| Air Namibia | ||
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ICAO NMB |
Callsign NAMIBIA |
| Founded | 1946 (as South West Air Transport) | |
| Hubs | Windhoek Hosea Kutako International Airport Windhoek Eros Airport |
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| Frequent flyer program | Reward$ | |
| Fleet size | 9 | |
| Destinations | 14 | |
| Headquarters |  Windhoek |
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| Website: http://www.airnamibia.com.na | ||
Air Namibia is the national airline of Namibia, based in Windhoek. It operates scheduled domestic, regional, and international passenger and freight services. Its international hub is Windhoek Hosea Kutako International Airport with a domestic services hub at the smaller Windhoek Eros Airport[1].
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History
The airline was established in 1946 as South West Air Transport and started operations in 1948. It was later renamed South West Airways in 1959. South West merged with Namib Air in 1978, retaining the Namib Air title. The government of Namibia acquired majority shareholdings in 1982 making it the national airline in 1987. It was renamed again to the current name of Air Namibia in October 1991 after the independence of the country[1]. In the 1990s Boeing 747 aircraft were used for services to Europe. Since 2004 a McDonnell Douglas MD-11 has been used for these services, as well as a newly obtained Airbus A340-300, which entered service late 2005. As of early September 2006, Air Namibia has obtained a second A340-300, as part of the long haul cost cutting and service efficiency program. Air Namibia have shown an interest in Airbus A319/A320 aircraft to replace ageing Boeing 737-200's currently serving regional and domestic routes.
Destinations
Fleet
The Air Namibia fleet consists of the following aircraft (at March 2007)[1] :
| Aircraft | Total | Passengers (Business/Economy) |
Routes | Notes |
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| Airbus A340-300 | 2 | 278 (44/234) | Long haul Europe (London Gatwick and Frankfurt) |
Ex Lufthansa aircraft |
| Beechcraft 1900D | 3 | 19 | Domestic routes | On lease from Executive Turbine |
| Boeing 737-200 | 4 | 107 (20/87) | Short and medium haul Domestic and Regional routes |
On Lease from Safair |
| Total number of aircraft | 9 |
Air Namibia, as part of an airline re-structure have shown interest in the Airbus A319/A320 Jets to serve the increasing demand for Regional routes especially to Johannesburg and Cape Town, where currently 2 ageing leased Boeing 737-200's operate.
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Air Namibia now has three B1900Ds and one 1900C on lease from Executive Turbine. Two B737-500 aircraft are due to replace the two -200s in November 2007 (these -200s are registered V5-ANE and -AND)
References
- ^ a b c Flight International 27 March 2007
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