Safair
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Founded | March 1969 | ||||||
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Hubs | O.R. Tambo International Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 10 | ||||||
Company slogan | Experience. Expertise. Excellence | ||||||
Parent company | ASL Aviation Group Limited | ||||||
Headquarters | Kempton Park, Gauteng, South Africa | ||||||
Website | www.safair.co.za |
Safair is an aviation company based at the O.R. Tambo International Airport in Kempton Park South Africa.[1] Operator of one of the world's largest fleets of civil Lockheed L-100 Hercules cargo aircraft,[2] it also conducts 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.[3]
History
It was first established as an airline in March 1969 by Safmarine and started operations on 18 March 1970. Its primary client in the 1980s was the South African Defence Force.[citation needed] 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 ASL Aviation Group Ltd based in Dublin, Ireland,[4] a subsidiary of the Belgian group Compagnie Maritime Belge.[5] Humanitarian Aid and Relief operations has always been Safair's "niche" market. Safair assists aid and relief agencies such as the United Nations, World Food Programme and the International Committee of the Red Cross in delivering much needed humanitarian aid to stricken regions on the African continent as well as other areas in the world where such assistance is required. In 2007, Safair obtained its IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA)[6] approval.
Fleet
As of July 2014[update] the Safair fleet consists of the following aircraft:[7][8]
Aircraft | In Fleet | On Order | Notes |
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Boeing 737-300QC | 1 | Convertible between passenger and freight configuration | |
Boeing 737-300F | 2 | Freight only | |
Boeing 737-400 | 1 | Combi aircraft | |
Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules | 6 | Freight only, passenger only, or combi | |
Lockheed LM-100J | 10 | Ordered in 2014 to replace current L-100s | |
Total | 10 | 10 |
Previously operated
- ATR72[9]
- Beechcraft 1900D[10]
- Boeing 707-320[citation needed]
- Boeing 727-100[citation needed]
- Boeing 727-200[11]
- Boeing 737-200* Douglas DC-9-81[12]
- British Aerospace 146-100QT[citation needed]
- British Aerospace 146-200QC[citation needed]
- CASA CN-235[13]
- Convair 580[citation needed]
- Douglas DC-9-81[14]
- Douglas DC-9-82[15]
- Lockheed L-100-20 Hercules[16]
- Partenavia P.68B[citation needed]
- Partenavia AP.68TP-600 Viator[citation needed]
FlySafair
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In 2013, Safair created a low-cost carrier subsidiary called FlySafair. The initial plan to operate flights in October 2013 had to be cancelled, as a result of a high-court application by Comair.[17] FlySafair is currently operational with the first flight having taken place on 16 October 2014.[18] FlySafair operates to Cape Town, George, Port Elizabeth and Johannesburg, with plans to serve Durban and East London.
References
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- ↑ Flight International 2010 World Airliner census retrieved 27 August 2010
- ↑ Flight International 12–18 April 2005
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- ↑ About us - History, ASL Aviation official website
- ↑ http://www.iata.org/whatwedo/safety/audit/iosa/Pages/index.aspx
- ↑ "ASL Aviation Group Signs Letter of Intent to Procure Lockheed Martin LM-100J Freighters" - CNN MONEY retrieved 16 July 2014
- ↑ "Our Fleet" - Safair retrieved 12 December 2013
- ↑ Klee, Ulrich & Bucher, Frank et al. jp airline-fleets international. Zürich-Airport, 1966–2007
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