USAfrica Airways was a United States-based airline that operated flights between
Washington Dulles International Airport
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(then called Dulles International Airport) and
Johannesburg
Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a megacity, and is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. According to Dem ...
starting in June, 1994. Its headquarters was in
Reston, Virginia, and it had an office in
Washington, DC
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Flights refueled in the
Cape Verde Islands
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. Later, once a week flights were added to
Cape Town
Cape Town ( af, Kaapstad; , xh, iKapa) is one of South Africa's three capital cities, serving as the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. It is the legislative capital of the country, the oldest city in the country, and the second largest ...
, which also refueled in the Cape Verde Islands.
The airline was the first U.S. airline flying only international routes since the U.S. airline industry was deregulated in 1978.
The airline operated flights from June 1994 to February 3, 1995.
Fleet
It leased two
McDonnell Douglas MD-11
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Following DC-10 development studies, the MD-11 program was launched on December 30, 1986.
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aircraft from
American Airlines
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, registered as N1757A and N1758B.
The African-American Dream - USAfrica Airways Inc. by Paul Dubois
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See also
* List of defunct airlines of the United States
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References
External links
Building an International Airline in The Washington Post
* ttps://www.joc.com/usafrica-airways-names-new-management-team_19940301.html USAFRICA AIRWAYS NAMES NEW MANAGEMENT TEAM article in JOC.com
Defunct airlines of the United States
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