Mahogany Air

Mahogany Air
IATA ICAO Call sign
KT HOG HOGAN AIR
FoundedMarch 2014 (2014-03)
Commenced operations1 July 2016 (2016-07-01)
HubsKenneth Kaunda International Airport
Focus citiesHarry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport
Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport
Fleet size3
Destinations6
HeadquartersLusaka, Zambia
Key peopleDr Jim Belemu (CEO)
Websitewww.mahoganyair.com

Mahogany Air is a Zambian regional airline based in Lusaka with its hub at Lusaka International Airport. Mahogany Air has its corporate headquarters at East Park Mall, Great East Road, Lusaka.[1]

History

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Mahogany Air is a privately owned airline which was founded in 2013 by molecular scientist Jim Belemu[2] and which began operations in 2016.

Destinations

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Mahogany Air flies domestic routes to Livingstone, Mansa, Ndola, and Solwezi and regional routes to Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Country City Airport Notes/Refs
Zambia Lusaka Lusaka International Airport
Zambia Livingstone Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport
Zambia Ndola Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport [3]
Zambia Mansa Mansa Airport
Zambia Solwezi Solwezi Airport [4]
Democratic Republic of the Congo Lubumbashi Lubumbashi International Airport [5]

Fleet

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Mahogany Air fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
F C Y Total
Beechcraft 1900 1 19 19 [6]
Embraer EMB 120 2 30 30 Wet-leased from Sahara African Aviation, South Africa[7]
Total 3

References

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  1. ^ "Corporate Head Office". Mahogany Air. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  2. ^ "A success story of a Zambian private airline (Mahogany Air) run by a molecular scientist, 22 August 2019". The Business Telegraph. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  3. ^ "MAHOGANY AIR LAUNCHES LUSAKA-NDOLA DIRECT FLIGHT, 17 July 2017". Times of Zambia. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Mahogany Air Resumes Operations, 12 September 2016". Zambia Daily Mail. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Zambia's Mahogany Air to launch int'l flights, 7 February 2019". ch-aviation. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Zambia's Mahogany Air adds maiden Beech 1900D, 1 October 2018". ch-aviation. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Zambia's Mahogany Air resumes operations, 27 June 2017". ch-aviation. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
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