Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced operations | Ceased operations | Notes |
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1 |
1time | | T6 | RNX | NEXTTIME | 2004 | 2012 | Placed under provisional liquidation. Operated 11 McDonnell Douglas MD-80. |
A |
ACE Express | | | | | 1996 | 1997 | Merged into Express Air Services [3] |
ACORN Air | | | | | 1990 | 1990 | Operated BAe 146-200 [4] |
Advanced Aviation Logistics | | | | | 1990 | 1990 | Rebranded as Aerios Global Aviation [5] |
Aero Air Charter | | | | | 1995 | 2001 | Eyethu Air Cargo merged in 1999 [6] |
Aerolift | | | | | 2002 | 2009 | [7] |
Aerospace Express | | | | | 1996 | 2004 | Operated HS 748 [8] |
Africa Cargo Air | | | | | 1996 | 2001 | Operated Douglas C-54 [9] |
Africa Charter Airlines | | | FSK | AFRICAN SKY | 1997 | 2000 | [10] |
Africair | | | | | 1946 | 1977 | Formed by the merger of Anglo Vaal Air Services and Africair Servicing. Operated Douglas DC-3, Douglas DC-4 [11] |
Africair Servicing | | | | | 1946 | 1946 | Merged with Anglo Vaal Air Services to form Africair. Operated Douglas DC-3 [12] |
African Air Carriers | | | | | 1983 | 1984 | [13] |
African Airline Investments | | | LGE | | 2010 | 2010 | |
African Cargo Airlines | | | | | 1997 | 1999 | Operated Antonov An-32 [14] |
African International Airways | | | AIN | FLY CARGO | 1985 | 2008 | |
African Star Airways | | 4M | ASG | AFRICAN STAR | 1998 | 2000 | Operated Boeing 747 |
Africargo Airlines | | | | | 1998 | 1998 | Established as Transoceanic Airways [15] |
Afro Cargo | | | | | 1986 | 1987 | Operated Sud Aviation Caravelle [16] |
Air Cape | | | | | 1963 | 1988 | Acquired by Safair [17] |
Air Lowveld | | LE | | | 1971 | 1978 | Merged with Avna Airlines and Mafeking Aviation Services to form Magnum Airlines [18] |
Air Midlands | | | | | 1971 | 1978 | Merged into Airlink Airlines. Operated Cessna 402 [19] |
Aircraft Operating Company of Africa | | | | | 1962 | 1980 | Operated Lockheed Lodestar, Douglas DC-3 [20] |
Airlink Airline | | 5T | LNK | | 1992 | 1994 | Renamed to Airlink |
AirQuarius Air Charter | | | AQU | QUARIUS | 2001 | 2007 | Established as AirQuarius Aviation. Renamed to Branson Air [21] |
AirQuarius Aviation | | | AQU SSN | QUARIUS | 1999 | 2001 | Renamed to AirQuarius Air Charter [22] |
AirWorld | | | | | 1996 | 2003 | Operated Boeing 727, Douglas DC-3 [23] |
Alliance Air | | Y2 | AFJ | JAMBO | 1995 | 2000 | Ran at a loss, last flight October 8, 2000. Joint venture between South African Airways, Tanzania and Uganda. |
Alpha Airways | | | | | 1947 | 1947 | [24] |
Alpine Aviation | | | LPC | | 1996 | 2010 | Operated Bell 206, Bell 407, AS350, Robinson R22, Robinson R44 [25] |
Anglo Vaal Air Services | | | | | 1946 | 1946 | Became Africair after merging with Africair Servicing. Operated Douglas DC-3 [26] |
ATAIR Executive Jet Charters | | | | | 1980 | 1998 | Operated Beech Super King Air, Cessna Citation V [27] |
Avia Air | | | | | 1994 | 1995 | Went bankrupt. Operated Boeing 747SP, Douglas DC-3, Douglas DC-6 [28] |
Avia Airlines | | GW | AGW | AVIAN | 1995 | 1996 | [29] |
Avna Airlines | | WU | | | 1976 | 1978 | Merged with Air Lowveld and Mafeking Aviation Services to form Magnum Airlines [30] |
Avna Airways | | | | | 1965 | 1968 | Renamed to Avna [31] |
B |
Bazaruto Air Charter | | | | | 1990 | 1992 | Operated Douglas C-47 [32] |
Bop Air | | BV | MAW | | 1979 | 1994 | Rebranded as Sun Air. Operatede Embraer Bandeirante, Embraer Brasilia |
Border Air | | | | | 1966 | 1980 | To Link Airways. Operated Beech Baron, Cessna 402 [33] |
Branson Air | | | AQU | | 2007 | 2012 | Established as AirQuarius Aviation in 1999. [34] |
C |
Cape Atlantic Air | | | CAO | | 1995 | 1996 | [35] |
Caprivi Airways | | | | | 1968 | 1981 | Renamed to African Air Carriers |
Care Airlines | | CE | | | 1992 | 1996 | Air ambulance services. Renamed to Nationwide Airlines. Operated Hawker Siddeley 748 [36] |
Carpenter's Charter | | | | | 1995 | 2000 | [37] |
Charlan Air Charter | | S8 | CAH | CHARLAN | 2000 | 2006 | Operated Swearingen Merlin IV, Embraer Brasilia [38] |
CHC Air | | | | | 2002 | 2008 | Operated Convair 580 [39] |
Ciskei International Airways | | CC | | | 1988 | 1989 | Operated Convair 880, Convair 990 [40] |
Citi Air | | | | | 1985 | 1987 | To Link Airways. Operated Cessna 310, Cessna 402, Piper Chieftain, Piper Cherokee Six [41] |
Civair Airways | | | CIW | CIVFLIGHT | 2004 | 2004 | Operated Boeing 747 [42] |
Collondale Air Service | | | | | 1959 | 1968 | Founded by Kenneth Brown. Operated Cessna 175, Cessna 206, Piper Colt, Piper Cherokee Six [43] |
Comair (South Africa) | | MN | CAW | COMMERCIAL | 1943 | 2022 | Was placed under liquidation. Operated 12 Boeing 737. |
Comair Charters (Natal) | | | | | 1989 | 1993 | Rebranded Federal Air [44] |
Command Airways | | CT | CAH | COMMAND | 1977 1980 | 1979 1981 | Rebranded as Magnum Airlines Helicopters in 1979 and back Command Airways in 1980 |
Commercial Air Services | | | | | 1946 | 1967 | Rebranded Comair. Operated Douglas DC-3, Fairchild 24 [45] |
Compion Aviation | | | | | 2003 | 2014 | Operated Beech 1900, Cessna Citation I [46] |
Court Air | | | CUT | COURT AIR | 1990s | 1990s | Operated Convair 580 [47] |
D |
Debon-Air | | | | | 1992 | 2002 | [48] |
Durban Flying Service | | | | | 1940s | 1940s | [49] |
E |
Eastern Air | | KV | TAK | | 1995 | 1997 | Operated Let Turbolet [50] |
Eastern Air Services | | | | | 1980 | 1982 | Rebranded as Eastern Airlines. Operated BAC 1-11, Beech Baron, Beech King Air [51] |
Eastern Airlines | | | | | 1982 | 1994 | Established as Eastern Air Services. Operated Beech Baron [52] |
ELB Flying Services | | | | | 1976 | 2000 | Operated Aero Commander 695, Cessna 525 [53] |
Emric Air Services | | MC | | | 1969 | 1979 | Merged into Magnum Airlines. Operated BN-2 Islander [54] |
Exclusive Air | | | | | 1986 | 1994 | [55] |
Executive Aerospace | | | EAS | AEROSPACE | 1984 | 2008 | |
Executive Turbine Air Charter | | | TEA | | 2001 | 2011 | |
Express Air Services | | | FLN | | 1996 | 2001 | To BidAir Cargo [56] |
Eyethu Air Cargo | | | | | 1997 | 1999 | Acquired by Aero Air Charter. Operated Douglas DC-3, Douglas DC-4 [57] |
F |
Flitestar | | GM | TKE | | 1991 | 1994 | Operated Airbus A320, ATR 72 [58] |
Fly Blue Crane | | 7B | FCO | BLUE CRANE | 2015 | 2017 | Entered business rescue on 3 February 2017 |
Fly Titan | | | | | 2018 | 2019 | Operated BAe Jetstream, Beech King Air, Beech 1900, Cessna Grand Caravan, Embraer Brasilia, Embraer Bandeirante, Pilatus PC-12 [59] |
Forest Airlines | | | FOL | FORESTAIR | 1993 | 1994 | Operated Piper Seneca, Piper Chieftain, Cessna 401 [60] |
Foster Webb Air Charter | | | | | 1982 | 1998 | Operated Piper Chieftain [61] |
G |
Gauteng Air Cargo | | | | | 1996 | 1998 | Operated Boeing 707-320C [62] |
George Air | | | | | 1965 | 1966 | Founded by J. E. J. Coetzer & Pat McClure [63] |
Giyani Airways | | | | | 1974 | 1994 | Merged with Letaba Airways to form Phoenix Airways. Operated Fairchild Metro [64] |
Griekwalug | | | | | 1960s | 1960s | Charter operator based in Kimberley Airport [65] |
Grinair | | | | | 1971 | 1976 | Operated Douglas DC-3 [66] |
H |
Haller Aviation | | | | | 1946 | 1947 | Merged with Sharwoods Flying Services to form Southern Aviation. Operated Aeronca Sedan [67] |
Hawkair | | | | | 1960s | 1960s | Acquired by Interstate Air Services. Operated Beech Baron, Beech Bonanza, Beech Debonair, Auster Autocar [68] |
Hydro Air Cargo | | | HYC | | 2000 | 2003 | Ceased operations after their only Boeing 747 was destroyed in a landing accident at Lagos |
I |
Impala Air Cargo | | PH | IPL | | 1992 | 1995 | [69] |
Imperial Air Cargo | | | | | 2006 | 2014 | Airline acquired by BidAir Cargo |
Intensive Air | | IM | XRA | | 1993 | 2002 | Operated HS 748, Fokker F28 [70] |
Inter Air Lines | | | | | 1979 | 1994 | Renamed to Interair South Africa [71] |
Interair South Africa | | D6 | ILN | INLINE | 1993 | 2015 | |
Interlink Airlines | | ID | ITK | INTERLINK | 1997 | 2010 | Went into liquidation on 2 March 2010 |
International Air | | | | | 1960s | 1960s | Operated Bristol Britannia [72] |
Interstate Air Services | | | | | 1963 | 1979 | Formed by the merger of Vaal Air Service and MS Air. Renamed to Interair. Operated Beech Bonanza, Cessna 402, de Havilland Dove [73] |
K |
Kulula.com | | MN | CAW | COMMERCIAL | 2001 | 2022 | Part of Comair. Operated 10 Boeing 737. |
L |
Ladysmith Air Charters | | | | | 1960s | 1960s | Renamed to Tugela Air Services [74] |
Letaba Airways | | LK | | | 1974 | 1979 | Merged with Giyani Airways to form Phoenix Airways [75] |
Lima-Kilo (Edms) | | | | | 1983 | 1985 | Renamed to Metavia Airlines. Operated Aero Commander 690 [76] |
Loex Air Cargo | | | | | 1993 | 1995 | Taken-over by Romoco Cargo. Operated Antonov An-12 [77] |
Lowveld Aviation Services | | | | | 1976 | 1980 | Merged with Citi Air, Border Air, Magnum Airlines to form Link Airways (South Africa) [78] |
Luft Afrique | | | | | 1997 | 2000 | Established as Valitrade. Renamed to Luft Cargo [79] |
Luft Cargo | | | LUT | LUGO | 2000 | 2002 | Renamed from Luft Afrique. Operated Fokker F27 [80] |
M |
Madiba Air | | | | | 1999 | 1999 | Operated Grumman Gulfstream [81] |
Mafeking Aviation Services | | | | | 1976 | 1978 | Merged with Air Lowveld and Avna Airlines to form Magnum Airlines [82] |
Mafiking Air Services | | | | | 1978 | 1979 | Established by the government of Bophuthatswana. Renamed to Mmabatho Air Service. Operated Cessna aircraft [83] |
Magnum Airlines | | | | | 1978 | 1979 | Merged with Citi Air, Border Air, Lowveld Aviation Services to form Link Airways [84] |
Magnum Airlines | | | | | 1978 | 1990 | Formed by the merger of Air Lowveld, Avna Airlines, Mafeking Aviation Services. Operated Beech Baron, Beech Queen Air, BN-2 Islander, Trislander, Cessna 402, Piper Cherokee Six, Swearingen Metroliner [85] |
Magnum Airlines Helicopters | | | | | 1979 | 1980 | Established as Command Airways in 1977. Renamed to Command Airways [86] |
Majuba Aviation | | | | | 2003 | 2012 | Operated Pilatus PC-12 [87] |
Malherbe and Kiesewetter | | | | | 1940s | 1940s | [88] |
Mallel Airline Services | | | | | 1995 | 1995 | Operated Lockheed L-188 [89] |
Mango | | JE | MNO | TULCA | 2003 | 2021 | Part of South African Airways. Operated 14 Boeing 737. |
Margate Air Services | | OJ | | | 1978 | 1985 | Renamed to Citi Air. Operated BN-2 Islander [90] |
Mercury Aviation Services | | | | | 1946 | 1948 | Operated Douglas DC-3 [91] |
Metavia Airlines | | OW | MNK | VIAMET | 1985 | 1998 | Established as Lima-Kilo (Edms). Acquired by SA Airlink. Operated Let Turbolet [92] |
Midlands Aviation | | 5T | | | 1967 | 1995 | Acquired by Airlink [93] |
Million Air Aviation | | | | | 1986 | 1994 | Renamed to Million Air Charter [94] |
Million Air Charter | | | ZSM | | 1994 | 2004 | Rebranded as Egoli Air. Operated Antonov An-32, Boeing 727, Douglas DC-9, Learjet 23 [95] |
Mmabatho Air Service | | | | | 1979 | 1986 | Established as Mafiking Air Services. Renamed to Bop Air [96] |
N |
Namakwaland Lugdiens | | NJ | NLD | NOVEMBER JULIETT | 1961 | 1989 | National Airlines merged in. Operated Beech Bonanza, Douglas DC-3, Piper Aztec [97] |
Natal (National Airlines) | | NF | | | 1946 | 1979 | [98] |
Natal Aviation Company | | | | | 1920 | 1924 | [99] |
National Air Cargo | | | | | 2005 | 2008 | [100] |
National Air Charters | | | | | 1946 | 1963 | Renamed to National Airways Corporation [101] |
Nationwide Air Charter | | | | | 1991 | 1995 | Renamed to Nationwide Airlines [102] |
Nationwide Airlines | | CE | NTW | NATIONWIDE | 1991 | 2008 | |
Naturelink Aviation | | | NRK | NATURELINK | 1997 | 2011 | Merged into National Airways Corporation |
Nelair Charters | | | NLC | NELAIR | 1980 | 1986 | Operated Douglas DC-3 [103] |
NN Charters | | | | | 1981 | 1998 | Founded by J.A. Smith. Operated Piper Seneca, Piper Navajo [104] |
Noord Weste Lugdiens | | | | | 1963 | 1965 | Operated Cessna 172, Piper Super Cub [105] |
North Atlantic Airways | | | NAA | | 1998 | 1999 | Operated Boeing 747-200 [106] |
O |
O.F.S. Air Services | | | | | 1953 | 1969 | Operated Tiger Moth, de Havilland Dragon Rapide [107] |
Oribi Air | | | | | 1975 | 1975 | To Avna Rennies Airlines [108] |
Oriole Express | | | | | 1980 | 1996 | Operated Douglas C-47 [109] |
P |
Pacair | | | | | 1968 | 1970 | To National. Operated Cessnas aircraft [110] |
Pan African Air Charter | | | | | 1946 | 1953 | Owned by the Keyser and Cowan families. Operated Douglas C-47 [111] |
Pelican Air Services | | 7V | PDF | | 2002 | 2011 | |
Pesloed Flights | | | | | 1989 | 1990 | Operated Douglas C-47 [112] |
Phalaborwa Air Services | | | | | 1970s | 1970s | To Comair (South Africa) [113] |
Phoenix Airlines | | | | | 1950s | 1950s | Operated Douglas DC-2 [114] |
Phoenix Airways | | | | PHOENIX | 1994 | 1995 | |
Pretoria Air Services | | | | | 1997 | 2000 | Operated Douglas C-47, Pilatus PC-6 [115] |
Progress Air Charter | | | | | 2003 | 2009 | Operated Swearingen Metroliner [116] |
Protea Airways | | | | | 1961 | 1977 | Established as Volkslugdiens. Operated Dornier Do 27, Dornier Do 28, Vickers VC.1 Viking [117] |
Q |
Qwila Air | | | QWL | | 2002 | 2009 | Operated Beech 1900 |
R |
Rennies Air | | | | | 1974 | 1975 | Merged with Avna and Oribi Air to form Avna Rennies Airlines. Operated BN-2 Islander, Piper Navajo, Cessna 402 [118] |
Romoco Cargo | | | | | 1994 | 1997 | Operated Ilyushin Il-76 [119] |
Ross-Thompson Aircraft Company | | | | | 1921 | 1924 | Founded by C. G. Ross and C. R. Thompson. Operated Avro 504K [120] |
Rossair Executive Air Charter | | | RSS | ROSS CHARTER | 1956 | 2005 | |
Rovos Air | | 6P | VOS | ROVOS | 2001 | 2014 | |
Ryan Blake Air Charter | | | | | 2000 | 2006 | Operated Fairchild Metro III, Swearingen Metro II [121] |
S |
SA Airlink | | 5T;4Z | LNK | Airlink AL | 1994 | 1998 | renamed/merged to South African Airlink |
Skywise | | C9 | SWZ | SKYWISE | 2013 | 2015 | Operations halted November 10, 2015 |
South African Express | | XZ | EXY | EXPRESSWAYS | 1994 | 2020 | |
South African Historic Flight | | | SYY | | 1991 | 2007 | Rebranded as Skyclass |
Stars Away Aviation | | | STX | | 2005 | 2013 | |
Sun Air | | BV | SNN | Southwestern Air Service | 1994 | 1999 | Absorbed by SAA and shut down |
Sun Air | | AQ | SJE | | 2001 | 2004 | Rebranded as Millionair Aviation |
T |
Tramon Air | | | TMX | TRAMON | 1995 | 2006 | |
Trek Airways | | JW | TKE | TREKAIR | 1953 | 1994 | |
U |
Union Airways | | | | | 1929 | 1934 | |
V |
Valan International Cargo Charter | | | VLA | | 2002 | 2007 | |
Velvet Sky | | VZ | VEL | VELVET | 2010 | 2012 | Went into liquidation May 7, 2012 |