This is a list of defunct airlines of South Africa.[1][2]


Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Commenced
operations		 Ceased
operations		 Notes
1
1timeT6RNXNEXTTIME20042012Placed under provisional liquidation. Operated 11 McDonnell Douglas MD-80.
A
ACE Express19961997Merged into Express Air Services[3]
ACORN Air19901990Operated BAe 146-200[4]
Advanced Aviation Logistics19901990Rebranded as Aerios Global Aviation[5]
Aero Air Charter19952001Eyethu Air Cargo merged in 1999[6]
Aerolift20022009[7]
Aerospace Express19962004Operated HS 748[8]
Africa Cargo Air19962001Operated Douglas C-54[9]
Africa Charter AirlinesFSKAFRICAN SKY19972000[10]
Africair19461977Formed by the merger of Anglo Vaal Air Services and Africair Servicing. Operated Douglas DC-3, Douglas DC-4[11]
Africair Servicing19461946Merged with Anglo Vaal Air Services to form Africair. Operated Douglas DC-3[12]
African Air Carriers19831984[13]
African Airline InvestmentsLGE20102010
African Cargo Airlines19971999Operated Antonov An-32[14]
African International AirwaysAINFLY CARGO19852008
African Star Airways4MASGAFRICAN STAR19982000Operated Boeing 747
Africargo Airlines19981998Established as Transoceanic Airways[15]
Afro Cargo19861987Operated Sud Aviation Caravelle[16]
Air Cape19631988Acquired by Safair[17]
Air LowveldLE19711978Merged with Avna Airlines and Mafeking Aviation Services to form Magnum Airlines[18]
Air Midlands19711978Merged into Airlink Airlines. Operated Cessna 402[19]
Aircraft Operating Company of Africa19621980Operated Lockheed Lodestar, Douglas DC-3[20]
Airlink Airline5TLNK19921994Renamed to Airlink
AirQuarius Air CharterAQUQUARIUS20012007Established as AirQuarius Aviation. Renamed to Branson Air[21]
AirQuarius AviationAQU
SSN		QUARIUS19992001Renamed to AirQuarius Air Charter[22]
AirWorld19962003Operated Boeing 727, Douglas DC-3[23]
Alliance AirY2AFJJAMBO19952000Ran at a loss, last flight October 8, 2000. Joint venture between South African Airways, Tanzania and Uganda.
Alpha Airways19471947[24]
Alpine AviationLPC19962010Operated Bell 206, Bell 407, AS350, Robinson R22, Robinson R44[25]
Anglo Vaal Air Services19461946Became Africair after merging with Africair Servicing. Operated Douglas DC-3[26]
ATAIR Executive Jet Charters19801998Operated Beech Super King Air, Cessna Citation V[27]
Avia Air19941995Went bankrupt. Operated Boeing 747SP, Douglas DC-3, Douglas DC-6[28]
Avia AirlinesGWAGWAVIAN19951996[29]
Avna AirlinesWU19761978Merged with Air Lowveld and Mafeking Aviation Services to form Magnum Airlines[30]
Avna Airways19651968Renamed to Avna[31]
B
Bazaruto Air Charter19901992Operated Douglas C-47[32]
Bop AirBVMAW19791994Rebranded as Sun Air. Operatede Embraer Bandeirante, Embraer Brasilia
Border Air19661980To Link Airways. Operated Beech Baron, Cessna 402[33]
Branson AirAQU20072012Established as AirQuarius Aviation in 1999.[34]
C
Cape Atlantic AirCAO19951996[35]
Caprivi Airways19681981Renamed to African Air Carriers
Care AirlinesCE19921996Air ambulance services. Renamed to Nationwide Airlines. Operated Hawker Siddeley 748[36]
Carpenter's Charter19952000[37]
Charlan Air CharterS8CAHCHARLAN20002006Operated Swearingen Merlin IV, Embraer Brasilia[38]
CHC Air20022008Operated Convair 580[39]
Ciskei International AirwaysCC19881989Operated Convair 880, Convair 990[40]
Citi Air19851987To Link Airways. Operated Cessna 310, Cessna 402, Piper Chieftain, Piper Cherokee Six[41]
Civair AirwaysCIWCIVFLIGHT20042004Operated Boeing 747[42]
Collondale Air Service19591968Founded by Kenneth Brown. Operated Cessna 175, Cessna 206, Piper Colt, Piper Cherokee Six[43]
Comair (South Africa)MNCAWCOMMERCIAL19432022Was placed under liquidation. Operated 12 Boeing 737.
Comair Charters (Natal)19891993Rebranded Federal Air[44]
Command AirwaysCTCAHCOMMAND1977
1980		1979
1981		Rebranded as Magnum Airlines Helicopters in 1979 and back Command Airways in 1980
Commercial Air Services19461967Rebranded Comair. Operated Douglas DC-3, Fairchild 24[45]
Compion Aviation20032014Operated Beech 1900, Cessna Citation I[46]
Court AirCUTCOURT AIR1990s1990sOperated Convair 580[47]
D
Debon-Air19922002[48]
Durban Flying Service1940s1940s[49]
E
Eastern AirKVTAK19951997Operated Let Turbolet[50]
Eastern Air Services19801982Rebranded as Eastern Airlines. Operated BAC 1-11, Beech Baron, Beech King Air[51]
Eastern Airlines19821994Established as Eastern Air Services. Operated Beech Baron[52]
ELB Flying Services19762000Operated Aero Commander 695, Cessna 525[53]
Emric Air ServicesMC19691979Merged into Magnum Airlines. Operated BN-2 Islander[54]
Exclusive Air19861994[55]
Executive AerospaceEASAEROSPACE19842008
Executive Turbine Air CharterTEA20012011
Express Air ServicesFLN19962001To BidAir Cargo[56]
Eyethu Air Cargo19971999Acquired by Aero Air Charter. Operated Douglas DC-3, Douglas DC-4[57]
F
FlitestarGMTKE19911994Operated Airbus A320, ATR 72[58]
Fly Blue Crane7BFCOBLUE CRANE20152017Entered business rescue on 3 February 2017
Fly Titan20182019Operated BAe Jetstream, Beech King Air, Beech 1900, Cessna Grand Caravan, Embraer Brasilia, Embraer Bandeirante, Pilatus PC-12[59]
Forest AirlinesFOLFORESTAIR19931994Operated Piper Seneca, Piper Chieftain, Cessna 401[60]
Foster Webb Air Charter19821998Operated Piper Chieftain[61]
G
Gauteng Air Cargo19961998Operated Boeing 707-320C[62]
George Air19651966Founded by J. E. J. Coetzer & Pat McClure [63]
Giyani Airways19741994Merged with Letaba Airways to form Phoenix Airways. Operated Fairchild Metro[64]
Griekwalug1960s1960sCharter operator based in Kimberley Airport[65]
Grinair19711976Operated Douglas DC-3[66]
H
Haller Aviation19461947Merged with Sharwoods Flying Services to form Southern Aviation. Operated Aeronca Sedan[67]
Hawkair1960s1960sAcquired by Interstate Air Services. Operated Beech Baron, Beech Bonanza, Beech Debonair, Auster Autocar[68]
Hydro Air CargoHYC20002003Ceased operations after their only Boeing 747 was destroyed in a landing accident at Lagos
I
Impala Air CargoPHIPL19921995[69]
Imperial Air Cargo20062014Airline acquired by BidAir Cargo
Intensive AirIMXRA19932002Operated HS 748, Fokker F28[70]
Inter Air Lines19791994Renamed to Interair South Africa[71]
Interair South AfricaD6ILNINLINE19932015
Interlink AirlinesIDITKINTERLINK19972010Went into liquidation on 2 March 2010
International Air1960s1960sOperated Bristol Britannia[72]
Interstate Air Services19631979Formed by the merger of Vaal Air Service and MS Air. Renamed to Interair. Operated Beech Bonanza, Cessna 402, de Havilland Dove[73]
K
Kulula.comMNCAWCOMMERCIAL20012022Part of Comair. Operated 10 Boeing 737.
L
Ladysmith Air Charters1960s1960sRenamed to Tugela Air Services[74]
Letaba AirwaysLK19741979Merged with Giyani Airways to form Phoenix Airways[75]
Lima-Kilo (Edms)19831985Renamed to Metavia Airlines. Operated Aero Commander 690[76]
Loex Air Cargo19931995Taken-over by Romoco Cargo. Operated Antonov An-12[77]
Lowveld Aviation Services19761980Merged with Citi Air, Border Air, Magnum Airlines to form Link Airways (South Africa)[78]
Luft Afrique19972000Established as Valitrade. Renamed to Luft Cargo[79]
Luft CargoLUTLUGO20002002Renamed from Luft Afrique. Operated Fokker F27[80]
M
Madiba Air19991999Operated Grumman Gulfstream[81]
Mafeking Aviation Services19761978Merged with Air Lowveld and Avna Airlines to form Magnum Airlines[82]
Mafiking Air Services19781979Established by the government of Bophuthatswana. Renamed to Mmabatho Air Service. Operated Cessna aircraft[83]
Magnum Airlines19781979Merged with Citi Air, Border Air, Lowveld Aviation Services to form Link Airways[84]
Magnum Airlines19781990Formed 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 Helicopters19791980Established as Command Airways in 1977. Renamed to Command Airways[86]
Majuba Aviation20032012Operated Pilatus PC-12[87]
Malherbe and Kiesewetter1940s1940s[88]
Mallel Airline Services19951995Operated Lockheed L-188[89]
MangoJEMNOTULCA20032021Part of South African Airways. Operated 14 Boeing 737.
Margate Air ServicesOJ19781985Renamed to Citi Air. Operated BN-2 Islander[90]
Mercury Aviation Services19461948Operated Douglas DC-3[91]
Metavia AirlinesOWMNKVIAMET19851998Established as Lima-Kilo (Edms). Acquired by SA Airlink. Operated Let Turbolet[92]
Midlands Aviation5T19671995Acquired by Airlink[93]
Million Air Aviation19861994Renamed to Million Air Charter[94]
Million Air CharterZSM19942004Rebranded as Egoli Air. Operated Antonov An-32, Boeing 727, Douglas DC-9, Learjet 23[95]
Mmabatho Air Service19791986Established as Mafiking Air Services. Renamed to Bop Air[96]
N
Namakwaland LugdiensNJNLDNOVEMBER JULIETT19611989National Airlines merged in. Operated Beech Bonanza, Douglas DC-3, Piper Aztec[97]
Natal (National Airlines)NF19461979[98]
Natal Aviation Company19201924[99]
National Air Cargo20052008[100]
National Air Charters19461963Renamed to National Airways Corporation[101]
Nationwide Air Charter19911995Renamed to Nationwide Airlines[102]
Nationwide AirlinesCENTWNATIONWIDE19912008
Naturelink AviationNRKNATURELINK19972011Merged into National Airways Corporation
Nelair ChartersNLCNELAIR19801986Operated Douglas DC-3[103]
NN Charters19811998Founded by J.A. Smith. Operated Piper Seneca, Piper Navajo[104]
Noord Weste Lugdiens19631965Operated Cessna 172, Piper Super Cub[105]
North Atlantic AirwaysNAA19981999Operated Boeing 747-200[106]
O
O.F.S. Air Services19531969Operated Tiger Moth, de Havilland Dragon Rapide[107]
Oribi Air19751975To Avna Rennies Airlines[108]
Oriole Express19801996Operated Douglas C-47[109]
P
Pacair19681970To National. Operated Cessnas aircraft[110]
Pan African Air Charter19461953Owned by the Keyser and Cowan families. Operated Douglas C-47[111]
Pelican Air Services7VPDF20022011
Pesloed Flights19891990Operated Douglas C-47[112]
Phalaborwa Air Services1970s1970sTo Comair (South Africa)[113]
Phoenix Airlines1950s1950sOperated Douglas DC-2[114]
Phoenix AirwaysPHOENIX19941995
Pretoria Air Services19972000Operated Douglas C-47, Pilatus PC-6[115]
Progress Air Charter20032009Operated Swearingen Metroliner[116]
Protea Airways19611977Established as Volkslugdiens. Operated Dornier Do 27, Dornier Do 28, Vickers VC.1 Viking[117]
Q
Qwila AirQWL20022009Operated Beech 1900
R
Rennies Air19741975Merged with Avna and Oribi Air to form Avna Rennies Airlines. Operated BN-2 Islander, Piper Navajo, Cessna 402[118]
Romoco Cargo19941997Operated Ilyushin Il-76[119]
Ross-Thompson Aircraft Company19211924Founded by C. G. Ross and C. R. Thompson. Operated Avro 504K[120]
Rossair Executive Air CharterRSSROSS CHARTER19562005
Rovos Air6PVOSROVOS20012014
Ryan Blake Air Charter20002006Operated Fairchild Metro III, Swearingen Metro II[121]
S
SA Airlink5T;4ZLNKAirlink AL19941998renamed/merged to South African Airlink
SkywiseC9SWZSKYWISE20132015Operations halted November 10, 2015
South African ExpressXZEXYEXPRESSWAYS19942020
South African Historic FlightSYY19912007Rebranded as Skyclass
Stars Away AviationSTX20052013
Sun AirBVSNNSouthwestern Air Service19941999Absorbed by SAA and shut down
Sun AirAQSJE20012004Rebranded as Millionair Aviation
T
Tramon AirTMXTRAMON19952006
Trek AirwaysJWTKETREKAIR19531994
U
Union Airways19291934
V
Valan International Cargo CharterVLA20022007
Velvet SkyVZVELVELVET20102012Went into liquidation May 7, 2012

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