SAA expects final decision on R60bn deal

Cape Town - National airline, SA airways to finalise plans to replace up to 30 planes in a long-haul fleet overhaul worth around R60bn and was looking mainly at Boeing and Airbus, its group chief executive said on Wednesday.

"We are doing this replacement programme over a period 10 to 15 years and expect the first two planes to arrive somewhere in 2017 to 2018," Monwabisi Kalawe told reporters.