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129cf - South African Airways Boeing 747-312; ZS-SAJ@ZRH;28.04.2001 (4707807618)
A SAA Boeing 747.

South African Airways is the state-owned flag carrier of South Africa. Headquartered in Airways Park at O.R Tambo International Airport, the airline operates a hub-and-spoke network, linking over 40 local and international destinations across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, and Oceania from its base at O. R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, using a fleet of more than 40 aircraft. The carrier joined Star Alliance in April 2006 (2006-04), the first African carrier to sign with one of the three airline alliances.

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  • Junkers-f13

    SAA started operations with a number of acquired Union Airways aircraft, including the Junkers F.13, similar to the one pictured

  • ILA 20000007

    The Douglas DC-4 Skymaster was introduced in May 1946, on which SAA's first in-flight films were shown. This aircraft, registration ZS-AUB, is in Berlin (May 2000).

  • Lockheed L-749A ZS-DBR SAA LAP 30.05.53 edited-2

    SAA Lockheed Constellation arriving at Heathrow in 1953

  • Heathrow Airport in 1977

    An SAA Boeing 707 sits alongside a BOAC Vickers VC10 at London Heathrow Airport. (1977)

  • Rand Airport Museum aircraft

    A Boeing 747SP donated to South African Airways Museum Society is stored at Rand Airport (2010)

  • SAA B747-444 ZS-SAW (6354345825)

    A Boeing 747-400 "ZS-SAW" painted in the pre–1997 orange, blue and white livery just after 1992, featuring the Afrikaans name of the airline SAL (Suid-Afrikaanse Lugdiens).

  • South African Airways B747-300 (ZS-SAJ) at Perth Airport (2)

    Boeing 747-300 Ndizani at Perth Airport, 2003

  • SAA BusinessClass

    "New" Business Class seat on display in 2006

  • South.african.b747-400.zs-sax.arp

    A Boeing 747-400 (ZS-SAX) at London Heathrow Airport in the old colour scheme. This type of aircraft was permanently retired in 2010.

  • South African Airways Airbus A350-941 ZS-SDF arriving at JFK Airport

    A former South African Airways Airbus A350-900 in the current colour scheme arriving in New York

  • SAA-Airways Park-002

    Airways Park, the head office of South African Airways

  • Airbus A319-131, South African Airways AN1096693

    South African Airbus A319-100

  • Airbus A340-642, South African Airways AN0339376

    South African Airbus A340-600

  • South African Airways Boeing 747-200 Aragao-1

    Boeing 747-244M ZS-SAS, photographed in 1986. ZS-SAS crashed in 1987 as South African Airways Flight 295.

  • SAA's Flying Springbok Emblem 1934

    1934-1948

  • SAA's Flying Springbok Emblem 1948

    1948-1971

  • SAA's Flying Springbok Emblem 1971

    1971-1997

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