Home
Search Site
About MultiEducator
The Colonies
For Educators
World Timeline
Election Central
NationbyNation
Primary Source Documents
20th Century Almanac
Aviation History
Navy History
Railroad History
America's Wars
Biographies

Amistadt

Civics

History of Israel
Other Links
About Historycentral
Advertise
Contact US

?

The History of Aviation


Airlines

South African Airlines

Established on 1 February 1934. The Union of South Africa acquired all assets and liabilities of a private airline, Union Airways, and absorbed it into a new national airline - South African Airways. It began charter service that year to many parts of South AFrica, exapanding slowy throughout Africa for its first ten years. In 1946 it began using a converted Avro bomber for service to London. In 1961 SAA introduced B707 service to London and other points in Europe In 1973 the airline began service to the Far East.

2004 Multieducator, Inc. All rights reserved
Report Problems here.