Union Airways Union Airways Union Airways of South Africa was the first South African commercial airline. It operated as an independent company for five years, from 1929 to 1934, before being taken over by the government as South African Airways. Union Airways were founded by Major Allister Miller, a World War I flying ace, who had recruited some 2000 South Africans for service in the Royal Air Force. The word "Union" referred to the official name of the country at that time: the Union of South Africa. The company was financed by the Atlantic Refining Company, and supported by a small government
Braathens Regional Airways for the ATR 72 and one base at Umeå Airport for the SAAB 2000. The airline does not have any destinations of its own but instead serves the destinations of its sister company BRA Braathens Regional Airlines. As of August 2016 the Braathens Regional Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft: Braathens Regional Airways Braathens Regional Airways AB (previously "Golden Air" and "Braathens Regional") is a Norwegian-owned Swedish airline with its head office in Trollhättan. It operates ACMI services between several domestic destinations within Sweden for its sister company and virtual airline BRA Braathens Regional Airlines and ad hoc charter