Air Namibia
Air Namibia was the flag carrier of Namibia.[3] It was based in Windhoek. It began in 1947 with the name South West Air Transport.[4] The name was changed to Namib Air in 1966.[5] The government of South Africa bought the airline in 1982. The Air Namibia name was introduced in October 1991.[6] In 2009, Air Namibia launched a frequent-flyer program. It is called Reward$.[7] Before 2013, Air Namibia used to borrow planes from other companies. In 2011, Air Namibia bought two new Airbus A319. They were delivered in 2013 and used to be owned by the airline the airline used to fly to european and african countries[8] in february 2021 it was closed and liquidated by the government of Namibia due do the outstanding debt and many years of financial dependence on government support [9][10]
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| Founded | November 1946 | |||
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| Frequent-flyer program | Reward$ | |||
| Fleet size | 10 | |||
| Destinations | 18 | |||
| Parent company | Government of Namibia (100%) | |||
| Headquarters | Windhoek, Namibia | |||
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| Employees | 692 (February 2017)[2] | |||
| Website | airnamibia | |||
Gallery
One of the A319's that Air Namibia bought in 2013 
The cabin on an Air Namibia Boeing 747
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Air Namibia Media
An Air Namibia Boeing 747SP at Frankfurt Airport in 1996.
An Air Namibia McDonnell Douglas MD-11 at Zurich Airport in 2005.
An Air Namibia Airbus A340-300 at Frankfurt Airport in 2013.
Air Namibia Airbus A330-200
An Air Namibia Boeing 747-400 departs Frankfurt Airport in 2001.
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References
- ↑ 'New acting MD for Air Namibia. Namibian Sun, 13 August 2015Namibiansun.com. Retrieved 2017-09-13.
- ↑ Know Your SOEs: Air Namibia (Pty) Ltd Archived 2017-02-23 at the Wayback Machine, New Era, February 23, 2017
- ↑ Air Namibia Flight Bookings - SA Airlines. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ↑ FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BOLD (28 January 2009). ISBN 9781462813902. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ↑ Air Namibia flight schedule. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ↑ Air Namibia Flight Bookings & Vouchers - SW Flights. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ↑ Reward$. Air Namibia. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ↑ Flight Schedule (Effective 29 June 2018–27 October 2018Air Namibia.
- ↑ Air Namibia ceases operations, gov't to announce liquidation. ch-aviation. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- ↑ Air Namibia ist am Ende (in de-CH). aeroTELEGRAPH (2021-02-11). Retrieved 2021-02-15.