Air Namibia
IATA SW	ICAO NMB	Callsign NAMIBIA
Founded		1946 (as South West Air Transport)
Hubs		Windhoek Hosea Kutako International Airport Windhoek Eros Airport
Frequent flyer program		Reward$
Fleet size		7
Destinations		14
Headquarters		Windhoek, Namibia
Key people
Website: http://www.airnamibia.com.na

Air Namibia is the national airline of Namibia, based in Windhoek. It operates scheduled domestic, regional, and international passenger and freight services. Its international hub is Windhoek Hosea Kutako International Airport with a domestic services hub at the smaller Windhoek Eros Airport^[1].

[edit] History

The airline was established in 1946 as South West Air Transport and started operations in 1948. It was later renamed South West Airways in 1959. South West merged with Namib Air in 1978, retaining the Namib Air title. The government of Namibia acquired majority shareholdings in 1982 making it the national airline in 1987. It was renamed again to the current name of Air Namibia in October 1991 after the independence of the country^[1]. In the 1990s Boeing 747 aircraft were used for services to Europe. Since 2004 a McDonnell Douglas MD-11 has been used for these services, as well as a newly obtained Airbus A340-300, which entered service late 2005. As of early September 2006, Air Namibia has obtained a second A340-300, as part of the long haul cost cutting and service efficiency program. Air Namibia has shown an interest in Airbus A319/A320 aircraft to replace ageing Boeing 737-500's currently serving regional and domestic routes.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Destinations

[edit] Africa

City	Airport Code		Airport Name	Aircraft	Remarks
	IATA	ICAO
Namibia
Lüderitz	LUD	FYLZ	Lüderitz Airport	Be1900	SW856
Mpacha	MPA	FYMP	Mpacha Airport	Be1900	SW405
Ondangwa	OND	FYOA	Ondangwa Airport	Be1900	SW154 & SW156
Oranjemund	OMD	FYOG	Oranjemund Airport	Be1900	SW856 & SW858
Walvis Bay	WVB	FYWB	Walvis Bay Airport	Be1900	SW856
Windhoek	ERS	FYWE	Eros Airport	Be1900	Domestic Hub
Windhoek	WDH	FYWH	Windhoek Hosea Kutako International Airport	A340 - B737 - BE1900	International Hub
Angola
Luanda	LAD	FNLU	Quatro de Fevereiro Airport	B737	SW172
Botswana
Maun	MUB	FBMN	Maun Airport	Be1900	SW140
South Africa
Cape Town	CPT	FACT	Cape Town International Airport	B737	SW742 & SW744
Johannesburg	JNB	FAJS	OR Tambo International Airport	B737	SW710 & SW712
Zimbabwe
Victoria Falls	VFA	FVFA	Victoria Falls Airport	Be1900	SW140

[edit] Europe

City	Airport Code		Airport Name	Aircraft	Remarks
	IATA	ICAO
United Kingdom
London	LGW	EGKK	London Gatwick Airport	A340	SW385
Germany
Frankfurt	FRA	EDDF	Frankfurt International Airport	A340	SW285

[edit] Fleet

The Air Namibia fleet consists of the following aircraft (at March 2007)^[1] :

[edit] External links

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[edit] References