Safair
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Founded | 1965 | ||||||
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Hubs | O.R. Tambo International Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 11 | ||||||
Parent company | ASL Aviation Group Limited | ||||||
Headquarters | Kempton Park, Gauteng, South Africa | ||||||
Website | www.safairoperations.co.za |
Safair is an airline 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][3]
History[]
Safair Operations as it is known today was established in 1965. At the time it was known as Tropair (Pty) Ltd and was a general aviation charter company. In 1970 the company name changed to Safair Freighters (Pty) Ltd when the company was purchased by Safmarine and the new entity began operations on 18 March 1970. Its primary client in the 1980s was the South African Defence Force.[citation needed]
Safair 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. Until 2018 Safair was contracted to the Italian Antarctic Program (National Antarctic Research Program (PNRA)) to support science over the austral summer, flying Lockheed L-100-30 missions from Christchurch, New Zealand to Zucchelli Station in Terra Nova Bay, Antarctica. In 2007, Safair obtained its IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA)[6] approval.
Fleet[]
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As of July 2019 the Safair fleet consists of the following aircraft:[7][8]
Aircraft | In Fleet | On Order | Notes |
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Boeing 737-800 | 7 | Passenger | |
Boeing 737-400 | 10 | Passenger | |
Boeing 737-400C | 1 | Combi aircraft | |
Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules | 6 | Freight only, passenger only, or combi | |
Lockheed Martin LM-100J | 10 | Ordered in 2014 to replace current L-100s | |
Total | 24 | 10 |
Previously operated[]
- ATR 72[9]
- Beechcraft 1900D[10]
- Boeing 707-320[citation needed]
- Boeing 727-100[citation needed]
- Boeing 727-200[11]
- Boeing 737-200[12]
- British Aerospace 146-100QT[citation needed]
- British Aerospace 146-200QC[citation needed]
- CASA CN-235[13]
- Convair 580[citation needed]
- Lockheed L-100-20 Hercules[14]
- McDonnell Douglas MD-81[15]
- McDonnell Douglas MD-82[16]
- Partenavia P.68B[citation needed]
- Partenavia AP.68TP-600 Viator[citation needed]
FlySafair[]
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, Johannesburg, Lanseria, Durban and East London.[19]
References[]
- ^ "Contact". Safair. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
- ^ Flight International 2010 World Airliner census. Retrieved 27 August 2010
- ^ Flight International 12–18 April 2005
- ^ "ASL | Welcome". Aslaviationgroup.com. 16 January 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ About us – History, ASL Aviation official website
- ^ IATA. "IATA – IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA)". iata.org. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ "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
- ^ Klee, Ulrich & Bucher, Frank et al. jp airline-fleets international. Sutton, UK, 2008–2013
- ^ Klee, Ulrich & Bucher, Frank et al. jp airline-fleets international. Zürich-Airport, 1966–2007
- ^ Klee, Ulrich & Bucher, Frank et al. jp airline-fleets international. Zürich-Airport, 1966–2007
- ^ Klee, Ulrich & Bucher, Frank et al. jp airline-fleets international. Zürich-Airport, 1966–2007
- ^ Klee, Ulrich & Bucher, Frank et al. jp airline-fleets international. Zürich-Airport, 1966–2007
- ^ Klee, Ulrich & Bucher, Frank et al. jp airline-fleets international. Zürich-Airport, 1966–2007
- ^ Klee, Ulrich & Bucher, Frank et al. jp airline-fleets international. Zürich-Airport, 1966–2007
- ^ "Safair Flights, Bookings | SFR Flights". Southafrica.to. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^ Ensor, Linda (17 October 2014). "FlySafair will bring needed competition". Business Day. Johannesburg. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ^ "FlySafair". Domestic Flights South Africa. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
"Safair Flights Bookings | Flysafair". Domestic Flights South Africa
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- Airlines of South Africa
- Airlines established in 1965
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- Cargo airlines of South Africa
- Companies based in Ekurhuleni
- Kempton Park, Gauteng
- 1965 establishments in South Africa