Federal Air (incorporating Pelican Air Services) is an airline headquartered at O. R. Tambo International Airport near Johannesburg. South Africa.[1][2]
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Founded | 1989 | ||||||
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Hubs | OR Tambo International Airport, Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport, Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Harare International Airport, Lusaka International Airport | ||||||
Focus cities | Johannesburg, Nelspruit, | ||||||
Alliance | Solenta Aviation, Tanganyika Flying Company | ||||||
Fleet size | 17 | ||||||
Parent company | Federal Air (Pty) Limited | ||||||
Headquarters | OR Tambo International Airport Kempton Park, Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, South Africa | ||||||
Website | fedair |
It operates air shuttle, scheduled and charter services throughout Africa for business and tourism. Its main base is Johannesburg, with hubs at Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport, Nelspruit and Vilanculos Airport.[3] Daily flights are operated to Kruger National Park and other parks and game reserves in South Africa and Zimbabwe.
The airline was founded as Comair Charters (Natal)[3] and became branded as Federal Air (Fedair) in 1993. It later acquired and absorbed Pelican Air Services to provide scheduled air shuttle services in Southern Africa and link remote bush lodges with Johannesburg.[citation needed]
The Federal Air fleet includes the following aircraft IN October 2011:[3]
Aircraft | In Fleet |
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Beechcraft 1900 | 5 |
Beechcraft Baron 58 | 2 |
Raytheon Beech King Air B200 | 2 |
Cessna Grand Caravan | 6 |
Pilatus PC-12 | 3 |
Total | 18 |
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