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South African Express

IATA: N/A ICAO: EXY Callsign: EXPRESSWAYS Country: South Africa Utilization: 88% Active Modernity: Grade B (45.5% Next-Gen)

South African Express Key Facts

  • As of 2026-09-17, 22 South African Express airframes were observed flying in the previous 30 days.
  • 0 airframes were unobserved for 7 to 29 days, and 0 airframes are classified as stored or unobserved for 30 or more days.
  • South African Express is a historic carrier with no active commercial flights observed in the current window.
Active Airframes 22 Observed in last 30 days (88% utilization)
Fleet Financing Structure 36.4% Owned · 63.6% Leased 8 owned · 14 leased tails
Modernity & Carbon Rating Grade B (-12% Fuel) 45.5% Next-Gen (neo/MAX/A350/787)

Fleet Ownership & Lessor Financing Exposure

Analysis of institutional aircraft operating lessors financing South African Express's fleet portfolio.

Balance Sheet vs Leased Fleet Split

Carrier Owned: 36.4% (8 aircraft) Operating Leases: 63.6% (14 aircraft)

Financing Lessors with Portfolio Exposure

Nordic Aviation Capital 13 tails (59.1%) → Castlelake 1 tails (4.5%) →

Fleet Age Distribution

Distribution of observed airframes by age bracket as of 2026-09-17.

AIRFRAME COUNT 0 6 11 17 22 0 0-4 yrs 22 5-9 yrs 0 10-14 yrs 0 15-19 yrs 0 20+ yrs

Observed Fleet Locations

Global distribution of last-observed airport locations for South African Express aircraft.

45°N 0° (Equator) 45°S 90°W 0° (Prime) 90°E YBAS YBAS - Alice Springs Airport: 2 airframes observed KGWO KGWO - Greenwood–Leflore Airport: 2 airframes observed KAFW KAFW - Perot Field/Fort Worth Alliance Airport: 2 airframes observed KGYR KGYR - Phoenix Goodyear Airport: 2 airframes observed KMZJ KMZJ - Pinal Airpark: 2 airframes observed KAMA KAMA - Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport: 2 airframes observed KROW KROW - Roswell Air Center Airport: 2 airframes observed KVCV KVCV - Southern California Logistics Airport: 2 airframes observed

Observed Airframes

Registration / Tail Aircraft Type Mode S Hex Lessor / Owner Status Last Observed Airport Estimated Age
ZS-NBF Bombardier CRJ700 00a284 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
ZS-NBG Bombardier CRJ700 00a285 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
ZS-NMC Bombardier CRJ200 00a39f Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
ZS-NMD Bombardier CRJ200 00a3a0 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
ZS-NME Bombardier CRJ200 00a3a1 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
ZS-NMF Bombardier CRJ200 00a3a2 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
ZS-NMG Bombardier CRJ200 00a3a3 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
ZS-NMH Bombardier CRJ200 00a3a4 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
ZS-NMI Bombardier CRJ200 00a3a5 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
ZS-NML Bombardier CRJ200 00a3a8 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
ZS-NMM Bombardier CRJ200 00a3a9 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
ZS-NMN Bombardier CRJ200 00a3aa Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
ZS-NMO De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 00a3ab Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
ZS-NMS De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 00a3af Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
ZS-YBP De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 00bf9a Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
ZS-YBR De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 00bf9c Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
ZS-YBT De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 00bf9e Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
ZS-YBU De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 00bf9f Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
ZS-YBW De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 00bfa1 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
ZS-YBX De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 00bfa2 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
ZS-YBY De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 00bfa3 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
ZS-YBZ De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 00bfa4 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years

Weekly Active vs Stored Airframes

Active Operations Stored / Boneyard Idle MOVEMENTS / WK 0 10 20 30 18 20 21 22 W34 W35 W36 W37

Inferred Route Network

Observed airport pair connections during the 8-week rolling observation window.

Origin Airport Destination Airport Observed Weekly Flights Status
No specific route pairs recorded in the current window.

Historical Incidents

No major fatal incidents recorded in the safety directory for South African Express.

Latest News Mentions

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See Also

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