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| Executive Travel: Johannesburg |
Private Aviation
Michelle Seaton
06/01/2005
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These companies will recommend a port of entry, obtain flyover
permissions, approach and landing permissions, warn of any fees, help facilitate
customs clearances and arrange for transportation to resorts or hotels. Each
port of entry boasts of at least one such company.
Progress Air
+27.11.659.2945, www.progressair.co.za
Progress
manages a fleet of medium-range business jets, turboprops and twin-engine piston
aircraft for owners, which it then makes available for charter. It provides
in-flight catering for business jets, as well as accommodations, safaris, tours
and other travel services.
Sefofane
+27.11.701.3700, www.sefofane.com
Wilderness Safaris
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+27.11.807.1800, www.wilderness-safaris.com
Sefofane
charter company closely works with Wilderness Safaris, a safari organizer based
in Botswana that advertises heavily in North America and Europe. It specializes
in travel to game lodges. The company recently has opened offices at Lanseria to
transport people to the smaller game lodges in Botswana, Namibia and
Zimbabwe.
Swift Flite Charters
+27.11.701.3298, www.swiftflite.co.za
This aircraft
management and charter company is based in Lanseria, but also has an office at
JIA. Its fleet includes Learjets, Hawker 800s, Citations and the KingAir 200.
The company makes regular trips to area game parks, including MalaMala and
Mashatu in Botswana.
ExecuJet
+27.11.516.2332, www.execujet.co.za
This is the one
company that operates most like a traditional FBO. It has its own building and
lounge (although international flights must still clear customs at the main
airport facility). The company charters PC12 and Global Express jets, and is the
official maintenance and sales facility for Bombardier aircraft.
Cape Aviation Business Centre
+27.21.934.2940, www.cabc.co.za
Cape Aviation is the largest
general aviation service at Cape Town, with three hangars available to secure
aircraft. The company will assist with every detail of handling an aircraft from
the moment of touchdown and can assist in coordinating travel details for
passengers and crew. This company does not operate a charter business, but it
will put you in touch with one: National Airways Corp. in Cape Town.
Executive Aerospace
+27.31.408.9600, www.aerospace.co.za
Executive has the
largest charter aircraft available, including Boeing 737 and Douglas DC9 jets.
Executive also provides back-up service for regional airlines and flies
humanitarian aid missions,
so it is usually able to offer a comfortable
experience for large groups and can conduct maintenance on larger business
jets.
National Airways Corp.
+27.31.571.8302, www.dbn.nac.co.za
National is one of the
largest general aviation businesses in South Africa. It has aircraft from twin
pistons to turboprops ranging from the KingAir 200 and Hawker 800 to the Learjet
45 and up to a Challenger 604.
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