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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 |
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]
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]
Wilderness operates the following aircraft:
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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