USAfrica Airways
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US Africa Airways was a United States based airline that operated flights between Washington Dulles International Airport
(then called Dulles International Airport) and Johannesburg
in starting in June, 1994. Flights refueled in the Cape Verde Islands. Later, once a week flights were added to Cape Town
, 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. It leased two McDonnell Douglas MD-11
aircraft from American Airlines, registered as N1757A and N1757B.
Washington Dulles International Airport
Washington Dulles International Airport is a public airport in Dulles, Virginia, 26 miles west of downtown Washington, D.C. The airport serves the Baltimore-Washington-Northern Virginia metropolitan area centered on the District of Columbia. It is named after John Foster Dulles, Secretary of...
(then called Dulles International Airport) and Johannesburg
Johannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
in starting in June, 1994. Flights refueled in the Cape Verde Islands. Later, once a week flights were added to Cape Town
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
, 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. It leased two McDonnell Douglas MD-11
McDonnell Douglas MD-11
The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 is a three-engine medium- to long-range widebody jet airliner, manufactured by McDonnell Douglas and, later, by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Based on the DC-10, it features a stretched fuselage, increased wingspan with winglets, refined airfoils on the wing and smaller...
aircraft from American Airlines, registered as N1757A and N1757B.