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Aerolift

South African airline (2002–09)

Aerolift was a South African airline based in Bryanston, Gauteng, Johannesburg, operating chartered passenger and cargo flights within Africa using Soviet-built aircraft. Aerolift also offered aircraft lease services. The airline was launched in 2002 and shut down in 2009 following two fatal accidents that had occurred in the same year.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2002Founded1
  • HeadquartersJohannesburg1

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Aerolift Antonov An-12 Potters-1
Photo: Guido Potters, GFDL, via Wikimedia Commons4

Aerolift was a South African airline based in Bryanston, Gauteng, Johannesburg, operating chartered passenger and cargo flights within Africa using Soviet-built aircraft. Aerolift also offered aircraft lease services. The airline was launched in 2002 and shut down in 2009 following two fatal accidents that had occurred in the same year.2

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Upon closure, the Aerolift fleet included the following aircraft:

1 Antonov An-12

1 Antonov An-26

1 Antonov An-32

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1 Antonov An-72

1 Antonov An-124

1 Ilyushin Il-76

1 Lockheed Tristar

From Wikipedia’s article on Aerolift, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

  1. 2009Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 2002Founded Founded1

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