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Command Airways was an airline based in Johannesburg, South Africa operating scheduled services from 6 September 1977 to 30 June 1980 and thereafter non-scheduled services only. ==History== Founded on 30 June 1977 and based at OR Tambo International Airport (then known as Jan Smuts Airport) (JNB), Johannesburg, Command Airways was the first scheduled helicopter airline in South Africa and on the African continent.〔Scheduled Air Transport Service License No. 973 (as amended), Command Airways, 30 June 1977. National Transport Commission, South Africa.〕 Services between Pretoria Central Heliport (HPR) and Johannesburg began on 6 September 1977.〔"(Commuter Airlines )". Flight International. 7 November 1981. Retrieved on 29 October 2010〕 Within a short period, the route system expanded to include Babelegi Industrial Park Heliport (HBL), Iscor Heliport (HIC) and Lanseria Airport (HLA). Services linking Sandton City Heliport (HCS) and Johannesburg (JNB) were inaugurated on 19 February 1978. Passenger demand rose quickly and authority to increase flight frequency to Sandton City Heliport was given on 9 April 1979. From 1 September 1979, the carrier allied with Magnum Airlines Ltd and rebranded as Magnum Airlines Helicopters. Sandton City Heliport became an active hub for the airline's scheduled services as well as for other charter and industrial aid operators. The noise of intensified operations was a major public concern and a high-profile media focus. Despite joint attempts by helicopter operators to mitigate their environmental impact, the city council ordered Sandton City Heliport closed effective from 30 June 1980. The airline again operated as Command Airways, ceased scheduled operations and refocussed on developing its helicopter charter market.〔Non-Scheduled Air Transport Service License No. 86 (as amended), Command Airways, 4 October 1979. National Transport Commission, South Africa.〕 Although no longer part of the Magnum Airlines alliance, it maintained other cooperative agreements. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Command Airways (South Africa)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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