Privately-owned South African Airlink will celebrate its 21st birthday on the 11th of June. Rodger Foster and Barrie Webb, the airline’s founders, bought liquidated Link Airways and turned what was a failed business into a thriving venture.
From 32 staff members to nearly 1,000, and from 25,000 airplane seats per year to more than one million passengers annually, Airlink has successfully navigated the economic uncertainties by showing growth in every year of operation.
A motley collection of twin-prop Chieftain planes has been slowly replaced by an extensive fleet of over 30 aircrafts, including 10 four-engine British Aerospace Avro RJ85 aircraft. Airlink currently flies to more than 30 destinations in South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Swaziland, Mozambique, Botswana, Madagascar and Lesotho.
“Airlink has been truly fortunate in having stakeholders of the highest calibre, from our support staff on the ground to our flight crews in the air, including our shareholders,” said Foster, Airlink’s Managing Director and CEO.
From 32 staff members to nearly 1,000, and from 25,000 airplane seats per year to more than one million passengers annually, Airlink has successfully navigated the economic uncertainties by showing growth in every year of operation.
A motley collection of twin-prop Chieftain planes has been slowly replaced by an extensive fleet of over 30 aircrafts, including 10 four-engine British Aerospace Avro RJ85 aircraft. Airlink currently flies to more than 30 destinations in South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Swaziland, Mozambique, Botswana, Madagascar and Lesotho.
“Airlink has been truly fortunate in having stakeholders of the highest calibre, from our support staff on the ground to our flight crews in the air, including our shareholders,” said Foster, Airlink’s Managing Director and CEO.
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