Egoli Air
Encyclopedia
Egoli Air is an airline
based in Johannesburg
, South Africa
. It operates charter flights both domestically and to destinations throughout Africa
. Its main base is OR Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg.
Airline
An airline provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit...
based in Johannesburg
Johannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. It operates charter flights both domestically and to destinations throughout Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
. Its main base is OR Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg.
History
The airline was established in 1996 and started operations in June 1996. It was previously named Million Air Charter, but went into liquidation after failing to raise funds to pay off debt in March 2004. It resumed operations as Egoli Air. It is owned by G Clarke and C Talevi.Fleet
The Egoli Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (at March 2007) :- 2 Antonov An-32Antonov An-32The Antonov An-32 is a twin-engined turboprop military transport aircraft.-Design and development:The An-32 is basically a re-engined An-26. The launch customer was the Indian Air Force, which ordered this aircraft partly due to good relations between then USSR leader Leonid Brezhnev and then...
- 2 Antonov An-32BAntonov An-32The Antonov An-32 is a twin-engined turboprop military transport aircraft.-Design and development:The An-32 is basically a re-engined An-26. The launch customer was the Indian Air Force, which ordered this aircraft partly due to good relations between then USSR leader Leonid Brezhnev and then...