South Africa’s Special Tribunal sets aside South African Airways’ (SAA) 2019 decision to extend an aircraft dry-lease arrangement worth about R85.34 million with Flyfofa Airways. The tribunal rules that the extension is not upheld because it was not obtained through a procurement process that is fair, transparent, and competitive.
The outlets report that the tribunal’s finding focuses on failures in how SAA approaches and documents procurement for the lease extension. While both accounts describe the same overall outcome and valuation, they emphasize slightly different framing of the underlying issue—one stresses that the extension is rejected after procurement concerns are raised, while the other highlights that SAA did not follow a fair and competitive process. Neither source provides additional details in their briefs about the specific procedural breaches or whether SAA plans to appeal.
