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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.

National Airways Corporation
IATA ICAO Callsign
LFI AEROMED[1]
Founded1946
Fleet size34
HeadquartersLanseria Airport
Johannesburg, South Africa
Websitehttp://www.nac.co.za
National Airways Corporation at Lanseria International Airport
National Airways Corporation at Lanseria International Airport

History


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]


Dealerships and representation


NAC is an authorised dealer and representative for a variety of manufacturers and service providers in the aviation industry.[7]


Aircraft manufacturers



Charter Fleet


As of March 2012 the National Airways charter fleet includes:[8]

National Airways Fleet
Aircraft In Fleet Notes
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 -

Accidents and incidents



References


  1. "National Airways Corporation". IATA Codes. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  2. "Directions to NAC Lanseria Archived 30 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine." National Airways. Retrieved on 18 February 2011.
  3. "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 10 April 2007. p. 54.
  4. "United Air Services". Airline History. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  5. "National Air Charters". Airline History. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  6. "Namakwaland Lugdiens". Airline History. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  7. "NAC | Aircraft Sales". nac.co.za. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  8. "Directory: World Airlines Part 3 (2009)". Flight International: 29–90. 14 April 2009.
  9. "ZS-DKR Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 20 October 2010.





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