National Airways Corporation
National Airways Corporation | |
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IATA code : | - |
ICAO code : | NTN |
Call sign : | NATCHAIR |
Founding: | 1997 (as Naturelink Aviation) |
Seat: | Johannesburg , South Africa |
Home airport : | Lanseria |
Fleet size: | 8th |
Aims: | individually |
Website: | www.nac.co.za |
National Airways Corporation (also NAC Charter ) is a South African charter airline based in Johannesburg and based at Lanseria International Airport .
Companies
National Airways Corporation was founded as Naturelink Aviation in 1997 and renamed in 2011. It operates charter flights and leases its aircraft to other airlines.
fleet
As of October 2015, the NAC Charter fleet consists of eight aircraft:
Aircraft type | number | ordered | Remarks |
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Embraer EMB 120 | 6th | 1 operated for UNHAS ; 1 inactive | |
Embraer ERJ 145 | 2 | 1 each operated for Airlink and Punto Azul | |
total | 8th | - |
In addition, helicopters and smaller propeller planes as well as business jets are used.
Incidents
National Airways Corporation recorded two incidents in its history, one of which resulted in a death:
- On October 1, 2004, an Embraer EMB 110 ( registration number ZS-OWO) had an accident while taking off at Douala airport due to engine problems. The plane had to be written off.
- On June 30, 2006 a Cessna 208 (registration number ZS-POG) had an accident on the way from Polokwane to Vilanculos two kilometers before Vilanculos. One in three people on board the aircraft was killed.
See also
Web links
- Website of the NAC charter (English)
- National Airways Corporation photos on airliners.net
Individual evidence
- ↑ ch-aviation - NAC Charter , accessed on October 10, 2015
- ↑ Data on the airline Naturelink Airlines in the Aviation Safety Network , accessed on May 30, 2016.
- ↑ Aircraft accident data and report in the Aviation Safety Network (English)
- ↑ Aircraft accident data and report in the Aviation Safety Network (English)