- USimon Newton-Smith ubize iSigqeba sethutyana seSAA: soRhwebo.
- USimon Newton-Smith ujoyina iqela elilawulayo leSAA eRhawutini.
- USimon Newton-Smith ngugqirha oqeqeshiweyo wenqwelomoya kunye nerekhodi yelizwe.
I-South African Airways (SAA) iyavuya ukwazisa ngokuchongwa kutsha nje kwegqala kumzi-mveliso wenqwelo-moya, uMnu Simon Newton-Smith, kwisikhundla se-SAA Executive Executive: Commercial.
USimon ujoyina iqela elilawulayo le-South African Airways eRhawutini, eMzantsi Afrika elinemvelaphi enkulu yenqwelomoya kwi-SAA ngo-2000 kwaye esebenza njengeSekela Mongameli, ukuThengisa eMntla Melika, apho akhokele ukuthengisa, inkxaso yorhwebo, iqela kunye namaxabiso amasebe. Wayephethe isikhundla esiphambili sobunkokheli ngeVirgin Atlantic Airways njengoSekela Mongameli, ukuThengisa eMntla Melika kunye noMphathi welizwe eMzantsi Afrika, kunye Qatar Airways eDoha njengoSekela Mongameli oPhezulu, isiCwangciso soRhwebo.
YeeHambo zoMoya yaseMzantsi Afrika'I-CEO yexeshana, uThomas Kgokolo, uchaza uSimon njengegcisa elinamava kwezobuchwephesha kwezobuchwephesha kunye nengxelo yehlabathi yokuqhuba ingeniso enenzuzo kunye nokongeza ixabiso labathengi kwicandelo lokhuphiswano, elintsokothileyo nelikhulayo ngokukhawuleza. USimon ukwengeza ngokubonakalayo kumandla eqela lethu lesigqeba elinamava kunye nelinamava kakhulu - bonke ngoku baxakekile kwaye bakulungele ukuyisa iSAA phambili. Uzisa ubutyebi bamava obuya kuba yinzuzo enkulu kwi-SAA nakubathengi bethu kunye namaqabane ethu kwezorhwebo kwihlabathi liphela.
“Kuyandichulumancisa ukujoyina i-SAA njengokuba izakuqala isahluko esitsha kwimbali yokuhamba ngenqwelomoya eMzantsi Afrika. Lo ngumthuthi ophethe inzala etyebileyo enomona kwihlabathi liphela kwaye mna kunye neqela elilawulayo sizakusebenza ngokungakhathali kwimizamo yethu yokwamkela abakhweli ababuyayo, sikhulise ingeniso kwaye sihambise inzuzo ”, utshilo uMnu Newton-Smith.
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- Simon joins the South African Airways' executive leadership team in Johannesburg, South Africa with an extensive international airline background having previously joined SAA in 2000 and served as Vice President, Sales in North America, where he led the sales, trade support, group and pricing departments.
- This is a carrier with a rich and envied pedigree the world over and I along with the executive team will work tirelessly in our efforts to welcome back passengers, grow revenue and deliver profits”, says Mr Newton-Smith.
- South African Airways' Interim CEO, Thomas Kgokolo, describes Simon as a seasoned aviation professional with a global track record of driving profitable revenue and adding customer value in a competitive, complex and rapidly evolving sector.
