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A recognised leader in the aviation industry in Tanzania, we began in 1997 with one pilot and one aircraft. We are affilitated to the long-established Nairobi-based domestic airline, Airkenya. We are based in the northern Tanzanian town of Arusha. Arusha is the starting point of safaris into northern Tanzania.

Our fleet consists of twin-engined aircraft (3 x Twin Otters), allowing for the transport of 52 passengers at a time. We only operate turbo prop aircraft as these are proven to be the most reliable type of engines from safety statistics conducted in the Unites States.

We operate daily scheduled flights and private charters to any destination within East, Central and Southern Africa.

Onward Flights
Our schedule links with Airkenya's flights to and from Nairobi and also with flights to Pemba, Mafia and the Selous from Zanzibar and Dar es Salaam.

Group Travel
We have considered experience of moving medium to large groups anywhere in East Africa.

Personnel
The Company presently employs 37 staff, 10 of whom are pilots. Regional was set up and managed for seven years by one of East Africa's best-known pilots, Iris McCallum. She built a reputation for Regional Air Services based on safety, reliability and friendly efficiency. (Iris was awarded the "Guinness Stout Effort" award for bravery in flying in 1980, an acclaim not endowed on many.)

Honours
Setting standards like flying being the first airline to only turbo-prop aircraft, and recruiting the best pilots, Regional Air Services has maintained its poll position amongst the proliferation of air charter companies in Tanzania. Visiting dignitaries and celebrities, have for the most part, flown with us. A recent on is pictured here; the President of Finland flew in February 2003, booked by the Government of Tanzania.

Insurance
Considered an important factor in the business, each aircraft carries a combined passenger/third party liability cover of US$50 million as well as the recent hull war risk cover. The insurance is placed in the London underwriting market through the Company's brokers, Willis Ltd. in London.

Maintenance
Our maintenance and engineering is done by Airkenya Engineering in Nairobi, Kenya, which is a workstation approved by the Kenya and Tanzania Directorates of Civil Aviation. All aircraft are fitted with weather avoidance systems (radar) as well as HF radios or Sat phones to enable communication with the offices, other aircraft and clients.

Approvals
We have been selected as the personnel carrier for a number of multi-national companies like Anglo American, BP, Resolute Mining and Abbot Laboratories. More recently Grumeti Reserves have two years in a row approved Regional as their preferred carrier. Approval has only been given after conducting thorough technical and operational audits.

Satisfied Customers of Regional Air Services

Mandela attending the Burundi Peace Talks in March 2001

Kofi Annan having a break from opening the United Nations Criminal Tribunal in Arusha