This is a list of now defunct airlines from South Africa. [1] [2]
| AIRLINE | IMAGE | IATA | ICAO | CALLSIGN | COMMENCED OPERATIONS | CEASED OPERATIONS | NOTES |
|---|
| 1time Airline | T6 | RNX | NEXTIME | 2003 | 2012 | Went into liquidation November 2, 2012 |
| Aero Air Charter | [3] | - | 1995 | 2001 |
| African Airline Investments | LGE | - | 2010 | 2010 |
| African International Airways | AIN | FLY CARGO | 1985 | 2008 |
| African Star Airways | 4M | ASG | - | 1998 | 2000 |
| Airlink Airline | [4] | 5T | LNK | - | 1992 | 1994 | renamed/merged to: SA Airlink |
| Airquarius Aviation | AQU;SSN | QUARIUS | 1999 | 2001 | renamed/merged to: Airquarius Air Charter |
| Airquarius Air Charter | [5] | SSN;AQU | QUARIUS | 2001 | 2007 | renamed/merged to: Branson Air |
| AirWorld South Africa | SPZ | - | 1996 | 2005 |
| Alliance Air (Uganda) | Y2 | AFJ | JAMBO | 1995 | 2000 | Ran at a loss, last flight October 8, 2000 |
| Avia Airlines | GW | Avia Air Charter | 1995 | 1995 |
| Bop Air | SSN | - | 1979 | 1994 | Rebranded as Sun Air |
| Caprivi AW | [6] | - | 1968 | 1981 | renamed/merged to: African Air Carriers |
| Charlan Air Charter | S8 | CAH | Charlan | 2000 | 2006 |
| Executive Aerospace | EAS | AEROSPACE | 1984 | 2008 |
| Executive Turbine Air Charter | TEA | - | 2001 | 2011 |
| Flitestar | [7] | GM | TKE | - | 1991 | 1994 |
| Fly Blue Crane | 7B | FCO | BLUE CRANE | 2015 | 2017 | Entered business rescue on February 3, 2017 |
| Hydro Air Cargo | HYC | - | 2000 | 2003 | Ceased operations after their only aircraft was destroyed in a landing accident at Lagos |
| Imperial Air Cargo | - | - | 2006 | 2014 | Airline acquired by BidAir Cargo |
| Intensive Air | IM | XRA | - | 1993 | 2002 |
| Interlink Airlines | ID | ITK | INTERLINK | 1997 | 2010 | Went into liquidation March 2, 2010 |
| Nationwide Airlines (South Africa) | CE | NTW | NATIONWIDE | 1991 | 2008 |
| Naturelink Aviation | NRK | NATURELINK | 1997 | 2011 | Merged into NAC Charter |
| Pelican Air Services | 7V | PDF | - | 2002 | 2011 |
| Phoenix Airways (South Africa) | PHOENIX | 1994 | 1995 |
| Qwila Air | QWL | - | 2002 | 2009 |
| Rossair Executive Air Charter | RSS | ROSS CHARTER | 1956 | 2005 |
| Rovos Air | 6P | VOS | ROVOS | 2001 | 2014 |
| Skywise (airline) | C9 | SWZ | SKYWISE | 2015 | 2015 | Operations halted November 10, 2015 |
| SA Airlink | 5T;4Z | LNK | Airlink AL | 1994 | 1998 | renamed/merged to: South African Airlink |
| South African Historic Flight | SYY | - | 1991 | 2007 | Rebranded as Skyclass |
| Stars Away Aviation | STX | - | 2005 | 2013 |
| Sun Air (South Africa) | BV | SNN | Southwestern Air Service | 1994 | 1999 | Absorbed by SAA and shut down |
| Sun Air (South Africa) 2 | AQ | SJE | - | 2001 | 2004 | Rebranded as Millionair Aviation |
| Tramon Air | TMX | TRAMON | 1995 | 2006 |
| Valan International Cargo Charter (South Africa) | VLA | - | 2002 | 2007 |
| Velvet Sky (airline) | VZ | VEL | VELVET | 2010 | 2012 | Went into liquidation May 7, 2012 |
1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ch-aviation.com/|website=ch-aviation.com|title=The World's leading Airline Intelligence Provider since 1998|accessdate=2019-02-21}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.aerotransport.org/|website=aerotransport.org|title=Since 1997, ATDB is the only service providing an accurate global and permanently updated details of all worldwide transport aircraft, airlines, private and government operators - and leasing companies.|accessdate=2019-02-21}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/steve_cross/6979913192|title=Aero Air Charter.|accessdate=2019-02-21}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.airliners.net/photo/Airlink/ATR-ATR-42-300/4942641|title=Airlink.|accessdate=2019-02-21}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/5848076|title=Airquarius Air Charter.|accessdate=2019-02-21}}
6. ^Caprivi Airways. {{cite web|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/propfreak/16748457197|title=Caprivi Airways.|accessdate=2019-02-21}}
7. ^Flitestar . {{cite web|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/satransport/8485773310|title=Flitestar .|accessdate=2019-02-21}}
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