The World's Airlines, past, present & future                 by David Lyall

Home ] Africa ] Americas ] Europe ] RestofWorld ] Unknown ] All Airlines Index ] Links/Credits ]

South Africa is the southernmost country in Africa, bordered on the north by Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and Swaziland; on the east and south by the Indian Ocean; and on the west by the Atlantic Ocean. Lesotho forms an enclave in the north-eastern part of the country. Pretoria is the capital city.

AVIATION TOP 100 - www.avitop.comAIRLINES - please use CTL/F to search for an airline

Status Airline Operating Dates IATA - ICAO Genealogy Tree Update Reason
#

1 Time (1Time)(OneTime)(AeroNexus)

2004 - >> 1T / RNX    
!

AAC (African Air Carriers)

-      
!

AAC (Avia Air Charter)

-      
X

ACORN Air

1990* - 1990*      
X

Aero Air

1996* - 1996*      
#

Aerolift

2002 - >>      
~

Aeronova

2002~      
~

Africa Cargo Air

~      
X

Africa Charter Airlines

1998* - 1998*      
~

Africair

~      
!

African Airlines Express

-      
X

African Cargo Airlines

1997* - 1999*      
#

African International Airways

1985 - >> AIN    
!

African Star

2000 - 2004*      
X

Afro Cargo (Afro Air)

-      
!

Air 2000

2003* - 2003*      
>

Air Cape

1963* - 1989* KP    
~

Air Charter Services

~      
?

Air Gulf

2000?      
>

Air Lowveld

1976* - 1978 LE Magnum Airlines  
X

Air South Africa

1998* - 1998*      
!

Aircraft Operating Company of Africa

1949* - 1951*      
>

Airlink Airline

1992 - 1995   SA Airlink  
#

AirQuarius Cargo

1999 - >> AQU    
X

AirWorld

1998* - 2003*      
X

Anglo Vaal Air Transport

1999* - 1999*      
~

Animal Air

~      
>

Atlantic Air

1996* - 1996   Atlantic Air  
~

Avex Air Charter

~      
!

Avia Air Charter*

-      
X

Avia Airlines

1995 - 1996*      
~

Aviation Hire and Traders

~      
~

Avimi Air

~      
>

Avna Airlines

1976* - 1978 WU Magnum Airlines  
~

Bass Aviation

~      
~

Bazaruto Air Charter

~      
~

Bell Aviation

~      
>

Bop Air (BopAir)

1979 - 1994   Sun Air  
X

Cape Atlantic Air

1996* - 1997*      
~

Caprivi Airways

~      
X

Care Airlines

1996* - 1999*      
!

Carpenter's Charter

1995* - 2000*      
~

Central Air Cargo

~      
X

Charlan Air Charter

2000 - 2005 S8 / CAH    
!

Chartair

1996* - 1998*      
!

CHC Air

2002* - 2005*      
X

Ciskei International Airways

1988* - 1989*      
#

Civair

2000 - >> 2I / CIW    
#

Comair (Commercial Airways)

1967 - >> MN / CAW Comair  
>

Comair Charters (Natal)

2004* - 2004*   Federal Air  
>

Commercial Air Services

1946^ - 1967   Comair  
!

Compion Aviation

2002* - 2006*      
~

Continantal International Airways

~      
>

Court Air

1993* - 2001*      
~

Debon-Air

~      
!

DHL Aviation Africa

2004* - 2006*      
~

DV Air Freight Service

~      
!

East Coast Airways

2004* - 2006*      
X

Eastern Air

1999* - 1999*      
#

Egoli Air

2004 - >>   Egoli Air  
!

Emric Air Services

1969* - 1979* MC    
X

Exclusive Air

1986^ - 1994*      
!

Execujet South Africa

2003* - 2006*      
#

Executive Aerospace

1984 - >> EAS    
X

Express Air Services

1993^ - 2001*      
~

Eyethu Air Cargo

~      
#

Fair Aviation

2004^ - >>      
#

Federal Air

2004* - >>   Federal Air  
~

FJC Aviation

~      
X

FliteStar

1991^ - 1993      
?

Fresh Air

2000?      
!

Gama Air*

1998* - 1998*      
~

Gauteng Air Cargo

~      
>

Giyani Airways

1976* - 1979*   Atlantic Air  
!

Grinair

1971* - 1971*      
~

Guardian Air Freight

~      
!

Heli Jet Aviation

1998* - 1998*      
~

Hering Aviation

~      
X

Hydro Air Cargo

2000 - 2003      
X

Impala Air

1992^ - 1996*      
#

Imperial Air Cargo

2006 - >>      
X

Intensive Air

1989^* - 2002      
#

Inter Air (Interair) (Inter-Air)

1994 - >> D6 / ILN    
#

Interlink Airlines

1998 - >>      
!

Island Express

2004 - 2006*      
~

Kiersley Airways

~      
!

King Air Services

2001* - 2006*      
#

Kulula.Com

2001 - >> MN    
X

Letaba Airways (Giyani Airways)

1974 - 1979* LK Atlantic Air  
?

Letsatsi Air Cargo

2007?      
X

Link Airways

1991* - 1991*      
!

Lionair

1995 - 1996*      
~

Loex Air Cargo

~      
>

Luft Afrique

1999* - 1999*      
!

Luft Cargo

1999* - 1999*      
!

Luftmeister Air

1999* - 1999*      
!

Madiba Air

1999* - 1999*      
>

Mafeking Aviation Services

1976* - 1978   Magnum Airlines  
!

Magnum Airlines

1978 - 1979* LE Magnum Airlines  
X

Maiden Air (MaidenAir)

2003 - 2003      
~

Mallel Airline Services

~      
#

Mango

2006 - >> JE    
!

Margate Air Services

1978* - 1979* OJ    
#

MCC Aviation

2006* - >>      
!

Merafe Aviation

2005* - 2005*      
~

Mercury Aviation Services

~      
~

Meridian

~      
!

Metavia

1985 - 2001*      
>

Million Air Aviation (MillionAir Aviation)

1986 - 1994   Egoli Air  
>

Million Air Charter (MillionAir Charter)

1994 - 2004   Egoli Air  
>

Mmabatho Air Service

197^* - 1979   Sun Air  
#

NAC (National Airways)

1946 - >> YJ / NTN National Airlines  
!

NAC Charter

1999 - 2000*   NAC Charter  
!

Namakwaland Lugdiens

1960* - 1979* NJ National Airlines  
!

NATAL (National Airlines)

1946* - 1979* NF    
~

National Air Cargo

~      
X

Nationwide Air

1995 - 2007 CE / NTW    
#

Naturelink Charter

1997 - >> NRK    
!

Nelair Charters & Travel

2004* - 2006*      
X

Nord-Sud Airways

1996* - 1996*      
#

Norse Air Charter

1992 - >> NRX    
~

North Atlantic Airways

~      
?

On Safari Airlines

2000?      
!

Oriole Express*

1980* - 1980*      
!

Orsmond Aviation (Ormsmond Aviation)

1999* - 2005*      
~

Pan African Air Carrier

~      
#

Pelican Air Services

2001 - >> 7V / PDF    
~

Pesloed Flights

~      
~

Petersburg Aviation

~      
>

Phalaborwa Air Services

Early 1970s   Comair  
!

Phoebus Apollo Aviation

2002* - 2006*      
>

Phoenix Airways

1995 - 1995*   Atlantic Air  
~

Planes R'Us

~      
~

Pretoria Air Services

~      
X

Professional Aviation Charter (Services)

2003* - 2004*      
#

Progress Air

2003* - >>      
~

Protea Airways

~      
!

Qwila Air

2002^ - 2007*      
~

Regional Air

~      
!

Rennies Air (Rennies Express Air Service)

1978* - 1979*      
~

Romoco Cargo

~      
X

Rossair Executive Air Charter (City Hopper)

1956* - 2006* RSS    
!

Rovos Air

2004* - 2006*      
!

Ryan Blake Air

2003* - 2006*      
?

SA Non-Scheduled Airlines

2000?      
#

SAA (South African Airways)

1934 - >> SA / SAA SAA  
#

SAA Cargo

2002 - >>      
#

Safair

1970 - >> FA / SFR Safair  
~

Safair Freighters

~      
~

Saicam Air

~      
#

Sefofane Air Charters

2006* - >>      
~

Sharwoods Flying Services

~      
!

Sky Haul (Skyhaul)

2005* - 2006*      
#

Solenta Aviation

2000 - >>      
#

South African Airlink (SA Airlink)

1995 - >> 4Z / LNK SA Airlink  
#

South African Express (SA Express)

1994 - >> YB / EXY    
>

South West African Airways

1932* - 1935   SAA  
~

Southwestern Air Service

~      
!

Speed Services Couriers (Speed Air Charter )

1999* - 1999*      
!

Springbok Classic Air

2004* - 2006*      
!

Springbok Flying Safaris

2001* - 2001*      
?

Stars Away Aviation

2005?      
!

Streamline Air Charter*

1998* - 1998*      
>

Streamline Aviation

1999* - 1999   NAC Charter  
~

Suidair

~      
X

Sun Air

1994 - 1999   Sun Air  
X

Sun Air (SunAir)

2002 - 2004      
#

Swaziland Airlink

1999 - >> SZL    
X

TAC Air Services

1999* - 1999*      
#

Tramon Air

1998 - >> TMX    
~

Transair Cargo

~      
>

Transkei Airways

1976 - 1996* KV    
>

Trek Airways (Trek Lugdiens)

1953* - 1971*      
X

Tropic Airways

1953* - 1953*      
>

Union Airways

1929^ - 1934