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African International Airways

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South African airline

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.2 It ceased to exist in 2008.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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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.2

The story

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. In late 2008, African International Airways was shut down.

The most notable airlines African International Airlines was operating for were Alitalia (1985–1996), and later South African Airways and British Airways World Cargo.

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Products and brands

At March 2007, the African International Airways fleet included the following aircraft:

2 Douglas DC-8-54F

2 Douglas DC-8-62F

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

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

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Timeline

  1. 2008Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1985Founded Founded1