ACS was jointly established in 1999 by the Airlines Association of Southern Africa AASA), the Board of Airline Representatives of South Africa (BARSA) and the Airports Company of South Africa (ACSA) to provide operational support services to international and domestic airlines operating from, into and within South Africa. The motivation for creating the joint entity was to combine the resources of the airlines and ACSA to provide non-competing, shared services in accordance with international conventions and best practice, with the objective of ensuring integrated and cost-effective delivery. In order to operate services as cost-effectively as possible, ACS is a not-for-profit company which invests in the latest technology and equipment to ensure that services are rendered to the highest possible International and National Standards and Best Practice.