African International Airways

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]

African International Airways

IATA ICAO Call sign – AIN FLY CARGO
Founded	1985
Ceased operations	2008
Hubs	OR Tambo International Airport Kent International Airport Ostend-Bruges International Airport
Fleet size	4 (at closure)
Parent company	African International Airways (Pty) Ltd.
Headquarters	Johannesburg, South Africa
Key people	PJM Corbin and JL Warburton McBride (76 percent majority owners)
Website	http://www.aiaflycargo.com/

History

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

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

• 2 Douglas DC-8-54F
• 2 Douglas DC-8-62F
• 1 Douglas DC-8-62F Flown to Kemble and broken down for spares/scrap

One of the DC-8s (ZS-OZV) Is abandoned at Cape Town Airport.