SAA used to name its aircraft (such as the Boeing 707, Boeing 727, Boeing 737-200 and Boeing 747) after geographical features in South Africa, such as rivers, cities, towns and mountain ranges. Also of note in the post war era was the DC-3 Dakota, of which eight served with SAA, the last example being withdrawn as late as 1970. These were replaced by the DC-4 "Skymaster"'s from 1946 onwards, which in turn was replaced by the Lockheed Constellation on international routes in 1950. On NovemSAA achieved a longtime company goal by operating a route to Europe when an Avro York landed in Bournemouth, England, after the long flight from Palmietfontein near Johannesburg.
In 1944 SAA began operating the Lockheed Lodestar to restart domestic services and by 1948 SAA was operating nineteen examples. The slow growth continued during the 1940s, though the airline was effectively closed for the duration of WWII. Other types used in the 1930s included eighteen Junkers JU-86's, which served from 1937 onwards, as well as four Airspeed "Envoy" light twin airliners. The main aircraft of SAA in the 1930s was the famous Junkers JU-52, affectionately known as Tante-Ju. In the 1930s SAA entered the international market with flights to Kenya and Uganda at British East Africa. The following year, also on 1 February, South African Airways took over South-West African Airways which had since 1932 been providing a weekly air-mail service between Windhoek and Kimberley. The first cities served were Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg. In 1934, Union Airways was bought by South Africa's government, and renamed "South African Airways" on 1 February. South African Airways is rated by performance, revenues, safety and other criteria as the best and most profitable airline in Africa and one of the top airlines in the world.
It is also known in Afrikaans as Suid-Afrikaanse Lugdiens (SAL), although this version of the name no longer appears on the airline's livery. South African Airways (SAA) is South Africa's flag carrier and largest domestic and international airline company, with hubs in Cape Town and Johannesburg. Key_people = Khaya Ngqula ( CEO), Kaushik Patel ( CFO) Headquarters = Johannesburg, South Africa Founded = 1934 ( first purchased as Union Airways by SA Government)
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