Airlink

This article is about the South African airline. For other uses, see Airlink (disambiguation).
Airlink
IATA ICAO Callsign
4Z LNK LINK[1]
Founded 1995
Hubs OR Tambo International Airport
Focus cities King Shaka International Airport
Cape Town International Airport
Alliance Star Alliance (affiliate)
Subsidiaries

Swaziland Airlink

Airlink Cargo
Fleet size 43
Destinations 36
Company slogan Freedom of the African Sky
Headquarters Greenstone Hill Office Park, Modderfontein, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Website http://www.flyairlink.com/

SA Airlink (Pty) Ltd. is an airline based in Johannesburg, South Africa. It is privately owned and has developed into South Africa's first feeder network aimed at linking the smaller towns, regional centers and hubs throughout South Africa. It has code-sharing and schedule co-ordination agreements with South African Airways and South African Express.

History

Airlink was formed in 1978 and incorporated a range of other airlines: Midlands Aviation (founded in 1967), Lowveld Aviation Services, Magnum Airways, Border Air, Citi Air and Link Airways. It has a 40% share in Swaziland Airlink. In 1997 Airlink joined South African Airways and South African Express Airways in a strategic alliance which is governed by a franchise agreement.

On 23 December 2009 the SA Civil Aviation Authority grounded their fleet of 13 BAe Jetstream 41 planes.[2][3] Following audits of the airline's procedures and inspection of the grounded aircraft they were returned to service. A problem with a seal in the aircraft's Honeywell engines was found to be the cause of the safety issues.[4]

Destinations

Airlink Avro RJ85
Airlink British Aerospace Jetstream 41 in the airline's old livery.

As of July 2016 Airlink serves the following destinations:[5]

HubHub
¤Focus Cities
^Future destinations
[T]Terminated destinations
Country City Airport Notes Refs
Botswana Kasane Kasane Airport
Botswana Gaborone Sir Seretse Khama International Airport
Botswana Maun Maun Airport
South Africa Bloemfontein Bloemfontein Airport
South Africa Cape Town Cape Town International Airport
South Africa Durban King Shaka International Airport Focus city
South Africa East London East London Airport
South Africa George George Airport
South Africa Johannesburg O.R. Tambo International Airport Hub
South Africa Kimberley Kimberley Airport
South Africa Mthatha Mthatha Airport
South Africa Nelspruit Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport
South Africa Pietermaritzburg Pietermaritzburg Airport
South Africa Phalaborwa Hendrik Van Eck Airport
South Africa Polokwane Polokwane International Airport
South Africa Port Elizabeth Port Elizabeth Airport
South Africa Pretoria Wonderboom Airport
South Africa Skukuza Skukuza Airport[6]
South Africa Sishen Sishen Airport[7]
South Africa Upington Upington Airport
Lesotho Maseru Moshoeshoe I International Airport
Madagascar Antananarivo Ivato International Airport
Madagascar Nosy Be Fascene Airport [8]
Mozambique Beira Beira Airport
Mozambique Maputo Maputo International Airport
Mozambique Pemba Pemba Airport
Mozambique Nampula Nampula Airport
Mozambique Tete Chingozi Airport
Mozambique Vilanculos Vilankulo Airport[9]
Swaziland Manzini King Mswati III International Airport
Zambia Livingstone Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport
Zambia Lusaka Kenneth Kaunda International Airport
Zambia Ndola Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport
Zimbabwe Bulawayo Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport
Zimbabwe Harare Harare International Airport
Namibia Windhoek Hosea Kutako International Airport

Fleet

The Airlink fleet consists of the following aircraft as of July 2016:[10]

Airlink Fleet
Aircraft In
Service
Orders Passengers Notes
J Y Total
Avro RJ85 12 0 14
69
83
83
83
4 leased from Safair
Embraer ERJ-135 17 0 0 37 37
Embraer ERJ-145 2 0 0 48 48
BAe Jetstream 41 8 0 0 29 29
Cessna Grand Caravan 4 0 0 12 12 Lodge Link Service
Total 43

Incidents and accidents

Head office

Airlink's head office is in the 3rd office block of the Greenstone Office Park in the Greenstone Hill suburb of Ekurhuleni in Gauteng, South Africa.[18]

References

  1. "CONTRACTIONS FAAO JO 7340.2". Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  2. "S. Africa Grounds 14 Airlink Planes on Safety Fears (Update1)". Bloomberg. 24 December 2009.
  3. 1 2 "Airlink to commence Cape Town - Windhoek flights 6 October 2014". Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  4. "DefenceWeb.co.za - Airlink Jetstream fleet all fit to fly". Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  5. http://flyairlink.com/route_map.php
  6. "Skukuza Flight Schedule is Now Available for Bookings". Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  7. "SA Airlink Adds Johannesburg – Sishen Service from late-Sep 2014". Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  8. "SA Airlink Adds Nosy-Be Service from late-March 2016". airlineroute. 5 February 2016.
  9. "SA Airlink extends bush beach offering". Fin24. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  10. http://www.planespotters.net/Airline/Airlink-South-Africa
  11. "Crash plane declared emergency". Independent Online. 24 September 2009. Retrieved 24 September 2009.
  12. "Plane crash-lands in George". News24. Archived from the original on 13 December 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
  13. Hradecky, Simon (2009-12-07). "Accident: SA Airlink E135 at George on Dec 7th 2009, overran runway". The Aviation Herald. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
  14. "Airlink plane overshoots George runway". Mail & Guardian. 2009-12-07. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
  15. "Crash of an Embraer 135 in George | B3A Aircraft Accidents Archives". Baaa-acro.com. 2009-12-07. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
  16. "Business Day - Airlink in clear, ACSA blamed for George near-disaster". Business Day Live. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  17. "Company Announcement: Barrow's Latest Greenstone Hill Office Building Leased" (Press release). Engineeringnews.co.za. 2009-08-13. Retrieved 2016-03-01.

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