Safair
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| Safair | ||
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| IATA FA |
ICAO SFR |
Callsign CARGO |
| Founded | March 1969 | |
| Hubs | OR Tambo International Airport | |
| Fleet size | 6 | |
| Destinations | ||
| Headquarters | Gauteng, South Africa | |
| Key people | ||
| Website: http://www.safair.co.za/ | ||
Safair is an airline based in Gauteng, South Africa. It operates aircraft chartering, leasing and sales, contract operations and leasing services, flightcrew leasing and training, aircraft maintenance and modification, aviation safety and medical training and operations support. Its main base is OR Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg [1].
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[edit] History
The airline was established in March 1969 by Safmarine and started operations on 18 March 1970. Until the 1990s it mainly served the local and regional air cargo market. In 1991 it diversified into aircraft maintenance and overnight courier operations before concentrating on leasing and chartering. In 1998 it purchased a 49% stake in Air Contractors, based in Ireland, and was itself acquired by Imperial Holdings for $40 million in December 1998. In July 1999 Safair acquired control of National Airways Corporation and Streamline Aviation (a charter and aircraft sales company). It is wholly owned by Imperial Holdings [1].
[edit] Fleet
The Safair fleet includes the following aircraft (at March 2008):
- 4 Avro RJ85
- 1 Boeing 727-200 (which is operated for the United Nations)
- 4 Boeing 727-200F (three aircraft are leased to Imperial Air Cargo)
- 17 Boeing 737-200 (two aircraft are leased to Air Namibia, two aircraft are leased to Icaro Air, two aircraft are leased to Interair South Africa, two aircraft are leased to Interlink Airlines, two aircraft are leased to Aerogal, two aircraft are leased to Zambian Airways and one aircraft is operated for Antrak Air)
- 2 Boeing 737-200F (which are leased to South African Airways)
- 2 Boeing 737-500 (which are leased to Air Namibia)
- 2 CASA CN-235-10
- 10 Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules
- 2 McDonnell Douglas MD-81 (which are leased to Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation)
- 6 McDonnell Douglas MD-82 (three aircraft are leased to Comair (South Africa) and two aircraft are leased to 1Time)
- 2 McDonnell Douglas MD-83 (which are leased to 1Time)
- 1 Raytheon Beech 1900D Airliner
[edit] References
- ^ a b Flight International 12-18 April 2005
[edit] External links
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