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 Intavia Limited.[1]
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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 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]
At March 2007, the African International Airways fleet included the following aircraft:[1]
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