Mahogany Air
Mahogany Air is a Zambian regional airline based in Lusaka with its hub at Lusaka International Airport. Mahogany Air has its corporate headquarters at East Park Mall, Great East Road, Lusaka.[1]
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| Founded | March 2014 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 1 July 2016 | ||||||
| Hubs | Kenneth Kaunda International Airport | ||||||
| Focus cities | Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 3 | ||||||
| Destinations | 6 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Lusaka, Zambia | ||||||
| Key people | Dr Jim Belemu (CEO) | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
History
Mahogany Air is a privately owned airline which was founded in 2013 by molecular scientist Jim Belemu[2] and which began operations in 2016.
Destinations
Mahogany Air flies domestic routes to Livingstone, Mansa, Ndola, and Solwezi and regional routes to Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
| Country | City | Airport | Notes/Refs |
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| Zambia | Lusaka | Lusaka International Airport | |
| Zambia | Livingstone | Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport | |
| Zambia | Ndola | Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport | [3] |
| Zambia | Mansa | Mansa Airport | |
| Zambia | Solwezi | Solwezi Airport | [4] |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Lubumbashi | Lubumbashi International Airport | [5] |
Fleet
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | |||
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| F | C | Y | Total | ||||
| Beechcraft 1900 | 1 | — | — | — | 19 | 19 | [6] |
| Embraer EMB 120 | 2 | — | — | — | 30 | 30 | Wet-leased from Sahara African Aviation, South Africa[7] |
| Total | 3 | — | |||||
References
- "Corporate Head Office". Mahogany Air. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- "A success story of a Zambian private airline (Mahogany Air) run by a molecular scientist, 22 August 2019". The Business Telegraph. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- "MAHOGANY AIR LAUNCHES LUSAKA-NDOLA DIRECT FLIGHT, 17 July 2017". Times of Zambia. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- "Mahogany Air Resumes Operations, 12 September 2016". Zambia Daily Mail. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- "Zambia's Mahogany Air to launch int'l flights, 7 February 2019". ch-aviation. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- "Zambia's Mahogany Air adds maiden Beech 1900D, 1 October 2018". ch-aviation. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- "Zambia's Mahogany Air resumes operations, 27 June 2017". ch-aviation. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
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