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Mack Air is an Air Charter airline based in Maun, Botswana. The company has been operating in northern Botswana since 1994.

Mack Air
IATA ICAO Callsign
- MKB Greentail
Commenced operations1994
Fleet sizeSee Fleet below
HeadquartersMaun, Botswana
Key peopleStuart and Lara Mackay
Employees110 (2021)
Websitemackair.co.bw
Mack Air Cessna Grand Caravan EX aircraft in Maun, Botswana
Mack Air Cessna Grand Caravan EX aircraft in Maun, Botswana
Mack Air Cessna Citation M2 over the Zambezi River in flood season
Mack Air Cessna Citation M2 over the Zambezi River in flood season
Former company logo
Former company logo

The company provides aircraft for charter, scenic, medical evacuation, and services a wide range of tourist destinations within Botswana and the Southern Africa region; as well as providing supply flights to camps and lodges within the Okavango Delta and Kalahari regions of Botswana.[1]

The Botswana Travel Guide says of the airline that it "maintains a good reputation as an reliable, high-quality air charter company which doesn't have ties to any of the camps."[2]


History


In 2007 Mack Air employed 15 people and in 2019 reported 50 employees, including 19 pilots. By 2021 it had 110 employees, including 30 pilots.[3][4][5]

In 2017, the company took delivery of ten new Cessna Grand Caravan EXs as part of its fleet expansion.[6]

In 2019, Mack Air became the first private commercial operator in Botswana to be issued an International Scheduled Air Service Licence. It started scheduled service from Botswana to Namibia in April 2020.[7]


Accidents and incidents


On 6 January 2010 the company's Cessna 208 crashed and was "extensively damaged" upon takeoff from Piajio Airstrip, Chief's Island, Okavango Delta, Botswana when its engine failed. The aircraft landed on a wet flood plain and overturned. The pilot and the five passengers were all injured, including one passenger who suffered a broken hip. The pilot and four of the injured passengers were evacuated to a South African hospital.[8][9]


Destinations


Following is a list of destinations Mack Air flies to as part of its scheduled services, as of February 2022:[10]

Country City Airport Notes Refs
BotswanaKasane AirportVictoria Falls[10]

Fleet



References


  1. Mack Air. "Mack Air". Retrieved 2015-09-21.
  2. Botswana Travel Guide. "Flight companies". Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  3. Penton Media (2007). "Operator Details - Mack Air". Retrieved 2009-11-07.
  4. "About Mac Air". Archived from the original on 2011-08-25. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  5. "About | MackAir". www.mackair.co.bw. July 22, 2020.
  6. "Botswana's Mack Air Takes Delivery of 10 Cessna Caravan EX's". www.avcom.co.za.
  7. "Mack Air Airline Profile | CAPA". centreforaviation.com.
  8. Ontebetse, Khonani (January 2010). "Five injured in aircraft crash". Botswana Gazette. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
  9. Aviation Safety Network (January 2010). "Accident description". Retrieved 14 December 2010.
  10. "Scheduled Services | MackAir". www.mackair.co.bw. August 13, 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  11. Mack Air (22 July 2020). "Our Fleet". www.mackair.co.bw. Retrieved 7 February 2022.



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[de] Mack Air

Mack Air ist eine Charterfluggesellschaft mit Sitz in Maun, Botswana. Das Unternehmen führt Charter-, Rund- und Ambulanzflüge, sowie Versorgungsflüge für Camps in den Regionen Okavangodelta und Kalahari in Botswana durch.
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Mack Air es una aerolínea chárter con base en Maun, Botsuana. La compañía ha operado en el norte de Botsuana desde 1994. En 2007 empleaba a 15 personas, incluyendo ocho pilotos.[2]



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