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History
Founded in 1991 by CEO Vernon Bricknell Nationwide Airlines is a privately owned company, initially as a charter company, providing charter services within Africa for the United Nations and the World Food Programme, as well as other ad-hoc passenger and cargo charters.
The Airline was established in 1995 to provide a domestic scheduled service and is now one of three major airline carriers in South Africa. The Airline is one of four companies within the Nationwide Air Group, the others being Nationwide Aircraft Charter, Nationwide Aircraft Maintenance and Nationwide Aircraft Support. The group currently employs over 700 personnel.
Nationwide Airlines enjoys a revenue share of more than 10% of the South African Market. Started primarily as a leisure airline, it has now developed a very strong corporate passenger base, which now outweighs the leisure travel by 60/40.
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The Fleet
The Nationwide Air Group operates a fleet of 23 jet aircraft, mainly consisting of Boeing 727's (100 and 200 series) and Boeing 737 - 200 Advanced aircraft, plus one long haul Boeing 767-300 ER
Boeing 737
8 x 200ADV series
Passenger capacity:
200 series - 12 Business, 92 Economy
Engines: 2 x Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15 or JT8D-17A
Range: 3 700km - 5 600km
Cruising speed: 800km/h
Cruising altitude: 35 000ft
Boeing 727
2 x 100 series
3 x 200 series
Passenger capacity:
100 series - 10 business, 108 Economy
200 series - 10 business, 139 Economy
Engines: 3 x Pratt & Whitney JT8D
Range: 3 700km
Cruising speed: 833km/h
Cruising altitude; 35 000ft
Boeing 767-300 ER Extended Range
Passenger Capacity:
188 Economy, 53 Economy Plus
Engines: Pratt & Whitney 4062
Range: 10400km
Cruising Altitude: 36 000ft
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