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 First floor, New Wing, 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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