Pelican Air Services
South African based airline
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Pelican Air Services was a trading name of Federal Air, an airline based in Johannesburg, South Africa. It now trades under the name Federal Air, and no longer uses the Pelican Air branding.
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| Founded | 2001 | ||||||
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Ceased operations | 2009 | ||||||
| Hubs | O.R. Tambo International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 1 (defunct) | ||||||
| Parent company | Federal Air | ||||||
| Headquarters | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||||||
| Website | http://www.pelicanair.co.za | ||||||
It operated scheduled services. Its main base was O.R. Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg, with hubs at Vilankulo Airport, Mozambique and at Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport.[1]
History
The airline was established by PWD Farquhar in the late 1990s in association with TTA Mozambique. In 2001 JF Pienaar joined the company (PWD Farquhar (67%) and JF Pienaar (33%)) and had 19 employees (at March 2007).[1]
Destinations
Pelican Air Services operated services from Johannesburg to Vilanculos, and onto the Bazaruto Archipelago in association with Mozambique airline, ASAS de Moçambique.[1]
Fleet
As of 29 November 2009 the Pelican Air Services fleet included:[2]
- 1 ATR 42-320 (which was operated by Solenta Aviation)
