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B M & T ••• July/August 2016 ••• www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com 31 FROM THE MOTHERLAND SOUTH AFRICANAIRWAYSAPPOINTS TODD NEUMAN AS EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT – THE AMERICAS South African Airways (SAA), the national flag carrier of South Africa and Africa's most awarded airline, announces that Todd Neuman has been named as the executive vice presi- dent for the Americas, effective immedi- ately. In his new role, Neuman will over- see several departments within SAA's commercial division in North & South America including, sales, marketing, e- commerce, reservations and finance. Neuman will continue to be based at South African Airways Regional Offices for The Americas in Plantation (Fort Lauderdale), Florida. A 35-year airline and travel industry veteran, Neuman joined South African Airways in 2006 as head of sales, North America and has recently been serving as head of commercial, responsible for the airline's sales and marketing departments. Prior to joining South African Airways, Neuman held management positions at US Airways and World Travel Holdings. South African Airways has served both North and South America for over 45 years and is one of the world's most awarded airlines, having been honored as "Best Airline in Africa" for 14 consecutive years by Skytrax. On-board, SAA provides an inflight experience designed for pure com- fort for long-haul travel. Their customers enjoy fully-flat seats in Premium Business Class, industry-leading legroom in Economy Class, gourmet cuisine and a selection of complimentary spirits and award-win- ning South African wines and generous checked baggage allowance. Also included are individual audio/visual entertainment systems that deliver an extensive menu of first-run movies and music choices. Via their Johannesburg hub, SAA links the world to dozens of cities and destina- tions across Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean islands. A BOUT SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS South African Airways (SAA), South Africa's national flag carrier and the continent's most awarded airline, serves 74 destinations worldwide in partnership with SA Express, Airlink and its low cost carrier Mango. In North America, SAA operates daily nonstop flights from New York-JFK and direct flights from Washington D.C.-IAD (via Accra, Ghana and Dakar, Senegal) to Johannesburg. SAA has codes share agreements with United Airlines, Air Canada and JetBlue Airways, which offer convenient connections from more than 30 cities to SAA's flights. SAA is a Star Alliance member and the recipient of the Skytrax 4-Star rating for 14 con- secutive years.