National Airways Corporation is a commercial aviation company with its head office on the grounds of Lanseria Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa.[2] The company offers a range of products and services for fixed-wing aircraft and helicopter markets, including aircraft sales, maintenance, parts, value-added products, aircraft charter, international operations, and pilot training. NAC Operations is the flight operations and charter division. NAC operates a South African network of offices, its main base is Lanseria Airport, with office hubs at Cape Town International Airport, Durban, Grand Central Airport, Wonderboom Airport and Rand Airport.[3] NAC also has businesses internationally in Botswana Sir Seretse Khama International Airport, Gaborone, Awesome Flight Logistics in Perth, Australia and Specialized Aircraft Services in Wichita, USA.
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Founded | 1946 | ||||||
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Fleet size | 34 | ||||||
Headquarters | Lanseria Airport Johannesburg, South Africa | ||||||
Website | http://www.nac.co.za |
The general aviation company was established in 1946 and started operations on 25 May 1946 as National Air Charters and in 1962 acquired United Air Services; the following year National Air Charter was renamed to National Airways Corporation (NAC)[4][5] In 1986 NAC acquired Wings Airways and united with Namakwaland Lugdiens.[6]
On 1 July 1999, Imperial Holdings, a mobility group listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, purchased 62% NAC share.
In 2011, Naturelink Aviation was merged into National Airways Corporation.
The airline is owned by Imperial Holdings (62%) and management (38%) and has 320 employees (at March 2007).[3]
NAC is an authorised dealer and representative for a variety of manufacturers and service providers in the aviation industry.[7]
As of March 2012 the National Airways charter fleet includes:[8]
Aircraft | In Fleet | Notes |
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Gulfstream III | ||
Gulfstream II | ||
Challenger 300 | ||
Hawker 4000 | ||
Cessna Sovereign | ||
Hawker 800XP | ||
Hawker 1000 | ||
Bombardier Learjet 60 | ||
Bombardier Learjet 45 | ||
Premier 1 | ||
Embraer VIP 120 ER | ||
Embraer 120ER | ||
Embraer 145 | ||
Cessna 208 Caravan | ||
Raytheon Beech King Air C90B | ||
Raytheon Beech King Air B200 | ||
Raytheon Beech King Air 350 | ||
Raytheon Premier IA | ||
Beechcraft 1300 | ||
Raytheon Beech 1900C Airliner | ||
Raytheon Beech 1900D Airliner | ||
Beechcraft 400A | ||
Total | - |
Airlines of South Africa | |
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Major | |
Minor | |
Cargo | |
Defunct |