Airlines - South Africa

Status	Airline	Operating Dates	IATA - ICAO	Genealogy Tree	Update Reason
#	1 Time (1Time)(OneTime)(AeroNexus)	2004 - 2008>	1T / RNX
!	AAC (African Air Carriers)	* - *
!	AAC (Avia Air Charter)	* - *
X	ACORN Air	1990* - 1990*
X	Aero Air	1996* - 1996*
#	Aerolift	2002 - 2008>
~	Aeronova	2002~
~	Africa Cargo Air	~
X	Africa Charter Airlines	1998* - 1998*
~	Africair	~
!	African Airlines Express	* - *
X	African Cargo Airlines	1997* - 1999*
#	African International Airways	1985 - 2008>	AIN
!	African Star	2000 - 2004*
X	Afro Cargo (Afro Air)	* - *
!	Air 2000	2003* - 2003*
>	Air Cape	1963* - 1989*	KP
~	Air Charter Services	~
?	Air Gulf	2000?
>	Air Lowveld	1976* - 1978	LE	Magnum Airlines
X	Air South Africa	1998* - 1998*
!	Aircraft Operating Company of Africa	1949* - 1951*
#	Airlink	2006 - 2008>	4Z / LNK	Airlink	New
!	Airlink Airline	1992 - 1995*		Airlink Airline	Tree
#	AirQuarius Cargo	1999 - 2008>	AQU
X	AirWorld	1998* - 2003*
X	Anglo Vaal Air Transport	1999* - 1999*
~	Animal Air	~
>	Atlantic Air	1996* - 1996		Atlantic Air
~	Avex Air Charter	~
!	Avia Air Charter*	* - *
X	Avia Airlines	1995 - 1996*
~	Aviation Hire and Traders	~
~	Avimi Air	~
>	Avna Airlines	1976* - 1978	WU	Magnum Airlines
~	Bass Aviation	~
~	Bazaruto Air Charter	~
~	Bell Aviation	~
>	Bop Air (BopAir)	1979 - 1994		Sun Air
>	Border Air	1966* - 1967		Airlink	New
X	Cape Atlantic Air	1996* - 1997*
~	Caprivi Airways	~
X	Care Airlines	1996* - 1999*
!	Carpenter's Charter	1995* - 2000*
~	Central Air Cargo	~
X	Charlan Air Charter	2000 - 2005	S8 / CAH
!	Chartair	1996* - 1998*
!	CHC Air	2002* - 2005*
X	Ciskei International Airways	1988* - 1989*
>	Citi Air	1966* - 1967		Airlink	New
!	Civair	2000 - 2008*	2I / CIW		Requires further investigation
#	Comair (Commercial Airways)	1967 - 2008>	MN / CAW	Comair
>	Comair Charters (Natal)	2004* - 2004*		Federal Air
>	Commercial Air Services	1946^ - 1967		Comair
!	Compion Aviation	2002* - 2006*
~	Continantal International Airways	~
>	Court Air	1993* - 2001*
~	Debon-Air	~
!	DHL Aviation Africa	2004* - 2006*
~	DV Air Freight Service	~
!	East Coast Airways	2004* - 2006*
X	Eastern Air	1999* - 1999*
!	Egoli Air	2004 - 2008*		Egoli Air	Requires further investigation
!	Emric Air Services	1969* - 1979*	MC
X	Exclusive Air	1986^ - 1994*
!	Execujet South Africa	2003* - 2006*
#	Executive Aerospace	1984 - 2008>	EAS
X	Express Air Services	1993^ - 2001*
~	Eyethu Air Cargo	~
!	Fair Aviation	2004^ - 2008*			Requires further investigation
#	Federal Air	2004* - 2008>	FDR	Federal Air
~	FJC Aviation	~
X	FliteStar	1991^ - 1993
?	Fresh Air	2000?
!	Gama Air*	1998* - 1998*
~	Gauteng Air Cargo	~
>	Giyani Airways	1976* - 1979*		Atlantic Air
!	Grinair	1971* - 1971*
~	Guardian Air Freight	~
>	Haller Aviation	1946* - 1947		Southern Aviation	New
!	Heli Jet Aviation	1998* - 1998*
~	Hering Aviation	~
X	Hydro Air Cargo	2000 - 2003
X	Impala Air	1992^ - 1996*
#	Imperial Air Cargo	2006 - 2008>
X	Intensive Air	1989^* - 2002
#	Inter Air (Interair)	1994 - 2008>	D6 / ILN
#	Interlink Airlines	1998 - 2008>	ID / IT
!	Island Express	2004 - 2006*
~	Kiersley Airways	~
!	King Air Services	2001* - 2006*
#	Kulula.Com	2001 - 2008>	MN
X	Letaba Airways (Giyani Airways)	1974 - 1979*	LK	Atlantic Air
?	Letsatsi Air Cargo	2007?
>	Link Airways	1966* - 1967		Airlink	New
X	Link Airways	1991* - 1991		Airlink Airline	New
!	Lionair	1995 - 1996*
~	Loex Air Cargo	~
>	Lowveld Aviation Services	1966* - 1967		Airlink	New
>	Luft Afrique	1999* - 1999*
!	Luft Cargo	1999* - 1999*
!	Luftmeister Air	1999* - 1999*
!	Madiba Air	1999* - 1999*
>	Mafeking Aviation Services	1976* - 1978		Magnum Airlines
>	Magnum Airlines	1966* - 1967		Airlink	New
!	Magnum Airlines	1978 - 1988*	LE	Magnum Airlines	Later end date
X	Maiden Air (MaidenAir)	2003 - 2003
~	Mallel Airline Services	~
#	Mango	2006 - 2008>	JE
!	Margate Air Services	1978* - 1979*	OJ
!	MCC Aviation	2006* - 2008*			Requires further investigation
!	Merafe Aviation	2005* - 2005*
~	Mercury Aviation Services	~
~	Meridian	~
!	Metavia	1985 - 2001*	OW
>	Midlands Aviation	1967^ - 1995		Airlink	New
>	Million Air Aviation (MillionAir Aviation)	1986 - 1994		Egoli Air
>	Million Air Charter (MillionAir Charter)	1994 - 2004		Egoli Air
>	Mmabatho Air Service	197^* - 1979		Sun Air
#	NAC (National Airways)	1946 - 2008>	YJ / NTN	National Airlines
!	NAC Charter	1999 - 2000*		NAC Charter
!	Namakwaland Lugdiens	1960* - 1979*	NJ	National Airlines
!	NATAL (National Airlines)	1946* - 1979*	NF
~	National Air Cargo	~
X	Nationwide Air	1995 - 2008	CE / NTW
#	Naturelink Charter	1997 - 2008>	NRK
!	Nelair Charters & Travel	2004* - 2006*
X	Nord-Sud Airways	1996* - 1996*
#	Norse Air Charter	1992 - 2008>	NRX
~	North Atlantic Airways	~
?	On Safari Airlines	2000?
!	Oriole Express*	1980* - 1980*
!	Orsmond Aviation (Ormsmond Aviation)	1999* - 2005*
!	Owenair	* - *	OW		New
~	Pan African Air Carrier	~
#	Pelican Air Services	2001 - 2008>	7V / PDF
~	Pesloed Flights	~
~	Petersburg Aviation	~
>	Phalaborwa Air Services	Early 1970s		Comair
!	Phoebus Apollo Aviation	2002* - 2006*
>	Phoenix Airways	1995 - 1995*		Atlantic Air
~	Planes R'Us	~
~	Pretoria Air Services	~
X	Professional Aviation Charter (Services)	2003* - 2004*
!	Progress Air	2003* - 2008*			Requires further investigation
!	Protea Airways	1946* - 1946*			Status & Dates
!	Qwila Air	2002^ - 2007*
+	Redair	2008+			New
~	Regional Air	~
!	Rennies Air (Rennies Express Air Service)	1978* - 1979*
~	Romoco Cargo	~
X	Rossair Executive Air Charter (City Hopper)	1956* - 2006*	RSS
!	Rovos Air	2004* - 2006*
!	Ryan Blake Air	2003* - 2006*
?	SA Non-Scheduled Airlines	2000?
#	SAA (South African Airways)	1934 - 2008>	SA / SAA	SAA
#	SAA Cargo

The World's Airlines, past, present & future by David Lyall