Comair (South Africa)
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| Founded | 1943 (as Commercial Air Services) | ||||||
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| Hubs | OR Tambo International Airport | ||||||
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| Frequent-flyer program | Executive Club | ||||||
| Alliance | Oneworld | ||||||
| Subsidiaries | kulula.com | ||||||
| Fleet size | 15 | ||||||
| Destinations | 11 | ||||||
| Parent company | Publicly traded (JSE: COM) | ||||||
| Headquarters | Kempton Park, Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, South Africa | ||||||
| Key people | CEO: Erik Venter | ||||||
| Revenue |
 ZAR 6.28billion (2014) |
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| Profit |
ZAR 265million (2014) |
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| Website | www |
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Comair Limited is an airline based in South Africa that operates scheduled services on domestic routes as a British Airways franchisee (and an affiliate member of the Oneworld airline alliance). It also operates as a low-cost carrier under its own kulula.com brand. Its main base is OR Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg, and has focus cities at Cape Town International Airport and King Shaka International Airport. Its headquarters are near OR Tambo in the Bonaero Park area of Kempton Park, Ekurhuleni, Gauteng.
Comair General Aviation Holdings was formed by the Novick and Moritz families on the 17 December 1943 as Commercial Air Services. The company began charter operations on 15 June 1946 using Fairchild F-24/UC-61K Argus Mk III aircraft. Scheduled services between Rand Airport, Johannesburg and Durban began on 1 July 1948, using a Cessna 195.
In 1978, Donald (Dave) Novick negotiated a management buyout of Comair's aviation assets. A lengthy legal battle ensued between Novick and the Pickard Group. On 5 June 1978, Justice George Colman rendered a 291-page document in favour of Novick. In doing so, Colman established twelve precedents in South African corporate law; the litigation is now considered to be a landmark case.
When Novick joined Comair in 1961, the company had some 50 employees and operated two Douglas DC-3 aircraft. Under his direction, the company expanded its fleet into jet aircraft after the de-regulation of South African airline routes in 1991, and today} Comair operates 24 Boeing 737 aircraft with almost 2 000 staff.
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