NATIONWIDE AIRLINES

'Nationwide Airlines' is an airline based in Lanseria, South Africa. It operates scheduled domestic and international services. Its main base is OR Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg.^[1]

Contents

History

Destinations

Fleet

External links

References

History

The airline was founded in 1995 by Chief Executive Vernon Bricknell and began operating charter services within Africa for the United Nations and the World Food Programme, as well as ad hoc passenger and cargo charters. Domestic scheduled operations were started in December 1995 under Nationwide Airlines, which is now one of four companies within the group that consists of Nationwide Air Charter, Nationwide Aircraft Maintenance and Nationwide Aircraft Support. In 2003 it inaugurated an intercontinental service with widebody aircraft. It is privately owned and has 800 employees (at March 2007).
Nationwide plans to expand its international operations with flights to Munich and possibly Shanghai or Beijing. A second Boeing 767 was to enter service in November 2006, however Nationwide failed to secure the purchase. Aircraft also under consideration for the longhaul routes are the Boeing 747-400 and Boeing 777-200ER. In February 2005, the airline began updating its fleet by introducing its first Boeing 737-500 into service. It thus became the first and only operator of the -500 type in South Africa. ^[2]
In March 2007 the airline was awarded as the most punctual scheduled airline between London and Johannesburg according to UK CAA statistics.^[3]

Destinations

Nationwide Airlines currently (March 2006) serves following destinations :

★ Africa

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★ South Africa: Cape Town, Durban, George, Johannesburg, Kruger Park, Port Elizabeth

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★ Zambia: Livingstone

★ Europe

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★ United Kingdom: London (London Gatwick Airport)

A Nationwide Airlines plane

Fleet

The Nationwide Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (at March 2007) :

★ 3 Boeing 727-200 (Used mostly for charter and regional work)

★ 11 Boeing 737-200 (Used on primary domestic and regional routes)

★ 2 Boeing 737-500 (Used on primary domestic and regional routes)

★ 1 Boeing 767-300ER (Used on Johannesburg-Gatwick route)

External links

★ Nationwide Airlines

★ Nationwide Airlines Fleet

References

1. Directory: World Airlines
2. Airliner World, April 2005
3. Flight on Time