African International Airways
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| Founded | 1985 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 2008 | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 4 (at closure) | ||||||
| Parent company | African International Airways (Pty) Ltd. | ||||||
| Headquarters | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||||||
| Key people | PJM Corbin and JL Warburton McBride (76 percent majority owners) | ||||||
| Website | http://www.aiaflycargo.com/ | ||||||
African International Airways was an all-cargo airline based in Johannesburg, South Africa. The airline operated international chartered cargo flights out of Kent International Airport, United Kingdom, OR Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg and Ostend-Bruges International Airport, Belgium, most of which were on behalf of .[1]
History[]
African International Airways was established and started operations in 1985 in Swaziland. A commercial alliance with South African carrier Executive Aerospace was established in 2002.[1] In late 2008, African International Airways was shut down.[2]
The most notable airlines African International Airlines was operating for were Alitalia (1985–1996), and later South African Airways and British Airways World Cargo.[citation needed]
Fleet[]
At March 2007, the African International Airways fleet included the following aircraft:[1]
- 2 Douglas DC-8-54F
- 2 Douglas DC-8-62F
- 1 Douglas DC-8-62F Flown to Kemble and broken down for spares/scrap
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. p. 51.
- ^ African International Airways at airlineupdate.com Archived 2010-09-16 at the Wayback Machine
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