Naturelink Aviation, also known as Naturelink Charter,[1] was an airline from South Africa, which offered corporate and private charter flights, as well as worldwide aircraft lease services. The company was based at Wonderboom Airport in Pretoria.[2]
History
Naturelink Aviation was founded in 1997 by Chris Briers. In mid-2004, 60 percent of the shares were acquired by Safair, through Imperial Holdings.[3] As Naturelink operated charter flights to possibly unsafe regions like Iraq or Afghanistan, the company participated in the testing of CAMPS, a countermeasure against portable anti-aircraft missiles developed by Saab.[4]
In September 2008, Naturelink was purchased by Runway Assets Management.[3] Another change of ownership happened in 2010 through the acquisition by National Airways Corporation. Subsequently, Naturelink's fleet and operations were gradually merged into the Lanseria-based company.[5] By mid-2011, this transition had been completed, and the Naturelink brand was shut down.
Fleet
The fleet of eight Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia[1] that formed the backbone of the Naturelink fleet were transferred to National Airways upon takeover.[5] Over the years, Naturelink also operated the larger aircraft types Boeing 727, 737-200, Douglas DC-3 and DC-9,[3] as well as smaller airplanes like Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante,[6] Cessna 208, PAC 750XL or Socata TBM.[7]
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