South African Express Airways
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| IATA code : | XZ |
| ICAO code : | EXY |
| Call sign : | EXPRESSWAYS |
| Founding: | 1994 |
| Operation stopped: | 2020 |
| Seat: |
Kempton Park , South Africa
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| Home airport : | Johannesburg |
| Company form: | SOC Limited |
| IATA prefix code : | 083 |
| Management: | Siza Mzimela ( CEO ) |
| Sales: | R 2.39 billion (2016) |
| Balance sheet total: | R 2.11 billion (2016) |
| Passenger volume: | 1.31 million (2016) |
| Alliance : | Star Alliance |
| Frequent Flyer Program : | Voyager |
| Fleet size: | 19th |
| Aims: | National and international |
| Website: | www.flyexpress.aero |
| South African Express Airways ceased operations in 2020. The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation. | |
South African Express or South African Express Airways , mostly just SA Express or SAX for short , was a South African regional airline based in Johannesburg and based at Johannesburg Airport .
It maintained a close cooperation with South African Airways .
history
SA Express started flight operations on April 24, 1994 and, together with Airlink, forms part of the network with South African Airways . Although this airline operates independently from South African Airways, its flights are part of the alliance and the airline uses its facilities for reservations and bookings.
On April 30, 2016, the airline had to cease operations due to safety deficiencies. After the license withdrawal, there were tumultuous scenes at South African airports, whereupon the authority allowed the company to operate flights again.
On May 24, 2018, the airline's license was withdrawn again due to serious safety risks, at the same time the company is no longer allowed to wait for nine aircraft and they also lost their certificates of proficiency. At the end of July 2018, the company received aircraft maintenance permits and numerous aircraft received their certificates of proficiency again; Flight operations could be resumed at the end of August.
In February 2020, SA Express was instructed to file for bankruptcy with South African Airways in December 2019 . A first rescue plan by the insolvency administrator was rejected in March 2020.
On March 18, 2020, SA Express ceased operations, mainly due to the coronavirus pandemic . It was conditionally liquidated on April 28, 2020 after having been placed under bankruptcy administration a month earlier .
The auction of the assets was announced at the beginning of July. At the beginning of August, the former owner of the airline Skywise announced a takeover of SAX. By mid-August, 17 companies or consortia had endeavored to partially or continue operating the airline.
Destinations
SA Express served numerous destinations in southern Africa . Further destinations were approved in September 2019, against which the sister company Airlink took legal action.
fleet
As of March 2020, the South African Express fleet consisted of 19 aircraft. Only three of these were last actively used.
| Aircraft type | active | ordered | Remarks | Seats |
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| Bombardier CRJ200 | 8th | 6 inactive | 50 | |
| Bombardier CRJ700 | 2 | 1 inactive | 70 | |
| De Havilland DHC-8-400 | 9 | inactive | 74 | |
| total | 19th | - | 16 inactive |
See also
Web links
- Website of the SA Express (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Annual Report 2016. SA Express. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
- ↑ Annual Report 2016. South African Express SOC Limited. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
- ^ South African Express grounded over safety concerns. CH-Aviation, April 30, 2016.
- ^ Authority revokes South African Express license , accessed May 5, 2016
- ^ South African Express on the ground again , accessed May 27, 2018.
- ↑ SA Express is flying again, but needs money , accessed on September 10, 2018.
- ^ Court rules SA Express must be placed into business rescue, but airline will appeal. Fin24, February 6, 2020.
- ↑ a b Pretoria demands revised SA Express turnaround plan. ch-aviation, March 9, 2020.
- ^ SA Express suspends operations. Fin24, March 18, 2020.
- ^ SA Express provisionally liquidated. Fin24, April 28, 2020.
- ↑ Business rescuers for SA Express are moving to liquidate, due in part to the novel coronavirus. Business Insider SA, March 23, 2020.
- ^ South African Express put up for auction. ch-aviation, July 1, 2020.
- ↑ Former Skywise owners eye SA Express. Tourism Update, August 5, 2020.
- ^ Seventeen bidders vie for SA Express assets. ch-aviation, August 10, 2020.
- ↑ flyexpress.aero - Fly SA Express Route Network , accessed October 11, 2015
- ↑ SA Airlink hits out at SA Express, defeats Fly Go-Air. ch-aviation , October 9, 2019.
- ^ South African Express Airways Fleet Details and History. Planespotter, accessed on March 10, 2020 .
