Douglas

CEO

81/100
24,558
- -
$9.2B
3

Izham Ismail

CEO

68/100
7,159
$192.7M
$2.2B
4

Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum

Chairman & CEO

82/100
60,282
- -
$26.7B
5

Tony Fernandes

CEO

75/100
5,000
- -
$2.6B
6

Abdulaziz Saud AlRaisi

CEO

65/100
4,600
- -
$1.4B
7

Bilal Ekşi

CEO

63/100
35,205
- -
$12.9B
8

Goh Choon Phong

CEO

69/100
26,534
- -
$16.3B
9

Alan Joyce

CEO

77/100
29,055
- -
$18B
10

Sumeth Damrongchaitham

President

79/100
24,952
- -
$6B
The top 10 competitors in SAA's competitive set are Qatar Airways, Etihad, Malaysian Airlines, Emirates, AirAsia, Oman Air, Turkish Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Qantas and THAI. Together they have raised over 192.7M between their estimated 264.0K employees. SAA's revenue is the ranked 9th among it's top 10 competitors. The top 10 competitors average 10.1B. SAA has 5,725 employees and is ranked 9th among it's top 10 competitors. The top 10 competitors average 24,523.

Acquisitions

No recent acquisitions found related to SAA

Investments

No recent investments found related to SAA

SAA News

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December 10, 2019Travel Trade

South African Airways saga puts spotlight on role of directors

The board of South Africa's national airlines recently took a unanimous decision to go into voluntary... See more »
December 9, 2019Engineering News

What now for R1.1bn settlement SAA has with Comair?

Comair has said it is still too early to speculate about what will happen to outstanding payments it ... See more »
December 9, 2019Reuters

'Business rescue' was only viable option for South African Airways' survival - Ramaphosa

South African Airways (SAA) had to be placed on "business rescue" because there was no other viable a... See more »
December 7, 2019MyBroadband

SAA must be shut down as soon as possible - Economist

Magnus Heystek, economist and Director at Brenthurst Wealth Management, said the best way to deal wit... See more »
December 6, 2019Engineering News

Air transport is a key industry, and SAA has a big impact, says industry body

President Cyril Ramaphosa's decision to have South African Airways (SAA) placed under immediate busin... See more »
December 6, 2019Engineering News

Business rescue practitioner for SAA announced

The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has appointed a business rescue practitione... See more »
December 5, 2019AeroTime

SAA given bankruptcy protection as severe job cuts loom

The South African government will place South African Airways under bankruptcy protection to begin th... See more »

SAA Press Releases

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December 7, 2018Travel PR News

South African Airways marks 20 years of non-stop service between Johannesburg and Lagos, Nigeria

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 2018-Dec-07 - /Travel PR News/ - The leading carrier in the Sub-Saharan A... See more »
December 7, 2018Travel PR News

SAA and Nedbank offer travellers opportunity to earn air miles thru the new SAA Voyager Cheque Card

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 2018-Dec-07 - /Travel PR News/ - If you think rising fuel costs and a tou... See more »
December 5, 2018Travel PR News

South African Airways joined the world in honour of Nelson Mandela with a special fly-over at the Global Citizen Concert

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 2018-Dec-05 - /Travel PR News/ - South African Airways, the national flag... See more »
November 22, 2018Travel PR News

SAA Cargo is the airfreight partner of The Love Quilt Project

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 2018-Nov-22 - /Travel PR News/ - South African Airways (SAA) freight divi... See more »
October 15, 2018Travel PR News

South African Airways donates 15 computers to Shungu Namutitima Primary and Secondary School in Livingstone, Zambia

SAA Donates Fully Equipped Computer Lab to Livingstone School to further STEM Learning Opportunities ... See more »
October 11, 2018ForImmediateRelease

South African Tourism roadshow kicks off in Perth

The South African Tourism Roadshow kicked off this week in Perth with almost 200 local travel agents ... See more »
October 6, 2018ForImmediateRelease

South African Airways tasks travel trade partners in Nigeria on multiple revenue generation

South African Airways (SAA) has charged it travel trade partners to get means of multiple revenue gen... See more »

Social Statistics

Social Media Links

Twitter Followers

Twitter Followers

62,654

SAA currently has 62,654 followers on Twitter. As of November 2014 SAA had 33,895 followers. That's a 84 percent increase in 3 years

Facebook Followers

Facebook Followers

55,558

SAA currently has 55,558 fans on Facebook. As of December 2014 SAA had 35,510 fans. That's a 56 percent increase in 5 years

Headquarters

Airways Park O R Tambo International Airport

Johannesburg, Gauteng1627

27-11-978-2888

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Summary

ABOUT

Overview

SAA is an air transportation company that provides scheduled passenger, cargo and mail transport services. SAA was founded in 1934. SAA's headquarters is located in Johannesburg, Gauteng, ZA 1627. SAA's Interim-CEO, Zuks Ramasia, currently has an app...
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CEO

SAA's Interim-CEO, Zuks Ramasia, currently has an approval rating of 90%. SAA's primary competitors are Qatar Airways, Etihad & Malaysian Airlines.

Website

flysaa.com

Frequently Asked Questions about SAA

  1. When was SAA founded?

    SAA was founded in 1934
  2. Who is SAA's CEO?

    SAA's CEO is Zuks Ramasia
  3. How much revenue does SAA generate?

    SAA generates $2.5B in revenue
  4. How much funding does SAA have?

    SAA has historically raised $0 in funding
  1. Where is SAA's headquarters?

    SAA's headquarters is in Johannesburg Gauteng, ZA
  2. How many employees does SAA have?

    SAA has 5,725 employees
  3. What sector does SAA operate in?

    SAA is in Airlines, Air Freight Transportation
  4. Who are SAA's competitors?

    SAA's top competitors are Qatar Airways, Etihad, Malaysian Airlines
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