Civair

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Civair is an airline and helicopter charter operator based in Cape Town, South Africa. The company's core business is the operation of helicopter charters.

In March 2004, an attempt was made at starting up a low-cost airline flying between Cape Town and London Stansted, serving the route three times a week with a Boeing 747^[1].

In December 2004, about 7,400 passengers were left out-of-pocket when it transpired that Civair did not have an aircraft available for the flights, and neither did it have the funding to offer any alternatives. Amidst the public relations disaster that followed, partial refunds were given to passengers who purchased tickets on their website http://www.civair.com, their only ticket outlet. None of the passengers were ever officially notified of the cancellations. Civair received a further blow when it was discovered that the Proudly South African logo (a South African business standards association) was being illegally used, with Civair not being a member. In 2005, the company's director Andy Cluver, together with Kobus Nell, the organization's accountant, were called to account for Civair's actions by the CAA (Civil Aviation Authority) in South Africa.

Contents 1 Code Data 2 History 2.1 Organisational Structure 3 Fleet 4 External links 5 References

[edit] Code Data

• IATA Code: 2I
• ICAO Code: CIW ^[1]
• Callsign: CIVFLIGHT

[edit] History

Since 1989 Civair has operated helicopter and business charter services.^[1]

[edit] Organisational Structure

Civair Helicopters CC operates the helicopter and fixed wing charter services, the main business of the organisation. Civair Airways (Pty) Ltd was due to operate the web-based international budget airline.

[edit] Fleet

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As at 2004, Civair utilises 6 helicopters, and 6 aeroplanes. It owns a Kingair 900 aeroplane which is valued at 50,000 Dollars. The remaining aircraft are privately owned as follows:

Helicopters:

• 2 Bell Jet Ranger Helicopters
• 1 Hughes 500
• 2 Robinson R44
• 1 BO 105

Aircraft:

• 1 Strikemaster Jet
• 1 Cessna 207
• 1 Cessna 414
• 1 Pilatus PC12
• 1 Pilatus PC12
• 1 Beech Kingair 200

These aircraft are on a permanent sub-contract basis to the Civair.

[edit] External links

• Civair Helicopters
• Civair Airlines

[edit] References

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