Fleet
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | |||
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| 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 | — | |||||
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| Founded | March 2014 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 1 July 2016 | ||||||
| Hubs | Kenneth Kaunda International Airport | ||||||
| Focus cities | Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 3 | ||||||
| Destinations | 6 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Lusaka, Zambia | ||||||
| Key people | Dr Jim Belemu (CEO) | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
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]
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| 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] |
| 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 | — | |||||
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