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NATURELINKFounded 1997 Ceased operations 2011 (merged into National Airways) Operating bases Wonderboom Airport Destinations Headquarters Pretoria, South Africa Website naturelink.co.za (defunct) Naturelink Aviation, also known as Naturelink Charter,[1] was an airline from South Africa, which offered corporate and private charter flights, as well as worldwide aircraft lease services. The company was based at Wonderboom Airport in Pretoria.[2]
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History
Naturelink Aviation was founded in 1997. In mid-2004, 60 percent of the shares were acquired by Safair, through Imperial Holdings.[3] In September 2008, Naturelink was purchased by Runway Assets Management.[3]
In 2010, National Airways became the new owner of the airline. Naturelink's fleet and operations were gradually merged into the Lanseria-based company.[4] By mid-2011, this transition was finished, and the Naturelink brand was shut down.
Fleet
The fleet of eight Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia[1] that formed the backbone of the Naturelink fleet were transferred to National Airways upon takeover.[4] Over the years, Naturelink also operated the larger aircraft types Boeing 727, 737-200, Douglas DC-3 and DC-9,[3] as well as smaller airplanes like Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante,[5] Cessna 208, PAC 750XL or Socata TBM.[6]
Accidents
On 1 October 2004, a Naturelink Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante (registered ZS-OWO) crashed during take-off from Douala International Airport in Cameroon, when control was lost following an engine failure. The airplane was destroyed, but the four occupants survived the accident.[5]
References
- ^ a b Naturelink Embraer fleet list at airfleets.net
- ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International: p. 54. 2007-04-10.
- ^ a b c Information about Naturelink at the Aero Transport Data Bank
- ^ a b "Embraer Names National Airways Corporation New Authorized Service Center". Embraer press release issued 16 December 2010, regarding the transition of the service contract for its aircraft from Naturelink to National Airways.
- ^ a b 2004 incident description at the Aviation Safety Network
- ^ "Directory: World Airlines Part 3 (2009)". Flight International: 29–90. 2009-04-14.
External links
Categories:- Defunct airlines of South Africa
- Airlines established in 1997
- Airlines disestablished in 2011
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