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imperial airways - mike white - worldwide postal history. censored and military mail .
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they' ve been rebranded to
white - coloured by you
. the 1011' s were painted, err white, on my last trip thru lis last month .
2014 - present: brilliant white to fly to serve since summer 2014 aircraft repainted have been given a brighter shade of white on the main fuselage. scheme depicted in the right two of the below four photos :
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white airways sa r. henrique callado, no 4 piso 2 edificio orange - leiao porto salvo, portugal 2740 - 303 tel: 351 21 - 945 - 7560 • fax: 351 21 - 945 - 7569 email: moc. etihwylf @ selas
, westchester county director of economic development. “elite airways’ decision to start service out of hpn is recognition of the importance of the westchester market and we welcome their arrival. ” for more information about the westchester county airport in white plains, visit :
the small, northeastern ontario community of white river came about because of its hearty climate, beautiful landscape and abundant resources. however, there was a more important factor: location .
“we are excited to see that elite airways is expanding flight offerings at the sarasota bradenton international airport (srq) with nonstop service to white plains, ny. we anticipate this route to grow as more and more passengers will soon discover the benefits of traveling through two convenient, stress - free airport facilities, ” said
the next time you are in white river, why not stop at the historical society museum located on elgin street and view some of the photos and artifacts displayed about white river and its rich and colorful history. you can also stop at the tourist information centre for a tour of an authentic c. p. r. caboose, one of the very few left in canada !
this week, planespotters here have been rewarded with what ornithologists call vagrants: species that are far away from their familiar territory. because between 1 and 16 july, british airways is borrowing nine short - haul airbus a320 jets, plus pilots and cabin crew, from qatar airways .
“if you’re travelling with british airways you’d like to know that the crew member didn’t sleep in their car and was able to afford some breakfast .
president of elite airways. “nonstop jet service is a travel time - saver and eliminates the need for connections—both of which contribute to a more enjoyable flying experience, especially during winter months and peak holiday periods. we sincerely appreciate the support from community and airport leaders in westchester county, white plains and sarasota - bradenton to help us introduce this new route. ”
this photos shows pia' s legendary air hostess momi gul durrani in 1950s uniform. this uniform was jointly designed by well - known pakistani dress designer laila shahzada and chausie fountainer, an american woman of french descent who as cabin crew trainer was with pia on a 5 year deputation from pan american world airways. in this design a white shalwar and dupatta were set off by a green shirt with white cuffs and collar. shoes and bags were black. the most interesting item of this uniform was a jaunty green cap for the hostesses. this uniform design was used from 1956 to 1960
1984 - 1997: landor (1984 - 2001) designed by landor associates and unveiled in december 1984. similar to negus but white roof replaced with pearl grey, blue belly replaced with midnight blue. speedbird replaced with brilliant red speedwing running along lower fuselage. red tail top replaced by blue with british airways' coat of arms. title font also changed and capitalised .
union airways carried its first passenger from cape town to east london on 3 september 1929. the airline also undertook the carriage of sick persons on mercy flights .
“new cabin crew in their first year working full time at british airways will receive more than £21, 000 based on pay, allowances, incentive and bonus .
i was chosen to be the model for the new pia uniform. this comprised of a green tunic, green hat, white shalwar and dupatta, black shoes and purse. pia was the first airline in the world to incorporate local attire as its uniform. later other airlines like air india, british overseas airways corporation (boac), malaysia - singapore airlines (msa) followed suit .
( for the avoidance of doubt, british airways has no connection with the north korean national carrier, air koryo, which has been judged the world' s worst airline. )
designed by negus & negus. white crown with dark blue belly and blue speedbird logo near cockpit. new tail design representing stylised quarter union jack flag with red tail top. even though ba didn' t come into being until 1974 the livery was unveiled in 1973 .
elite airways operates a fleet of bombardier crj - 200 and crj - 700 jet airliners known for comfort and efficiency, and maintains an impeccable safety record. passengers receive free onboard snacks and beverages, first checked bag up to 50lbs, and no ticketing change fees (see website for details). elite airways is also pet friendly. the newly added flights are as follows :
the south african government awarded a 5 - year airmail contract to union airways to convey mail matter to main centres in south africa. union airways service conveyed mail from the union - castle steamships that docked in cape town early on monday mornings to port elizabeth where the flight split - up, one flying to east london and durban and one flying north to bloemfontein and johannesburg on the same day. the airmails for the uk were flown to cape town on thursdays in time for the afternoon steamship sailing. small amounts of cargo were also carried in the early years. south west african airways was also awarded a contract to fly airmail from windhoek to kimberley to meet up with the imperial airways service; airmail was also flown to the main centres in the mandate .
hi! according to portuguese news yes should have been replaced by white. the major reason was the fact that in the summer of 2004 yes had a very bad year regarding operationality, they had the l1011 out of service for some time and portuguese tourists were getting very
sick
with yes. so tap and abreu travel agency had the rebrand yes with white... also that rebrand meant that the l1011 needed to leave (people were very aware that tristar name meaning was
maybe will not fly! ! !
) and they replaced the airplane by a a310 - 300! this year white looks that is going fine, at least no bad news are comming! yes l1011 is still in lis airport and i think is ready to be wet - leased if anyone needs a wide - body in a short notice! !! regards
the imperial airways company of britain began operating a scheduled service from england to south africa on 20 february 1932, at first only airmail was carried, passengers were later carried and the trip took 11 days .
the p60 that she showed me indicated she had earned less than £20, 000 last year. “i’ve been at british airways for six years, and i’ve never entered the sickness process, ” she said .
i met them a few hundred yards further along bedfont lane at the bedfont fc clubhouse. the “home of the eagles” is also the traditional strike hq for the traditional disputes between british airways cabin crew and management .
1997 - 1999: utopia / world tails unveiled in june 1997 the basic template was by uk agency newell & sorrell with ethnic tail designs and special schemes from global artists applied to the tail. basic livery incorporated a new' speedmarque' on forward fuselage. bright white upper / middle fuselage and lighter blue underside .
post - merger hybrids for many years aircraft of the component airlines wore their old colours with british airways titles crudely applied. sometimes the tail was painted into the initial ba scheme also but the fuselage kept its original colours .
[ 11030 ] new guinea - gb [ ww2 - airmail - censored ] 1939 (nov 4) printed airmail env (vertical crease through one 2d value) to newquay bearing redrawn birds of paradise 2 x 2d + pair 2½d + air 9d [ sg 179 + 179a + 220 making 1 / 6 rate ] tied salamaua / new guinea d / s & w / red on white opened by censor label [ ccsg ngl 2b ] & on rev townsville [ 5 nov ] slogan instal a telephone transit d / s... ...... .. [ the 2½d & 9d values are highly catalogued by sg & the censor label pre - dates the ccsg erd of dec 1939... a good cover correctly franked for airmail via guinea airways to townsville thense qantas - imperial airways to destination ] us $ 330
british airways firmly refutes the assertion that staff are not paid a living wage, saying: “the reward package for mixed fleet is undoubtedly attractive. since the start of 2017, we have received 17, 210 applications for jobs in mixed fleet. ”
the south african government took over the assets and liabilities of union airways on 1 february 1934. this included 40 staff members and three junkers f13s, one dh60 gypsy moth, one dh80a puss moth and a leased junkers f13 and junkers a50. the airline was named south african airways and fell under the control of the south african railways and harbours administration. saa honoured the order for the three junkers ju 52 / 3m aircraft. this was the beginning of a pioneering, record - breaking world famous airline .
in june 1937 imperial airways began using flying boats on its south african service with the service terminating in durban. saa began operating its first regional service to lusaka with stops at pietersburg, bulawayo and livingstone. in july the service was extended to kisumu on lake victoria, taking over the imperial airways land - plane service. the saa service was extended from livingstone and stopped at broken hill–m’pika–mbeya–dodoma–moshi–nairobi–kisumu. the imperial flying boat service also stopped at kisumu where airmail bags and passengers to or from saa aircraft were transferred .
1980 - 1984:' british' negus (1980 - 1985) same as original negus scheme but with larger' british' titles minus the airways. note: concorde always wore a modified negus, and later landor scheme, due to heat issues at high speed .
today announced the addition of new twice - weekly nonstop flights between westchester county airport (hpn) in white plains, ny and sarasota - bradenton international airport (srq) in florida. the new flights will operate on fridays and mondays beginning on november 10, 2017 with early - bird fares starting at $ 179 each way *. tickets are now available for purchase at 877 - 393 - 2510 and
as i prepared to leave bedfont fc, a qatar airways jet was flying in from lyon. while the passengers enjoyed a little bit of extra comfort, the cabin crew who might have been working the flight were defiant, and asked me to relay a message to ba passengers .
in conjunction with saa, british overseas airways corporation began operating a joint weekly cargo service between the two countries from april 1948 using avro lancastrian freighters. when larger aircraft were introduce the service was discontinued. in the 1949–1950 financial year 1, 509 tons of airmail and 433 tons of cargo were carried .
the early 90s was a difficult time for the airline industry. nonetheless, we remained positive, safe in the knowledge that hong kong – our home, was arguably the best location in the world for an airline. at the same time, we launched a new programme to offer unprecedented levels of passenger service. we also made another important decision – changing our green and white striped livery to the dynamic and now famous asian
brushstroke
image .
strikers mounted a protest at qatar airways uk headquarters in west london, claiming that the crew of the wet - leased planes would be locked up if they went on strike. the state - owned qatari airline owns 20 per cent of ba' s parent company, iag - whose chief executive is willie walsh .
[ 14450 ] burma - gb... ww2 censored... 1939 (nov 2) burma corporation ltd printed envelope by airmail to edinburgh bearing combination india gv definitives 3 x 2a overprinted burma + burma gv1 definitives pair 4a tied rangoon / sorting cds & with red on white arms / opened by censor label (ccsg 1a3) & triangular passed / censor / 9 / rangoon hand stamp (ccsg 1a3) in violet... us $ 80
unfortunately one of the puss moths crashed near sir lowry’s pass after structural failure, the pilot and both passengers were killed. more bad news was to follow when the fokker super universal was written off in a crash at kayser’s beach near east london on 31 december 1931. the three union airways airmen onboard were not injured .
[ 13021 ] thailand - gb [ ww2 - ohbms - imperial airways ] 1940 (jan 3) plain longer uncensored envelope by air to chamber of commerce, london superscribed on his britannic majesty' s service with manuscript i. a. l. bearing coronation stone 1t tied bangkok / gpo d / s us $ 350
[ 14443 ] burma - denmark. ww2 censored air mail with perfin' s 1940 (feb 1) east asiatic co. ltd. , printed envelope by airmail to copenhagen bearing burma gv1 irrawaddy 8a + burma rice 3a6p + gv1 definitive 2r perfinned e. a. c. tied rangoon cds with crimson on white arms / opened by censor label (ccsg 1b) & crimson triangular passed / censor / 4 / rangoon (ccsg 1a1) hand stamp us $ 250
the final nail in union airways coffin came when one of the junkers w34 aircraft crashed in bad weather near the town of eshowe in late 1933, two crew and three passengers were killed, one passenger survived. this was a major blow to the airline and forced miller to approach the south african government to take over the operation .
the boeing 707 also brought in the new airline colours, the main difference was the orange tail with a blue and white flash, when repainting was required the other aircraft in the fleet were all converted to the new orange tails. saa introduced the airliner into service in october 1960 in a mixed first class / economy class configuration carrying a total of 139. when the 707 replaced the dc - 7b aircraft on the australian service the cocos islands stop was dropped and the flight terminated in sydney .
american roy c farrell and australian sydney h de kantzow founded cathay pacific airways on 24 september, 1946. initially based in shanghai, the two men eventually moved to hong kong and established the airline. legend has it that farrell and a group of foreign correspondents thought up the airline' s unique name in the bar at the manila hotel !
the striking cabin crew would normally be serving marks & spencer food and drink. instead, they handed out flyers asserting that marks & spencer staff in stores earn more than british airways mixed fleet cabin crew selling the same stuff at 30, 000 feet, and urging the public to email the chief executives of both ba and m & s .
british airways maintains that no full - time mixed fleet staff earned less than £21, 000 last year. this includes a £3 per hour flying allowance, payable while they are on duty, but which has to cover meals “downroute”. the slump in sterling has pushed up the cost of dining out at almost all mixed fleet long - haul destinations .
as both mail and passenger traffic increased miller bought a fokker super universal single engine aircraft that could carry six passengers and this aircraft entered service on 29 may 1930. the next aircraft type to enter service with union airways were two de havilland dh 80a puss moths. these aircraft could carry two passengers in an enclosed cabin and replaced some of the gypsy moths that had been sold or written off .
below is a list of the liveries worn by ba aircraft throughout the carrier' s history from its formation in 1974 by the merger of bea, boac and the british air services airlines (northeast and cambrian airways). main dates are years aircraft were actually painted in the colours. dates in brackets are for years aircraft wore the schemes (thanks to 400scalehangar member' hawaii' for those) .
[ 12940 ] india - switzerland ww2 early censor. . 1939 (oct 12) plain env by airmail to zurich & forwarded locally on arrival bearing 8a [ 2 ], 4a, 1a & ½a tied talli? ?? / nainital d / s & w / red on white arms 20 / opened by censor label [ ccsg 8a2 ] stapled to side & w / tri passed / censor / 20 / karachi h / s in violet w / on reverse zurich / / seebach [ 20 oct ] transit d / s & on face zurich / oerlikon [ 27 oct ] arrival d / s... .... . this type of early label was printed without gum & were generally affixed using staples us $ 80
it soon became apparent to saa that johannesburg would become the hub of air travel in south africa and the airline moved to rand airport on 1 july 1935. on the same day saa began operating a rand–durban–east london–port elizabeth–cape town in one - day service. from july 1935 a weekly rand–kimberley–beaufort west - cape town service was introduced, setting record flying times were. in april 1936 saa took over the rand - cape town service from imperial airways. a fourth ju 52 / 3m was soon added to the fleet .
[ 12749 ] thailand - usa... imperial airways censored with jusqu' a marking. . 1940 (jun 2) airmail envelope to national fuse & powder co. , denver from loxley rice company (bangkok) ltd endorsed imperial air mail & bearing garuda 50 stg & national assembly hall 10 stg tied bi - lingual bangkok gpo cds with pc90 / opened by / examiner 409 label & tied with 3 bar jusqu' a hand stamp in red deleting air mail at office of exchange in london. us $ 170
[ 17874 ] gb - india... salvaged from flying boat
city of khartoum
... 1935 (dec 24) spencer & company (india) ltd. , london printed envelope by airmail to company office at karachi bearing gv photogravure pair 3d tied london f. s. / air mail machine date stamp & with manuscript
salvaged from imperial airways sea plane
city of khartoum
- crashed off alexandria in the mediterranean on 1. 1. 1936 - twelve of the thirteen aboard were drowned
this statement is not strictly correct & with on back indistinct india? ?? (11 jan 1936) arrival cds... ...... ...... ... airmails for the middle east & eastwards to australia leaving london on 28 december were transferred to imperial airways city of khartoum at brindisi. on the approach to alexandria on 31 december the flying boat ran out of fuel and crashed. the captain plus 2 passengers survived with 3 crew & 9 passengers who did not. us $ 130
[ 17872 ] gb - india... salvaged from air liner
boadicea
... 1936 (sep 24) plain envelope by airmail to abbottabad, nw frontier, india bearing gv 6d tied kilburn nw6 cds with water stains & shrinkage + mimeographed typed
the accompanying package which was / washed ashore on the coast of england / was apparently conveyed by imperial / airways airplane
boadicea
which left / croydon on the 24th september and failed / to arrive at paris. / the inconvenience occasioned is / regretted / returned letter section / mount pleasant / london e. c. 1 label... ...... ...... .... airmails for africa, india & australia were loaded on imperial airways
boadicea
at croydon on 25 september 1936. the aircraft disappeared over the english channel. one bag of mail was washed ashore at cucq just south of le touqet on 27 oct, another at dymchurch on 11 nov & a 3rd bag brought up by trawler nets 19 months later us $ 470
the next type to be introduced by saa was the vickers viking, a twenty - eight seater airliner and they were used on both internal and regional services. their service life with saa was fairly short and all were sold to british european airways and by 1951 all had left south africa. conflicting reports about the viability of these aircraft abounded at the time, some argued that they were money - makers and should have been kept in place of the uneconomical lodestars. the other opinion was that the sleeve - valve engines were troublesome and the aircraft had the habit of tipping over on its nose .
* starting fare for a one way ticket. * * for elite airways flights, the first checked bag and carry - on will be free, $ 50. 00 for a second checked bag, and $ 75. 00 for the third checked bag per person. each checked bag weighing between 51 and 70 pounds will be assessed a fee of $ 25 in addition to the checked bag fee. each checked bag weighing between 71 and 100 pounds will be assessed a fee of $ 100. all fares are quoted in u. s. dollars ($ usd) unless otherwise specified. visit
from the beginning, building rail towns in the canadian shield - with its harsh climate and difficult topography - was a necessary but tedious task for the canadian pacific railroad. northern ontario was a connector between central canada, the prairie provinces and british columbia. in crossing this region, a stopover point had to be located somewhere. william van horne picked the perfect spot for the division, a tiny spot he referred to as snowbank. it may just have been a c. p. r. work camp in 1885, but by 1886 it was a modern rail town, with a deluxe station house, fine hotels, and an ice house. plans quickly were underway to create a stockyard to feed and water the livestock that regularly traveled through. once all plans were carried out, white river' s population sky - rocketed from 10 families in 1886 to 42 families in 1906. the town continued to grow until the present population of 1000 people .
the three junkers ju 52 / 3m aircraft were delivered in october 1934 and went into service 10 days later, the airliners were configured to carry 14 passengers and a crew of 4. the speed, comfort and reliability of the ju 52 / 3m aircraft proved, to a cautious and sceptical public, that air travel was safe, fast and here to stay. saa started operating three services per week between durban and johannesburg and a weekly service from durban–east london–port elizabeth (overnight stop) –george or mossel bay (depending on the weather) - cape town. on 1 february 1935 saa absorbed south west african airways together with its aircraft and some of its staff .
the interview was scheduled to be held at the pia office in shah din building, the mall, lahore. the interviewing board consisted of chausie fountainer, the stewardess training instructor from pan american world airways, mr. ashraf, station manager, lahore and mr. nasir ghani, passenger service manager. i was asked, if i would consider cutting my hair and whether i would be comfortable wearing a skirt, the normal uniform for air hostesses around the world. i showed my deep reservation to both of these demands. although she did mention that pia was in the process of designing a new uniform. a couple of days later a letter of acceptance arrived from pia, despite my refusal to give in the demand of shortening the hair and wearing a western outfit .
[ 17871 ] australia - gb... salvaged from flying boat
scipio
... 1936 (aug 10) plain envelope by airmail to norton nr. bingley in remarkablly good condition bearing centenary of south australia 2d + gv definitive 1 / 4 making 1 / 6 rate tied toorak / victoria cds & with boxed damaged by water hand stamp... ...... ...... .... airmails from australia & points east of egypt were loaded on board imperial airways
scipio
at alexandria on 22 august 1936. on descending at mirabelle bay, crete it crashed into the sea, 2 passengers died but the remaining 5 plus 4 crew survived. 38 bags of mail were recovered and handed to the greek p. o. at athens from where it was forwarded to destination by various means us $ 200
[ 17873 ] gb - australia... salvaged from flying boat
city of khartoum
... 1935 (dec 24) plain envelope by airmail to melbourne from bristol with adhesive washed off & water stained & with on back unframed received at g. p. o. melbourne / damaged by water hand stamp above p. m. 9 / postmaster general' s department / found open / officially sealed / sch. c. 1192 - 8 / 1934 label tied melbourne 19 / vic (19 jan 1936) cds... ...... ...... ... airmails for the middle east & eastwards to australia leaving london on 28 december were transferred to imperial airways city of khartoum at brindisi. on the approach to alexandria the flying boat ran out of fuel and crashed. the captain plus 2 passengers survived with 3 crew & 9 passengers who did not. us $ 100
hello could anyone shed any light on this as it appears as yes charter hasn' t got a website anymore or neither titles on their l - 1011 a / c view large view medium photo © jid webb they own one of very few remaining l - 1011s in europe and it would be a shame if they were no longer an airline, can anyone tell me more about the situation. thanks sam air
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1994 - 1997: landor regionals during this period boeing 737 - 200s based at birmingham and manchester gained regional titling .
1999 - 2000: union flag / chatham royal dockyard one of the 1997 utopia tails, known also as' chatham dockyard' and initially applied only to concorde, it became the standard ba tail livery after the phased withdrawal of all other utopia tails. design based upon a stylised union flag as flown by english naval commander lord nelson who' s fleet was based at the historic chatham royal dockyard. scheme depicted in the left two of the bottom four photos :
2000 - 2011: updated union flag tail flag enlarged and raised higher on the tail. united kingdom titling removed from rear of fuselage. scheme depicted in the right two of the above four photos :
2011 - 2014: to fly to serve union flag new' to fly to serve' crest added next to titles. scheme depicted in the left two of the below four photos :
pia hired famous national and international dress designers for designing of uniforms worn by its flight attendants. these designers include famous names like feroze cowasji, pierre cardin and sir hardy amies
this photo taken at pia booking office on club road, karachi, in june 1956, shows air hostess naseem feroze modelling the first uniform based on pakistan' s national dress for pia air hostesses. incidentally, the shoes and handbag in this photo belong to naseem and not pia issued .
in following writeup naseem remembers how she joined pia and her early days with the airline .
in 1956, an add appeared in' the pakistan times', lahore for air hostesses for pia. after reading it i set it aside. the add appeared for three successive days. although appearing quite interesting i set it aside thinking about my family traditions. discussing the add with my older brother. he encouraged me to at least apply and appear for the interview .
all the international airports, where pia operated, the ípia girlí, uniform stood out. they were the real brand ambassador for the country and pia .
once president ayub khan traveled from london to karachi and had a stopover at beirut. he was given an honour guard. the visitorís gallery was full of people clapping while he de - planed from the front. afterwards, i also de - planed and walked towards the terminal (click here to see photo). to my astonishment the clapping for me was much more vigorous than for the president. i just waved at them and the applause was much more resounding. such was the power of the green uniform .
back on the aircraft, heading towards pakistan, the president really appreciated the work of the cabin crew (jamila and i) as shining example of a new country, heading for greatness .
pia cabin crew at idlewild airport in new york city, usa, in january 1960 during training for boeing 707. the crew seen in this photo from left to right are purser nasir, pan american world airway trainer stewardess norma jean gaskill, purser gillani, air hostess naseem feroze, purser bilgrami and coordinator for pia passenger service department safia sibghat ullah. idlewild airport was renamed john f. kennedy international airport in 1963, one month after the assassination of us president john f. kennedy
this photo shows a pia air hostess at karachi airport, pakistan, in january 1958. she is wearing earrings with pia logo
sa placed orders for more aircraft, ten ju 52 / 3m, eighteen junkers ju 86 and seven airspeed envoys, four of the envoys were for saa and three for the south african air force. war clouds were looming in europe and all the aircraft that were ordered could be transferred to the air force in time of war and the junkers ju 52 / 3m were to be used for troop carrying and the envoys and ju 86s for conversion into bombers .
when deliveries of the new aircraft began the three older ju 52 / 3m airliners were sold, as were most of the older single engine aircraft, this was a time of rapid expansion of the airline. saa suffered its first accident when a newly delivered junkers ju 52 / 3m crashed and burned after taking off from rand airport in june 1937, one lady passenger died after the accident, some reports state that two passengers died. this was the first fatal accident to befall saa. a second fatal accident occurred in october 1937 when the junkers w34 crashed at george airfield on an airmail service and the two crewmembers were killed .
new routes were opened flying from rand–bloemfontein - port elizabeth, rand - kimberley - upington–keetmanshoop–windhoek, cape town–kimberley–windhoek. flights between the major centres were also increased. during the junkers delivery period saa were short of aircraft to service all the new and proposed routes, and the three saaf envoys were converted to passenger layout and used to supplement the fleet. when junkers ju 86 aircraft were delivered all the envoys (including the four from saa) were returned to the saaf, the aircraft had proved unsuitable for the saa passenger and cargo services .
the next regional service was to lourenco marques (maputo) where airmail also destined for imperial flying boats was transferred. a service from rand–palapye road–maun (later replaced by gobabis) –windhoek was also introduced. shortly before the war this service was extended up to luanda. saa ordered lockheed lodestar aircraft from the usa, these twin - engine airliners were delivered during the hostilities and only the survivors saw service with saa towards the end and after the war. after war broke out all saa staff and aircraft were transferred to the saaf. during the early part of the conflict some ju 52 / 3m’s operated limited services around the country .
in the period from the start of the airline to the cessation of operations at the war’s beginning 118, 822 passengers, 3, 278 tonnes of airmail and 248 tonnes of cargo were carried; the number of staff employed had risen to 418 .
six lodestar aircraft and staff were released from the saaf to operate limited services for the airline from 1 december 1944. at the outset the schedule was limited to a daily service between rand and durban, three services a week to cape town – durban - east london - port elizabeth. two services to cape town by direct route with stops at kimberley or bloemfontein and a weekly service from johannesburg to bulawayo - salisbury .
as more lodestars were released more services were increased. the remaining lodestars were released after the war, a total of 19 survived .
during the conflict new airports were planned for durban, cape town and an international airport at johannesburg. the construction of the airport at johannesburg would take several years to complete .
the name of the airport was to be highveld, but with field marshal montgomery performing the naming ceremony in december 1947, it was decided to name it jan smuts airport. jan smuts airport was built on the farm witkoppies .
the york flights could not cope with the increased passenger demand so three skymaster flights per month were introduced to supplement the york services. the skymasters could carry 30 passengers and reduced the time to complete the journey considerably .
from 1946 the airline experienced a massive growth of aircraft, passengers, cargo and staff. when more skymasters entered service the avro york’s were returned to boac. air hostess were first introduced in september 1946, at first they only flew on the internal services and were later used on the springbok service. at the end of 1946 the first of two de havilland dove aircraft entered service, these aircraft were used to operate a feeder service and for crew training. they were not suited to saa’s operation and both were finally sold in the early 1950s .
in the 1940s saa house colours were a blue cheat line over an aluminium skin, the early saa logo and a blue stripe over the fin and rudder, the airline used the motto of “the blue and silver fleet” .
in 1948 palmietfontein airport became the terminal for all saa services. in june 1948 films were introduced on saa skymaster aircraft, first on the internal and later on the springbok service. this was the first in - flight entertainment to be offered by the airline. it was not a success and was soon discontinued .
in august 1950 the airline introduced four lockheed constellations on the springbok service, these sleek aircraft reduced the flying time to london to 28 hours. the connie, as it was affectionately known, was the first pressurised airliner to be operated by saa; pressurisation enabled the aircraft to cruise above most of the fearsome african weather .
the constellation proved popular with its passengers offering a mostly smooth comfortable journey, with forty - six passengers being carried. a typical connie service operated johannesburg–nairobi–khartoum–rome–london .
in october 1951 one of the dakotas crashed near kokstad killing all seventeen persons onboard, the aircraft was operating a service from east london to durban and crashed near the summit of ingeli mountain in low visibility .
south africa was the destination of the world’s first passenger jet service when a boac comet 1 landed at palmietfontein on 3 may 1952, the journey had taken just under 24 hours to complete. although the comet had a high cruising speed it did not have a good range, time was lost on the five refuelling stops on its route. saa entered into the jet age using two chartered comets from boac; the first service was operated from london to johannesburg on 4 october 1953 with comet g - anav. the two aircraft had dual boac–saa titling and logos and were operated by saa crews .
on the same date tourist class travel was introduced using a fifty - eight seat constellation on the london route, saa operated two comet and three constellation services per week on the springbok service .
on 10 october 1954 saa comet g - alyy broke up in the air near the italian island of stromboli, the wreckage crashing into the sea killing all thirty - five persons on the aircraft. previously other comets had perished under similar circumstances. after the saa tragedy all comets were permanently grounded. investigations revealed that structural failure had caused the disasters; the problem was remedied on later comet models .
in 1956 saa introduced the douglas dc - 7b aircraft on the springbok service, the dc - 7b was the ultimate in pre - jet era aircraft holding the title of the fastest piston - engine airliner in the world. it also boasted a respectable range. to take advantage of the performance of the aircraft saa introduced a fast one - stop service from johannesburg–khartoum–london. this was known as the east coast express, the time for the trip was around 21 hours. this service was later transferred to the west coast express with a technical stop at kano, nigeria; the best time for this run was under 18 hours .
the dc - 7b also inaugurated the service to australia, the fortnightly service started in november 1957 routing johannesburg–mauritius–cocos islands–perth in western australia .
the internal and regional services were boosted by the introduction of vickers viscount aircraft in late november 1958, the turbo - prop airliner soon proved extremely popular with passengers. the aircraft was fitted with large oval windows that afforded an excellent view. the turbine engines were vibration free and the aircraft was very reliable and profitable .
1960 saw the arrival of the boeing 707 intercontinental jet aircraft, the aircraft heralded new dimensions of speed, range and comfort, accommodating over 150 passengers depending on the configuration .
on the first of october 1960 saa introduced the boeing 707 on the springbok service to the uk. this reduced the journey to an actual flying time of around 13 hours .
the b707 inaugurated the service to the americas in february 1969 flying from johannesburg - rio de janeiro–new york .
in 1963 most african states opposed to the previous government’s policy, denied saa over - flying rights above their countries forcing the airline to fly a long detour around the bulge of west africa .
the 1960’s saw great expansion of the airline, faster aircraft could carry more passengers further. in 1965 boeing 727 jetliners were introduced on regional and internal services, and in 1968 boeing 737 airliners were introduced to supplement the 727 fleet. by 1967 some of the old stalwart aircraft of the airline, such as the skymasters, constellations and dc - 7bs, were retired .
during the 1968 / 1969 financial year saa carried more than 1 million passengers .
tragedy struck saa in the same decade, in march 1962 a dakota crashed in the katberg mountains killing two pilots, in march 1967 a viscount crashed into the sea near kayser’s beach near east london killing all twenty - five souls onboard. a brand new boeing 707 crashed after taking off from windhoek in april 1968, one hundred and twenty - three perishing in the disaster that left only five survivors. by the end of the decade the airline operated a fleet of 29 aircraft consisting of eight boeing 707s, seven boeing 727’s, three boeing 737s, seven vickers viscounts and three dakotas .
during 1970 saa exceeded the 1 million mark for passengers carried on the domestic services. in september 1970 the last scheduled piston - engine flight was operated by a dakota aircraft, the type had been in service since 1946, hawker siddeley 748 turbo - prop aircraft replaced the dakotas from 1970, and the last dakota left saa in february 1971 .
in may 1972 one of the b727 aircraft was hi - jacked on a flight from salisbury (harare) to johannesburg. the ordeal was finally concluded when malawi’s militia opened fire on aircraft at blantyre airport, at the time the only persons onboard were the two hi - jackers counting ransom money, when the firing started they promptly surrendered. the airliner was damaged by gunfire but was repaired and returned to service .
in june 1974 boeing 707 aircraft inaugurated a service to hong kong with an en - route stop at the seychelles islands .
internal services were again upgraded by the introduction of wide - body airbus a300 airliners and operated mainly on the cape town and durban routes in 1976. the airbus carried 260 passengers in a mixed business / economy class configuration .
in 1976 boeing 747sp aircraft were introduced and to demonstrate its very long - range capability the first aircraft was flown non - stop from the boeing company factory in seattle to cape town during its delivery flight. this was a world record for an un - refuelled commercial aircraft, the record was held for over a decade. b747sps were gradually introduced on b707 routes as well as increasing frequency on other services. one of the boeing 707 aircraft was converted into a freighter and usually operated from johannesburg to paris .
by the end of the decade saa operated a fleet of 36 aircraft comprising of eleven boeing 747s, nine boeing 727s, three boeing 707s, six boeing 737s, four airbus a300s and three hawker siddeley 748 airliners .
in 1980 a new service to taipei, taiwan was introduced using b747sp airliners and at the same time the stop at seychelles islands was dropped in favour of mauritius on the hong kong service .
two new 747 combi aircraft were delivered in 1980, these aircraft differed from other 747’s by having a cargo compartment at the rear half of the main deck. the aircraft were used on destinations with high cargo demand and lower passenger numbers .
the venerable b707 operated its last scheduled saa service from paris to johannesburg on the 26 december 1980; the type had been in service for over 20 years, and soon after the remaining 707s were sold. more b737 and airbus a300 airliners began entering saa service towards the end of 1981 to replace b707 and b727 aircraft; by 1983 all the 727s were sold .
two more b747 airliners were delivered in 1983, these airliners differed from the earlier models by having the upper deck compartment stretched to accommodate more passengers, the more powerful and fuel efficient engines enabled the aircraft to fly from johannesburg to europe non - stop. the older 747s were also modified with the more powerful engines enabling them to fly to europe non - stop .
when certain countries began withdrawing landing rights saa leased or sold some of its aircraft to canada, mauritius, brazil and morocco, aircrews were also leased out to other operators or offered pensions .
tragedy struck the airline when b747 combi zs - sas helderberg crashed into the indian ocean near the island of mauritius in november 1987; the airliner suffered an uncontrollable fire in main deck cargo compartment, all 159 persons perished .
the first of eight boeing 747 - 400 airliners was delivered in january 1991, the airliner was fitted with glass cockpits and the main distinguishing feature was winglets fitted to each wing tip. fuel efficient and more powerful rolls royce engines were fitted, an increased fuel capacity gave the aircraft greater range to fly non - stop from the east coast of america to south africa .
as sanctions were eased saa was allowed to fly over the east coast of africa. saa began taking delivery of airbus a320 aircraft for use on the internal and regional services .
in 1991 south african express airlines was granted a license to operate domestically in south africa, saa was a 10% shareholder. the airline would be a feeder service operator and take over some of saa’s low - density internal routes. the first of three boeing 767 wide - body twinjets were delivered to saa in august 1993, the smaller wide body airliner was used to fly to the middle east, africa and southern european destinations, saa operated the type for 10 years .
towards the turn of the millennium fairly rapid growth was experienced, particularly on services to africa as well as fleet modernisation of the long haul fleet. an alliance was formed between saa, sa express and sa airlink in february 1997. in november 1999 sair group – the holding company of swissair bought a 20% share in saa for r1. 4 billion. in july 2000 the first new generation boeing 737 - 800 was delivered, twenty - one of the type were ordered to replace both the airbus a300 and a320 aircraft. by march 2002 all of saa’s airbus aircraft had left south african skies. in november 2001 transnet bought back ailing sair group’s share in saa .
saa bought a 49% share in air tanzania limited in july 2002; the new outfit was launched in april 2003. in the fleet modernisation programme airbus a340 aircraft would replace both the b747 classic and b767 aircraft and airbus a319 and a320 aircraft would replace the boeing 737 and later 737 - 800 airliners. the first airbus a340 - 642 was delivered in january 2003, to speed up the re - equipment a330 and a340 - 200 airliners were leased from european operators. the first a340 - 642 service was operated to hong kong in february 2003 replacing the b747 classic on the route. as more airbus aircraft arrived the old classics were sold, returned to the leasing companies or reduced to scrap at johannesburg international airport in early 2004.
white airways is a portuguese charter airline headquartered in porto salvo , oeiras . it mainly operates charter flights from lisbon humberto delgado airport on behalf of tour operators as well as on lease on behalf of other airlines . 
white airways is a portuguese charter airline headquartered in porto salvo, oeiras. it mainly operates charter flights from lisbon humberto delgado airport on behalf of tour operators as well as on lease on behalf of other airlines.
white airways is a portuguese charter airline headquartered in porto salvo, oeiras. it mainly operates charter flights from lisbon humberto delgado airport on behalf of tour operators as well as on lease on behalf of other airlines.