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Safair is an airline based at the O.R. Tambo International Airport in Kempton Park, South Africa.[1] It operates one of the world's largest fleets of civil Lockheed L-100 Hercules cargo aircraft.[2][3]

Safair

IATA ICAO Callsign FA SFR SAFAIR
Founded	1965
Hubs	O.R. Tambo International Airport
Fleet size	11
Parent company	ASL Aviation Group Limited
Headquarters	Kempton Park, Gauteng, South Africa
Website	www.safairoperations.co.za

History

Safair Operations as it is known today was established in 1965. At the time it was known as Tropair (Pty) Ltd and was a general aviation charter company. In 1970 the company name changed to Safair Freighters (Pty) Ltd when the company was purchased by Safmarine and the new entity began operations on 18 March 1970. Its primary client in the 1980s was the South African Defence Force.[4]

Safair is wholly owned by ASL Aviation Group Ltd based in Dublin, Ireland,[5] a subsidiary of the Belgian group Compagnie Maritime Belge.[6] Humanitarian Aid and Relief operations has always been Safair's "niche" market. Safair assists aid and relief agencies such as the United Nations, World Food Programme, and the International Committee of the Red Cross in delivering much needed humanitarian aid to stricken regions on the African continent as well as other areas in the world where such assistance is required.

Until 2018 Safair was contracted to the Italian Antarctic Program (National Antarctic Research Program (PNRA)) to support science over the austral summer, flying Lockheed L-100-30 missions from Christchurch, New Zealand to Zucchelli Station in Terra Nova Bay, Antarctica. In 2007, Safair obtained its IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA)[7] approval.

Fleet

As of July 2019^[update] the Safair fleet consists of the following aircraft:[8][9]

Safair Fleet

Aircraft	In Fleet	On Order	Notes
Boeing 737-800	7		Passenger
Boeing 737-400	10		Passenger
Boeing 737-400C	1		Combi aircraft
Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules	6		Freight only, passenger only, or combi
Lockheed Martin LM-100J		10	Ordered in 2014 to replace current L-100s
Total	24	10

Previously operated

• ATR 72[10]
• Beechcraft 1900D[11]
• Boeing 707-320[12]
• Boeing 727-100^{[citation needed]}
• Boeing 727-200[13]
• Boeing 737-200[14]
• British Aerospace 146-100QT^{[citation needed]}
• British Aerospace 146-200QC^{[citation needed]}
• CASA CN-235[15]
• Convair 580^{[citation needed]}
• Lockheed L-100-20 Hercules[16]
• McDonnell Douglas MD-81[17]
• McDonnell Douglas MD-82[18]
• Partenavia P.68B^{[citation needed]}
• Partenavia AP.68TP-600 Viator^{[citation needed]}

FlySafair

In 2013, Safair created a low-cost carrier subsidiary called FlySafair. The initial plan to operate flights in October 2013 had to be cancelled, as a result of a High Court application by Comair.[19] FlySafair is currently operational with the first flight having taken place on 16 October 2014.[20] FlySafair operates passenger flights between Cape Town, George, Gqeberha, Johannesburg, Lanseria, Durban and East London.[21]

References

External links

• Safair
• Safair aircraft

На других языках

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[de] Safair

Safair und ihre Tochtergesellschaft FlySafair sind eine südafrikanische Charter- sowie eine Billigfluggesellschaft mit Sitz in Kempton Park und Basis auf dem Flughafen O. R. Tambo.

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- [en] Safair

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[es] Safair

Safair es una aerolínea con base en Kempton Park (Gauteng), Sudáfrica. Efectúa vuelos chárter, alquiler y venta, contratos de operación y servicios de alquiler, cesión de tripulantes y entrenamiento, mantenimiento y modificación de aviones, seguridad aeronáutica entrenamiento médico y servicios de soporte. Su principal base de operaciones es el Aeropuerto Internacional de Johannesburgo, Johannesburgo.[1]

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[fr] Safair

Safair (code AITA FA) est une compagnie aérienne sud-africaine, basée à Johannesburg.Elle est basée à l'Aéroport international de Johannesburg avec des bases secondaires au Cap, à Singapour, en Grande-Bretagne et en Irlande.

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[it] Safair

Safair è una compagnia aerea con sede presso l'aeroporto Internazionale O.R. Tambo a Kempton Park, Sudafrica.[1] Operatore di una delle più grandi flotte al mondo di Lockheed L-100 Hercules cargo civili[2], svolge operazioni di trasporto aereo di merci e attività charter; leasing e vendita; addestramento per equipaggi di volo; manutenzione e modifica di aeromobili; sicurezza aerea e formazione medica.[3]

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[ru] Safair

Safair — южноафриканская авиакомпания со штаб-квартирой в Кемптон-Парк (Экурхулени, Гаутенг, близ Йоханнесбурга, ЮАР)[1].

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