- 1Time
Infobox_Airline
airline=1Time
logo=1timelogo.jpg
logo_size=130
fleet_size=11
destinations=6
IATA=1T
ICAO=RNX
callsign=NEXTTIME
parent=Afrisource Holdings
founded=25 February 2004
headquarters=Johannesburg ,South Africa
key_people= Gavin Harrison, Glenn Orsmond, Rodney James and Sven Petersen
hubs=OR Tambo International Airport
website=http://www.1time.aero/1Time is a low-cost airline based in
Kempton Park, Gauteng ,Johannesburg ,South Africa . It operates scheduled domestic services. Its main base isOR Tambo International Airport , Johannesburg, with hubs atDurban International Airport ,East London Airport andCape Town International Airport cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work=Flight International | page= 44 | date= 2007-03-27] .The name of the company, "one time!", is a South African expression meaning "for real!".
History
The founders owned an aviation holding company, Afrisource Holdings, through which they owned Aeronexus, an aviation company that offered various aircraft services (and currently performs maintenance for 1Time).
1Time commenced ticket sales in
January 2004 , and started flying onFebruary 25 2004 , with three daily return flights between Johannesburg and Cape Town International Airports.The Avstar Group has acquired a 15% shareholding in 1Time Holdings and under the deal the airline will lease two additional 157-seat McDonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft from the Group. 1Time carried over a million passengers in
2006 on services to eight destinations [Airliner World , February 2007] .The airline is owned by Afrisource Holdings (50%), MKJH Trust (30%) and Mogwele Investments (20%) and has 420 employees (at
March 2007 ).1Time Holdings made an IPO on the Johannesburg Securities Exchange (JSE) on
14 August 2007 Destinations
1Time operates the following services to scheduled domestic and international destinations (at
August 2008 ) :Fleet
The 1Time fleet consists of the following aircraft (at
February 2008 ):*4 McDonnell Douglas MD-82 (ZS-TRD, ZS-TRE, ZS-TRF, ZS-OBK)
*3 McDonnell Douglas MD-83 (ZS-OPZ, ZS-TRI, ZS-OPX)
*2 McDonnell Douglas MD-87 (ZS-TRG, ZS-TRH)
*2 Douglas DC-9-32 (ZS-NRB, ZS-NNN)As of
February 2008 , the average age of the 1Time fleet is 20.8 years ( [http://www.airfleets.net/ageflotte/1Time%20Airline.htm] ).ZS-ANX and ZS-NRC have been retired from the airline fleet and moved to the charter fleet.
External links
* [http://www.1time.aero/ 1Time]
* [http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=1T&al_op=1 1Time Fleet]References
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