Nationwide Airlines

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Nationwide Airlines
IATA CE	ICAO NTW	Callsign NATIONWIDE
Founded		1991
Hubs		OR Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg
Focus cities		Cape Town International Airport and Durban International Airport
Fleet size		17
Destinations		8
Headquarters		Lanseria, Johannesburg, South Africa
Key people
Website: http://www.flynationwide.co.za

Nationwide Airlines is an airline based in Lanseria, South Africa. Nationwide is South Africa's third full-service airline after South African Airways and Comair. The airline serves domestic and regional destinations as well as international flights to London Gatwick Airport using a Boeing 767-300ER. Its main base is OR Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg.

Contents 1 Code Data 2 History 3 Destinations 4 Fleet 5 External links 6 References

[edit] Code Data

• IATA Code: CE
• ICAO Code: NTW
• Callsign: NATIONWIDE ^[1]

[edit] History

The airline was founded in 1995 by Chief Executive Vernon Bricknell and began operating charter services within Africa for the United Nations and the World Food Programme, as well as ad hoc passenger and cargo charters. Domestic scheduled operations were started in December 1995 under Nationwide Airlines, which is now one of four companies within the group that consists of Nationwide Air Charter, Nationwide Aircraft Maintenance and Nationwide Aircraft Support. In 2003 it inaugurated an intercontinental service with widebody aircraft ^[2].

Nationwide plans to expand its international operations with flights to Munich and possibly Shanghai or Beijing. A second 767 was to enter service in November 2006, however Nationwide failed to secure the purchase. Aircraft also under consideration for the longhaul routes are the Boeing 747-400 and Boeing 777-200ER. In February 2005, the airline began updating its fleet by introducing its first Boeing 737-500 into service. It thus became the first and only operator of the -500 type in South Africa. ^[3]

In March 2007 the airline was awarded as the most punctual scheduled airline between London and Johannesburg according to UK CAA statistics by FlightOnTime.info.

[edit] Destinations

Nationwide Airlines currently (March 2006) serves following destinations^{[citation needed]}:

• Africa
  • South Africa: Cape Town, Durban, George, Johannesburg, Kruger Park, Port Elizabeth
  • Zambia: Livingstone

• Europe
  • United Kingdom: London (Gatwick)

[edit] Fleet

The Nationwide Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (at August 2006) ^[4] :

• 2 Boeing 727-200 (Used mostly for charter and regional work)
• 12 Boeing 737-200 (Used on primary domestic and regional routes)
• 2 Boeing 737-500 (Used on primary domestic and regional routes)
• 1 Boeing 767-300ER (Used on Johannesburg-Gatwick route)

[edit] External links

• Nationwide Airlines
• Nationwide Airlines Fleet
• Nationwide Airlines Passenger Opinions

[edit] References

1. ^ Airline Codes November 2006
2. ^ Flight International 12-18 April 2005
3. ^ Airliner World, April 2005
4. ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006