Tale of two airlines (same CEO) : SAA v Fiji … South Africa
Andre Viljoen resigned suddenly as CEO of a profitably run South African Airways (SAA) in August 2004 when BEE appointed ANC cadres started taking over management. He was replaced by a series of well connected but clueless ANC cadres who drove SAA into the ground in just 15 years under BEE. Andre, in the meantime, made a failing Mauritian Airlines profitable – and now look what he has done for Fijian Airlines – also as CEO. There is no BEE or affirmative action in Mauritius or Fiji. Think about it.