Safair

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Safair is an airline based in Gauteng, South Africa. It operates 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. Its main base is OR Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg ^[1].

Contents 1 Code Data 2 History 3 Fleet 4 External links 5 References

[edit] Code Data

• IATA Code: FA
• ICAO Code: SFR
• Callsign: CARGO ^[2]

[edit] History

The airline was established in March 1969 by Safmarine and started operations on 18 March 1970. 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 Imperial Holdings ^[1].

[edit] Fleet

As of August 2006 the Safair fleet includes ^[3] :

• 7 Airbus A300-B4 Freighters
• 2 Boeing 727-200
• 5 Boeing 727-200F
• 21 Boeing 737-200
• 8 Boeing 737-800
• 2 CASA CN-235-10
• 10 Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules
• 8 McDonnell Douglas MD-83
• 1 Raytheon Beech 1900D Airliner

It previously had two McDonnell Douglas MD-81 aircraft which are now on lease with Kulula.com.^{[citation needed]} It is selling two Boeing 737-200 to Zambia Airways ^[4].

[edit] External links

• Safair

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} Flight International 12-18 April 2005
2. ^ Airline Codes November 2006
3. ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006
4. ^ Air Transport Intelligence News, October 2006