South African Airways

flag-carrier airline of South Africa
Organization airline Q223763
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South African Airways

Summary

South African Airways is an airline[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of airline entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,278 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • South African Airways was a member of African Airlines Association[3].
  • South African Airways is in the country of South Africa[4].
  • South African Airways's image is recorded as Airbus A319-131 'ZS-SFG' South African Airways (15554993244).jpg[5].
  • South African Airways's instance of is recorded as airline[6].
  • South African Airways's airline hub is recorded as OR Tambo International Airport[7].
  • South African Airways's airline hub is recorded as Cape Town International Airport[8].
  • South African Airways's airline alliance is recorded as Star Alliance[9].
  • South African Airways's item operated is recorded as Airbus A320 family[10].
  • South African Airways's item operated is recorded as Airbus A330[11].
  • South African Airways's item operated is recorded as Airbus A340[12].
  • South African Airways's item operated is recorded as Boeing 737 Next Generation[13].
  • South African Airways's item operated is recorded as Vickers Viking[14].
  • South African Airways's owned by is recorded as Government of South Africa[15].
  • South African Airways's logo image is recorded as South African Airways 2019 logo.svg[16].
  • South African Airways's headquarters location is recorded as OR Tambo International Airport[17].
  • South African Airways's has organizational division is recorded as Mango[18].
  • South African Airways's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 151244727[19].
  • South African Airways's GND ID is recorded as 271607-0[20].
  • South African Airways's IATA airline designator is recorded as SA[21].
  • South African Airways's ICAO airline designator is recorded as SAA[22].
  • South African Airways's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50082800[23].
  • South African Airways's child organization or unit is recorded as Mango[24].
  • South African Airways's Commons category is recorded as South African Airways[25].
  • South African Airways's callsign of airline is recorded as SPRINGBOK[26].
  • +1934-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of South African Airways[27].

Body

Founding

+1934-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of South African Airways[27].

Operations

South African Airways's headquarters location is recorded as OR Tambo International Airport[17]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as Mango[24].

Ownership

South African Airways's owned by is recorded as Government of South Africa[15].

Why It Matters

South African Airways ranks in the top 4% of airline entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,278 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . staralliance.com. staralliance.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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