Airlines / South Africa

Airline

South African Airways

From

South Africa

Since

1934 source

Status

Flying

ICAO

SAA

Callsign

SPRINGBOK

IATA

SA

South African Airways is an airline from South Africa, founded in 1934. Its codes are SA (IATA) and SAA (ICAO), and its radio callsign is “SPRINGBOK”.

Lifeline

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1. South African Airways 1934–today

Fleet

Aircraft families in South African Airways’s current fleet as listed on Wikipedia in April 2026, cargo aircraft included:

• Airbus A340e.g. A340-600, 75.4 m
• Airbus A330e.g. A330-900, 63.7 m
• Airbus A320 familye.g. A321neo, 44.5 m

Side views drawn to the same scale, one typical variant per family.

Fleet source: Wikipedia. Fleets change; this is a snapshot.

What the codes mean

The two-character IATA code is the one on tickets, boarding passes and flight numbers (SA 123). The three-letter ICAO code is used in flight plans and by air traffic control. The radio callsign is what pilots and controllers say on the radio: a flight filed as SAA123 is called “SPRINGBOK one two three”.

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Sources: Wikipedia and Wikidata. A fact is shown only when both agree, or a third source settles it (linked next to the fact). Spotted something wrong? Tell us.