Wilderness Air
Airline of Botswana
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Wilderness Air, formerly known as Sefofane Air Charter, is an air charter company headquartered in Botswana, Africa.[1][2] It operates regularly scheduled and sole-use charter flights, as well as limited cargo operations. It also owns and operates a charity called Children in the Wilderness which offers children in rural areas flights and educates them about their camps and local wildlife.[3][4] It further operates the first flight simulator in Botswana, to train pilots on the Cessna 208B Grand Caravan.[5]
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| Founded | 1991 | ||||||
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| Operating bases | Maun, Botswana | ||||||
| Hubs | Maun International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 22 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Maun, Botswana | ||||||
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| Website | www | ||||||
History
The company was founded in 1991 as Sefofane Air Charter by Neil and Suzy Lumsden operating one Cessna 206.[2]
The company operates in Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. The airline's main base of operations is in Maun, Botswana.[1]
Fleet
Wilderness operates the following aircraft:
Accidents and incidents
The company had a fatal Cessna 210 accident in April 2010. The aircraft apparently broke up in mid air during a flight from Damaraland to Swakopmund, Namibia. The pilot, the sole occupant of the aircraft, was killed.[6]
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