National Airways Corporation

Not to be confused with National Airlines (disambiguation).
For the defunct New Zealand airline, see New Zealand National Airways Corporation.
National Airways Corporation
IATA ICAO Callsign
YJ NTN NATCHAIR
Founded 1946
Fleet size 34
Company slogan Passion, Integrity, Excellence
Headquarters Lanseria Airport
Johannesburg, South Africa
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.

History

The general aviation company was established in 1946 and started operations on 25 May 1946. 1 July 1999, Imperial Holdings, 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

Charter Fleet

As of March 2012 the National Airways charter fleet includes:[4]

National Airways Fleet
Aircraft In Fleet Notes
Gulfstream III
Gulfstream II
Challenger 300
Hawker 4000
Cessna Sovereign
Hawker 800XP
Hawker 1000
Bombardier Learjet 60
Bombardier Learjet 45
Premier 1
Embraer VIP 120 ER
Embraer 120ER
Embraer 145
Cessna 208 Caravan
Raytheon Beech King Air C90B
Raytheon Beech King Air B200
Raytheon Beech King Air 350
Raytheon Premier IA
Beechcraft 1300
Raytheon Beech 1900C Airliner
Raytheon Beech 1900D Airliner
Beechcraft 400A
Total -

Accidents and incidents

References

  1. "Directions to NAC Lanseria." National Airways. Retrieved on 18 February 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-10. p. 54.
  3. NAC - Aircraft Sales
  4. "Directory: World Airlines Part 3 (2009)". Flight International: 29–90. 2009-04-14.
  5. "ZS-DKR Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 20 October 2010.

External links

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