AirQuarius flights
AirQuarius is a aviation business offering charter flights, facilitates the sale of planes, their maintenance, leasing, offers spare parts and cabin crew, pilots and training. Whilst the airline is based at Lanseria Airport in Johannesburg, it offers services throughout Africa and the Middle-East.
Contact details
Email info@airquarius.com
Aquarius website
Phone 011-659-1042
History
29 Jun 2011 |
The South African National Taxi Council announces that AirQuarius is being appointed to operate flights on behalf of its (to be formed) Santaco Express Airline. AirQuarius will supply planes, pilots and cabin crew, and over a 2 year period transfer these skills to Santaco. |
early 2009 |
Citing high aviation fuel prices and the subsequent need to fly more fuel-efficient planes to Iraq, Royal Jordanian Airlines returns 2 Fokker F28 Mk4000s to AirQuarius (Royal Jordanian switched to using its Embraer aircraft to fly to Iraq). |
Jan 2009 |
It's announced that AirQuarius will operate flights on behalf of Airtime Airlines (this venture never got off the ground). |
late 2003 |
South African pilots working for AirQuarius Aviation, start providing the only civilian flights to Baghdad, on behalf of Royal Jordanian Airlines (from Amman in Jordan), who's own pilots were too scared to fly the route! One or 2 flights a day are flown in a Fokker 28, registration ZS XGX, with pilots who have tours of duty of 5 weeks. Landing and takeoff at Baghdad International Airport involves flying in a tight spiral within the perimeter of the airport to reduce the risk of getting shot down by gunfire and missiles. |
Feb 1997 |
Gavin Branson launches AirQuarius as a small charter flight airline, Branson Air (Pty) Ltd. |