National Airways
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This article is about the South African company. For the New Zealand company, see National Airways Corporation.
Not to be confused with National Airlines (disambiguation).
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| Founded | 1946 | |||
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| Hubs | Lanseria Airport | |||
| Secondary hubs | Grand Central Airport | |||
| Focus cities | Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, Pretoria | |||
| Fleet size | 34 | |||
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| Company slogan | Passion, Integrity, Excellence | |||
| Headquarters | Lanseria Airport Johannesburg, South Africa |
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| Website | http://www.nac.co.za | |||
National Airways Corporation is a commercial aviation company with its head office on the grounds of Lanseria Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa.[1] 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.[2] NAC also has businesses further afield in Botswana Sir Seretse Khama International Airport, Gaborone and internationally, Awesome Flight Logistics in Perth, Australia and Specialized Aircraft Services in Wichita, USA.
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History
The general aviation company was established in 1946 and started operations on 25 May 1946. 1 July 1999, Imperial Holdings Group, a mobility group listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, purchased a 62% share in NAC in 1999. At the same time Streamline Aviation merged into NAC to form NAC Charter. The airline is owned by Imperial Holdings (62%) and management (38%) and has 320 employees (at March 2007).[2]
Dealerships and representation
NAC is an authorised dealer and representative for a variety of manufacturers and service providers in the aviation industry.[3]
Aircraft manufacturers
- Bell Helicopter
- Robinson Helicopter
- Diamond Aircraft
- Pacific Aerospace
- Piper Aircraft
- Quest KODIAK
- Nextant 400XT
- Dassault Falcon
Charter Fleet
As of March 2012 the National Airways charter fleet includes:[4]
| Aircraft | In Fleet | Notes |
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| Gulfstream III | 1 | |
| Gulfstream II | 1 | |
| Challenger 300 | 1 | |
| Hawker 4000 | 1 | |
| Cessna Sovereign | 1 | |
| Hawker 800XP | 1 | |
| Hawker 1000 | 1 | |
| Bombardier Learjet 60 | 1 | |
| Bombardier Learjet 45 | 1 | |
| Premier 1 | 1 | |
| Embraer VIP 120 ER | 1 | |
| Embraer 120 ER | 1 | |
| Cessna 208 Caravan | 1 | |
| Raytheon Beech King Air C90B | 3 | |
| Raytheon Beech King Air B200 | 3 | |
| Raytheon Beech King Air 350 | 2 | |
| Raytheon Premier IA | 1 | |
| Beechcraft 1300 | 1 | |
| Raytheon Beech 1900C Airliner | 5 | |
| Raytheon Beech 1900D Airliner | 16 | |
| Beechcraft 400A | 1 | |
| Total | 34 |
Accidents and incidents
- On 6 October 1970, Douglas C-47B ZS-DKR crashed near Germiston following the failure of the port engine shortly after take-off from Rand Airport on an executive flight. Three of the 11 people on board were killed.[5]
External links
References
- ^ "Directions to NAC Lanseria." National Airways. Retrieved on 18 February 2011.
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International: p. 54. 2007-04-10.
- ^ NAC - Aircraft Sales
- ^ "Directory: World Airlines Part 3 (2009)". Flight International: 29–90. 2009-04-14.
- ^ "ZS-DKR Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19701006-0. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
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