Regional Air

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Regional Air Services
IATA ICAO Callsign
8N REG REGIONAL SERVICES
Founded1997
AOC #25
HubsArusha Airport
Fleet size5
DestinationsSchedule and charter flights within Tanzania and also East, South and Central Africa
Parent companyAirkenya Aviation
HeadquartersArusha, Tanzania
Websitewww.regionaltanzania.com

Regional Air Services is an airline based in Arusha, Tanzania. It is the Tanzanian division of Airkenya and operates domestic services and charter flights in East and Southern Africa.[1]

History[edit]

The airline was established in 1997 and started operations in July 1997. It is wholly owned by Airkenya Aviation.[1]

Services[edit]

Scheduled services are operated to Arusha, Kilimanjaro, Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar, Manyara, Seronera, Grumeti, Fort Ikoma, Kogatende, Lobo, Sasakwa, Ndutu, and Tarime. Charter flights are also operated throughout the country.[2]

Fleet[edit]

Regional Air DHC-7 at Arusha Airport
Regional Air DHC-8 at Arusha Airport

The Regional Air Services (Tanzania) fleet comprises the following aircraft (as of November 2018):[3]

Regional Air Services Fleet
Aircraft In
Fleet
Orders Passengers Notes
Cessna 208 Caravan 2 13
De Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter 1[4] 18
Reims-Cessna F406 Caravan II 1 11
Bombardier Dash 8 1 37
Total 5

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Flight International 12–18 April 2005
  2. ^ "www.airkenya.com - Kenya and Tanzania African Safaris and Wildlife, Book online your flights". www.airkenya.com. Archived from the original on 9 January 2007.
  3. ^ "Regional Air Services Fleet". Regional Air Services. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part Two)". Airliner World (November 2016): 33.

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