LSouth African businesswoman Siza Mzimela becomes the first African woman to launch an airline with the creation of Fly Blue Crane. Chairman and CEO of South African Airways (SAA) since 2010, Siza Mzimela is resigning from her post and creating her own airline.
Fly Blue Crane, is a new hybrid of South Africa regional airline based Johannesburg, with its operational center at OR international airport Tambo, Johannesburg, Africa South. The airline started services on September 1, 2015 with two planes so far 145 Embraer ERJ in service between Johannesburg, Bloemfontein, Kimberley and Nelspruit.