List of defunct airlines of South Africa

This is a list of defunct airlines of South Africa.[1][2]


Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Commenced
operations		 Ceased
operations		 Notes
A
ACE Express19961997Merged into Express Air Services[3]
ACORN Air19901990Operated BAe 146-200[4]
Advanced Aviation Logistics19901990Rebranded as Aerios Global Aviation[5]
Aero Air Charter19952001Eyethu Air Cargo merged in 1999[6]
Aerolift20022009[7]
Aerospace Express19962004Operated HS 748[8]
Africa Cargo Air19962001Operated Douglas C-54[9]
Africa Charter AirlinesFSKAFRICAN SKY19972000[10]
Africair19461977Formed by the merger of Anglo Vaal Air Services and Africair Servicing. Operated Douglas DC-3, Douglas DC-4[11]
Africair Servicing19461946Merged with Anglo Vaal Air Services to form Africair. Operated Douglas DC-3[12]
African Air Carriers19831984[13]
African Airline InvestmentsLGE20102010
African Cargo Airlines19971999Operated Antonov An-32[14]
African International AirwaysAINFLY CARGO19852008
African Star Airways4MASGAFRICAN STAR19982000Operated Boeing 747
Africargo Airlines19981998Established as Transoceanic Airways[15]
Afro Cargo19861987Operated Sud Aviation Caravelle[16]
Air Cape19631988Acquired by Safair[17]
Air LowveldLE19711978Merged with Avna Airlines and Mafeking Aviation Services to form Magnum Airlines[18]
Air Midlands19711978Merged into Airlink Airlines. Operated Cessna 402[19]
Aircraft Operating Company of Africa19621980Operated Lockheed Lodestar, Douglas DC-3[20]
Airlink Airline5TLNK19921994Renamed to Airlink
AirQuarius Air CharterAQUQUARIUS20012007Established as AirQuarius Aviation. Renamed to Branson Air[21]
AirQuarius AviationAQU
SSN		QUARIUS19992001Renamed to AirQuarius Air Charter[22]
AirWorld19962003Operated Boeing 727, Douglas DC-3[23]
Alliance AirY2AFJJAMBO19952000Ran at a loss, last flight October 8, 2000. Joint venture between South African Airways, Tanzania and Uganda.
Alpha Airways19471947[24]
Alpine AviationLPC19962010Operated Bell 206, Bell 407, AS350, Robinson R22, Robinson R44[25]
Anglo Vaal Air Services19461946Became Africair after merging with Africair Servicing. Operated Douglas DC-3[26]
ATAIR Executive Jet Charters19801998Operated Beech Super King Air, Cessna Citation V[27]
Avia Air19941995Went bankrupt. Operated Boeing 747SP, Douglas DC-3, Douglas DC-6[28]
Avia AirlinesGWAGWAVIAN19951996[29]
Avna AirlinesWU19761978Merged with Air Lowveld and Mafeking Aviation Services to form Magnum Airlines[30]
Avna Airways19651968Renamed to Avna[31]
B
Bazaruto Air Charter19901992Operated Douglas C-47[32]
Bop AirBVMAW19791994Rebranded as Sun Air. Operatede Embraer Bandeirante, Embraer Brasilia
Border Air19661980To Link Airways. Operated Beech Baron, Cessna 402[33]
Branson AirAQU20072012Established as AirQuarius Aviation in 1999.[34]
C
Cape Atlantic AirCAO19951996[35]
Caprivi Airways19681981Renamed to African Air Carriers
Care AirlinesCE19921996Air ambulance services. Renamed to Nationwide Airlines. Operated Hawker Siddeley 748[36]
Carpenter's Charter19952000[37]
Charlan Air CharterS8CAHCHARLAN20002006Operated Swearingen Merlin IV, Embraer Brasilia[38]
CHC Air20022008Operated Convair 580[39]
Ciskei International AirwaysCC19881989Operated Convair 880, Convair 990[40]
Citi Air19851987To Link Airways. Operated Cessna 310, Cessna 402, Piper Chieftain, Piper Cherokee Six[41]
Civair AirwaysCIWCIVFLIGHT20042004Operated Boeing 747[42]
Collondale Air Service19591968Founded by Kenneth Brown. Operated Cessna 175, Cessna 206, Piper Colt, Piper Cherokee Six[43]
Comair Charters (Natal)19891993Rebranded Federal Air[44]
Command AirwaysCTCAHCOMMAND1977
1980		1979
1981		Rebranded as Magnum Airlines Helicopters in 1979 and back Command Airways in 1980
Commercial Air Services19461967Rebranded Comair. Operated Douglas DC-3, Fairchild 24[45]
Compion Aviation20032014Operated Beech 1900, Cessna Citation I[46]
Court AirCUTCOURT AIR1990s1990sOperated Convair 580[47]
D
Debon-Air19922002[48]
Durban Flying Service1940s1940s[49]
E
Eastern AirKVTAK19951997Operated Let Turbolet[50]
Eastern Air Services19801982Rebranded as Eastern Airlines. Operated BAC 1-11, Beech Baron, Beech King Air[51]
Eastern Airlines19821994Established as Eastern Air Services. Operated Beech Baron[52]
ELB Flying Services19762000Operated Aero Commander 695, Cessna 525[53]
Emric Air ServicesMC19691979Merged into Magnum Airlines. Operated BN-2 Islander[54]
Exclusive Air19861994[55]
Executive AerospaceEASAEROSPACE19842008
Executive Turbine Air CharterTEA20012011
Express Air ServicesFLN19962001To BidAir Cargo[56]
Eyethu Air Cargo19971999Acquired by Aero Air Charter. Operated Douglas DC-3, Douglas DC-4[57]
F
FliteStarGMTKE19911994Operated Airbus A320, ATR 72[58]
Fly Blue Crane7BFCOBLUE CRANE20152017Entered business rescue on 3 February 2017
Fly Titan20182019Operated BAe Jetstream, Beech King Air, Beech 1900, Cessna Grand Caravan, Embraer Brasilia, Embraer Bandeirante, Pilatus PC-12[59]
Forest AirlinesFOLFORESTAIR19931994Operated Piper Seneca, Piper Chieftain, Cessna 401[60]
Foster Webb Air Charter19821998Operated Piper Chieftain[61]
H
Hydro Air CargoHYC20002003Ceased operations after their only aircraft was destroyed in a landing accident at Lagos
I
Imperial Air Cargo20062014Airline acquired by BidAir Cargo
Intensive AirIMXRA19932002
Interair South AfricaD6ILNINLINE19932015
Interlink AirlinesIDITKINTERLINK19972010Went into liquidation March 2, 2010
M
MangoJEMNOTULCA20032021
N
Nationwide AirlinesCENTWNATIONWIDE19912008
Naturelink AviationNRKNATURELINK19972011Merged into NAC Charter
P
Pelican Air Services7VPDF20022011
Phoenix AirwaysPHOENIX19941995
Q
Qwila AirQWL20022009
R
Rossair Executive Air CharterRSSROSS CHARTER19562005
Rovos Air6PVOSROVOS20012014
S
SkywiseC9SWZSKYWISE20132015Operations halted November 10, 2015
SA Airlink5T;4ZLNKAirlink AL19941998renamed/merged to South African Airlink
South African ExpressXZEXYEXPRESSWAYS19942020
South African Historic FlightSYY19912007Rebranded as Skyclass
Stars Away AviationSTX20052013
Sun AirBVSNNSouthwestern Air Service19941999Absorbed by SAA and shut down
Sun AirAQSJE20012004Rebranded as Millionair Aviation
T
Tramon AirTMXTRAMON19952006
Trek AirwaysJWTKETREKAIR19531994
U
Union Airways19291934
V
Valan International Cargo CharterVLA20022007
Velvet SkyVZVELVELVET20102012Went into liquidation May 7, 2012

See also

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