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African International Airways
IATA ICAO Callsign
– AIN FLY CARGO
Founded1985
Ceased operations2008
Hubs
Fleet size4 (at closure)
Holding company#Parent companyAfrican International Airways (Pty) Ltd.
HeadquartersJohannesburg, South Africa
Key peoplePJM Corbin and JL Warburton McBride
(76 percent majority owners)
Websitehttp://www.aiaflycargo.com/

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]

History

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An African International Airways Douglas DC-8-62

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]

Fleet

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 27 March 2007. p. 51.
  2. ^ African International Airways at airlineupdate.com Archived 2010-09-16 at the Wayback Machine
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