South African Airways
South African Airways is the largest airline of South Africa. It is based at Johannesburg. It has been flying since 1934.
Current fleet
As of February 2018, South African Airways' fleet consists of the following aircraft:[1]
Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Y | Total | ||||||
Airbus A319-100 | 7 | — | 25 | 95 | 120 | |||
Airbus A320-200 | 10 | — | 24 | 114 | 138 | |||
Airbus A330-200 | 6 | — | 36 | 186 | 222 | |||
Airbus A330-300 | 5 | — | 46 | 203 | 249 | |||
Airbus A340-300 | 7 | — | 38 | 215 | 253 | ZS-SXD in Team South Africa 2012 livery | ||
231 | 269 | |||||||
Airbus A340-600 | 9 | — | 42 | 275 | 317 | This fleet was originally ordered by Swissair. ZS-SNC in Star Alliance livery. | ||
Boeing 737-800 | 6 | — | 32 | 125 | 157 | ZS-SJV in Star Alliance livery. | ||
Cargo fleet | ||||||||
Boeing 737-300F | 3 | — | ZS-TGG Leased from Star Air Cargo | |||||
Total | 53 | — |
South African Airways Media
SAA started operations with a number of acquired Union Airways aircraft, including the Junkers F.13, similar to the one pictured
The Douglas DC-4 Skymaster was introduced in May 1946, on which SAA's first in-flight films were shown. This aircraft, registration ZS-AUB, is in Berlin (May 2000).
SAA Lockheed Constellation arriving at Heathrow in 1953
An SAA Boeing 707 sits alongside a BOAC Vickers VC10 at London Heathrow Airport (1977)
A Boeing 747SP (2001) (now on display at the South African Airways Museum at Rand Airport)
Boeing 747-300 Ndizani at Perth Airport (2003)
A Boeing 747-400 (ZS-SAX) at London Heathrow Airport in the old colour scheme. This type of aircraft was permanently retired in 2010.
References
- ↑ planespotters.net - South African Airways retrieved 3 February 2018