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Global Airways
IATA ICAO Call sign
GE
  • GBB
  • GBL
  • GLOBE
  • LITGLOBE
Founded2001; 25 years ago (2001)
HubsO. R. Tambo International Airport
Subsidiaries
Fleet size9
HeadquartersJohannesburg, South Africa
Key peopleQuentin Tomaselli (CEO)[1]
Websitewww.g-airways.com

Global Aviation Operations (Pty) Ltd is a South African airline headquartered in Johannesburg and based at OR Tambo International Airport.[2]

History

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Global Aviation Operations (Pty) Ltd, trading as Global Airways, is a South African airline headquartered in Johannesburg and based at O. R. Tambo International Airport.[3] It specialises in ACMI (wet) leasing, providing aircraft together with crew, maintenance and insurance to other airlines, and operates the domestic airline LIFT.

History

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The company was established in 2001 as Global Aviation Operations and later adopted the trading name Global Airways.[3] It originally operated McDonnell Douglas aircraft, including DC-9, MD-82 and DC-10 types, which were replaced by Airbus aircraft; the first Airbus aircraft joined the fleet in 2014.[4] By 2020 the fleet consisted of six Airbus A320 and three Airbus A340 aircraft.[5]

The company holds EASA Third Country Operator approval (ZAF-0013), which allows it to operate within the European Union.[citation needed]

In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Global Aviation partnered with kulula.com founder Gidon Novick and former Uber executive Jonathan Ayache to launch LIFT, a domestic airline whose flights are operated by Global Aviation's A320 aircraft.[6][1] LIFT began flying on 10 December 2020, with routes from Johannesburg to Cape Town and George.[5][7]

In March 2022, a Lithuanian affiliate, Global Airways (Lithuania), based in Vilnius, received its air operator's certificate. It began operations on 21 May 2022 with an A320 wet-leased to Corendon Airlines Europe.[8]

Fleet

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Current fleet

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Global Aviation McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 in special FIFA World Cup livery in 2009

As of August 2025, Global Aviation operates the following aircraft:[9]

Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes Refs
C Y Total
Airbus A320-200 6 12 150 162
2 180 180
Airbus A340-500 1 — 356 356 Stored
Total 9

Former fleet

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The airline previously operated the following aircraft:[citation needed]

Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Notes
Airbus A340-500 2
Douglas DC-9-30 15 2003 2018
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 3 2006 2008
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F 1 2012 2013
McDonnell Douglas MD-82 2 2009 2017

References

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  1. 1 2 "New Uber-inspired South African airline to fly in December 2020". AeroTime. Retrieved 2026-09-28.
  2. ↑ ch-aviation.com - Global Aviation Operations Archived 2015-06-25 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 7 January 2016
  3. 1 2 "Global Aviation Operations". ch-aviation. Archived from the original on 25 June 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Our Fleet". Global Airways. Retrieved 2026-09-28.
  5. 1 2 "South African start-up Lift set to launch in December". FlightGlobal. November 2020. Retrieved 2026-09-28.
  6. ↑ "South Africa's airline business gets a Lift". Daily Maverick. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 2026-09-28.
  7. ↑ "New South African airline Lift takes off amid pandemic". Logistics Update Africa. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 2026-09-28.
  8. ↑ "Lithuania's Global Airways launches ACMI operations". ch-aviation. Retrieved 2026-09-28.
  9. ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2025 - Global Aviation". Airliner World. September 2025. p. 75.
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