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{{Short description|Former flag carrier of Namibia}}
{{Infobox airline
| airline = Air Namibia
| image = Air Namibia logo.svg
| image_size = 
| IATA = SW
| ICAO = NMB
| callsign = NAMIBIA
| founded = {{Start date and age|1946|11}}<!-- <br />[[City]], [[State/Province]], [[Country]] -->
| commenced = 
| ceased = {{End date|2021|02|11}}<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Air Namibia's staff sent home as airline is to be liquidated|url=https://www.nbc.na/news/air-namibias-staff-sent-home-airline-be-liquidated.40768|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225190630/https://www.nbc.na/news/air-namibias-staff-sent-home-airline-be-liquidated.40768|archive-date=25 February 2021|access-date=2021-02-15|website=NBC}}</ref>
| hubs = {{nowrap|[[Hosea Kutako International Airport]]}}
| secondary_hubs = {{unbulleted list|[[Eros Airport]]}}
| frequent_flyer = Reward$
| fleet_size = 10
| destinations = 18
| parent = {{nowrap|[[Government of Namibia]] (fully owned)}}
| headquarters = [[Windhoek, Namibia]]
| key_people = {{nowrap|Theo Mberirua (interim [[Chief Executive Officer|CEO]])}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://centreforaviation.com/news/air-namibia-appoints-new-interim-ceo-1010472/|title=Air Namibia Appoints new interim CEO |publisher=centerfor aviation.com |date=13 July 2020}}</ref>
| num_employees = 600 (February 2021)<ref name="aerotelegraph.com"/>
| website = 
}}

'''Air Namibia (Pty) Limited''', which traded as '''Air Namibia''', was the [[national airline]] of [[Namibia]],<ref name="Namibia Set To Establish New National Airline" /> headquartered in the country's capital, [[Windhoek]].<ref>{{cite web|title= Air Namibia – Contact Us|url= http://www.airnamibia.com.na/contact-us|publisher= Air Namibia|access-date= 15 July 2011|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121018194344/http://www.airnamibia.com.na/contact-us|archive-date= 18 October 2012|url-status= usurped|df= dmy-all}}</ref> It operated scheduled domestic, regional, and international passenger and cargo services, having its international [[Airline hub|hub]] in [[Windhoek Hosea Kutako International Airport]] and a domestic hub at the smaller [[Windhoek Eros Airport]]. {{as of|2013|12}}, the [[Air carrier|carrier]] was wholly owned by the [[Government of Namibia|Namibian government]].<ref name="Corporate Profile" /> Air Namibia was a member of both the [[International Air Transport Association]] and the [[African Airlines Association]].

== History ==
=== Early years ===
[[File:Air_Namibia_Boeing_747SP_ZS-SPB_FRA_1996-10-3.png|thumb|An Air Namibia [[Boeing 747SP]] at [[Frankfurt Airport]] in 1996.]]
The origins of the airline trace back to {{start date|1946|11}}, when ''South West Air Transport (SWAT)'' was established. Using [[Ryan Navion]] aircraft, this carrier started operations in 1949 linking Windhoek with [[Grootfontein]].{{#tag:ref|Also reported to having started operations in 1948.<ref name="FI2004" />|group="nb"}} Charter and cargo flights were also undertaken. In 1950, the company started feeder services for [[South African Airways]]. By 1958, a fleet of seven Ryan Navions and one [[de Havilland Dragon Rapide]] served a route network that included Grootfontein, [[Tsumeb]], [[Otjiwarongo]], [[Outjo]], [[Swakopmund]], [[Walvis Bay]] and Windhoek.{{sfnp|Guttery|1998|p=136}} On 26 March 1959,<ref name="FI1985" /> SWAT merged with ''Oryx Aviation'' — a small passenger airline established three years earlier{{sfnp|Guttery|1998|p=135}}— to form ''South West Airways'' ({{langx|af|Suidwes Lugdiens}}).<ref name="FI1981" /><ref name="Air Malawi General Manager" /> [[IATA]] membership was gained later that year.<ref name="Flight1959-95" />

Two [[Cessna 205]]s were purchased, entering the fleet in {{start date|1962|12}} and eventually replacing the Navions.{{sfnp|Guttery|1998|p=136}} ''Namibair'', set up as a charter airline in 1963, became a subsidiary company of Suidwes Lugdiens in 1966.<ref name="FI1972-43" /> In 1969, [[Safmarine]] acquired a 50% stake in Suidwes,<ref name="FI1972-43" /> eventually boosting its participation to 85%.<ref name="FI1975-268" /> At {{start date|1970|2}}, the Suidwes fleet comprised four [[Piper PA-23|Piper Aztecs]], one [[de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver]], two [[Piper PA-28 Cherokee]]s, one [[Cessna 182]], one Cessna 205, one [[Cessna 206]], one [[Cessna 402]], three [[Douglas DC-3]]s and five [[Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche]]s; at this time the carrier had 45 employees.<ref name="FI1970-212" /> A [[Fairchild-Hiller FH-227]] was acquired in 1974, and a [[Convair 580]] was later incorporated into the fleet to perform charter flights carrying miners to their jobs in Grootfontein and Tsumeb.{{sfnp|Guttery|1998|p=136}}

Suidwes merged into '''Namib Air''' on 1 December 1978.<ref name="FI2004" />{{sfnp|Guttery|1998|p=136}} The [[South West Africa]]n government became the major shareholder in 1982.<ref name="SW History">{{cite web|title=About us – History &#124; Air Namibia |url=http://www.airnamibia.com.na/node/7 |publisher=Air Namibia |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120718154357/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.airnamibia.com.na%2Fnode%2F7 |archive-date=18 July 2012 |url-status=usurped }}</ref> Following the creation of the ''South West Africa National Transport Corporation'' in 1986, Namib Air took over all air transport operations in the country.<ref name="FI1989">{{cite journal|title=World Airline Directory – Namib Air |journal=[[Flight International]] |date=1 April 1989 |page=106 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1989/1989%20-%200916.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104185922/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1989/1989%20-%200916.html |archive-date=4 November 2012 |access-date=5 July 2012 |url-status=live  }}</ref> The airline was designated as the country's [[flag carrier]] in 1987.<ref name="FI2004" /><ref name="FI1989" /> That year, two 19-seater [[Beech 1900]]s were bought. In 1988, the company was incorporated into the Namibian state-owned holding company [[Transnamib]].{{sfnp|Guttery|1998|p=135}} On 6 August 1989, a [[Boeing 737|Boeing 737-200]] [[lease]]d from [[South African Airways]] that flew the Windhoek–[[Johannesburg]] route inaugurated the carrier's [[Jet aircraft|jet]] era.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Namib Air plans US flights |journal=[[Flight International]] |date=2 September 1989 |page=11 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1989/1989%20-%202673.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105170303/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1989/1989%20-%202673.html |archive-date=5 November 2012 |access-date=5 July 2012 |quote=SAA recently leased a Boeing 737 to Namib Air for its first jet flights between Windhoek, Johannesburg, and Cape Town. |url-status=live  }}</ref><ref name="FI1990">{{cite journal|title=World Airline Directory – Namib Air |journal=[[Flight International]] |page=113 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1990/1990%20-%200765.html |date=14–20 March 1990 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104154453/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1990/1990%20-%200765.html |archive-date=4 November 2012 |access-date=5 July 2012 |url-status=live  }}</ref> In {{MONTHNAME|10}} the same year, a third Beech 1900 was incorporated into the fleet.{{sfnp|Guttery|1998|p=135}}

[[File:Air_Namibia_MD-11_V5-NMD_ZRH_2005-6-29.png|thumb|An Air Namibia [[McDonnell Douglas MD-11]] at [[Zurich Airport]] in 2005.]]
Services to [[Lusaka]] and [[Luanda]] were launched in 1990 and 1991, respectively.{{sfnp|Guttery|1998|p=135}} Following the independence of the country, the company was re-christened again, adopting the current name of ''Air Namibia'' in {{start date|1991|10}}.<ref name="FI2004" /> The early 1990s also saw the launch of long-haul services to Europe: the Windhoek–[[Frankfurt]] route started being flown in 1991 twice a week using a [[Boeing 747SP]], and London was included into the route network in 1992,<ref name="SW History" /> with a non-stop flight.{{sfnp|Guttery|1998|p=134}} In 1993, services to Frankfurt, which were served twice-weekly, were also extended to London.{{sfnp|Guttery|1998|p=134}} Air Namibia was re-absorbed into the Namibian government after an injection of {{US$|3700000|link=yes|1998}} in 1998, following the precarious cash position it was led into by TransNamib.<ref>{{cite news|title=Government saves Air Namibia |author=Hilka Birns |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/1998/12/09/45828/government-saves-air-namibia.html |agency=[[Flight International]] |location=Cape Town |work=[[Flightglobal.com]] |date=9 December 1998 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150407102401/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/government-saves-air-namibia-45828/ |archive-date=7 April 2015 |access-date=1 May 2012 |url-status=live  }}</ref> [[LTU International|LTU]], Germany's second largest airline at the time, entered into a ''codeshare agreement'' with Air Namibia in February 1998.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://allafrica.com/stories/199804170126.html| title = Reference at allafrica.com}}</ref> Air Namibia acquired a new [[Boeing 747-400|Boeing 747-400 Combi]] in {{start date|1999|4}} with financial aid from the [[U.S. Export Import Bank]].<ref name="Air Namibia Acquires Boeing 747-400 Combi" /> Named ''[[Welwitschia]]'', the aircraft was handed over by the manufacturer in {{MONTHNAME|10}} that year.<ref name="Air Namibia Takes Delivery of Its First Boeing 747-400 Combi" /> The new machine came to replace the carrier's Boeing 747SP,<ref name="Namibia boosts cargo with 747 Combi" /> and was retired in 2004.<ref name="Namibia: National Airline Enters New Era" /> That year, the carrier started flying the [[McDonnell Douglas MD-11]].<ref name="FI2004-69" />

=== Developments since the 2000s ===
[[File:Air Namibia A340-300 V5-NME FRA 2013-07-14.png|thumb|An Air Namibia Airbus A340-300 at Frankfurt Airport in 2013.]]
By {{start date|2000|4}}, the airline's employees numbered 418. At this time, Air Namibia operated a [[Boeing 727|Boeing 727-100]], two [[Boeing 737|Boeing 737-200 Advanced]], one Boeing 747-400 Combi and three [[Beechcraft 1900|Raytheon Beech 1900Cs]] that served [[Cape Town]], Frankfurt, Johannesburg, London, [[Luanda]], [[Luderitz]], [[Lusaka]], [[Maun, Botswana|Maun]], [[Mokuti Lodge]], [[Mpacha]], [[Ondangwa]], [[Oranjemund]], Swakopmund, [[Victoria Falls Airport|Victoria Falls]], Walvis Bay and Windhoek.<ref name="FI2000-63" /> That year, the airline joined the African Airlines Association.<ref>{{cite web|title= AFRAA Current members – Air Namibia|url= http://www.afraa.org/index.php/membership/current-members/item/58|publisher= [[African Airlines Association|AFRAA]]|access-date= 15 July 2011|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121216042038/http://www.afraa.org/index.php/membership/current-members/item/58|archive-date= 16 December 2012|url-status= dead|df= dmy-all}}</ref>

The first of three [[Embraer ERJ 135]]s the airline [[Aircraft leasing|lease]]d from [[Régional]], intended to replace the Beechcraft 1900 fleet,<ref name="Aircraft News" /> was received in {{start date|2011|2}};<ref name="Air Namibia exploite son premier Embraer ERJ-135" /> likewise, the first of two leased [[Airbus A319|Airbus A319-100]]s entered the fleet in {{MONTHNAME|10}} the same year.<ref name="Namibia: National Airline Enters New Era" /> Intended as a replacement for the [[Boeing 737]] fleet,<ref name="Namibia: National Airline Enters New Era" /> the company ordered another two Airbus A319s in {{start date|2012|2}}, in a deal worth {{US$|90}}&nbsp;million;<ref name="Air Namibia commande deux Airbus A319" /><ref name="Air Namibia places order for two A319s" /> in {{MONTHNAME|7}} the same year, the carrier signed an agreement for the lease of two [[Airbus A330|Airbus A330-200s]], aimed at replacing the [[Airbus A340|Airbus A340-300s]].<ref name="Air Namibia signs lease agreement for two new Airbus A330-200 aircraft" /> Of the last two A319s ordered, the first one was incorporated into the fleet in early {{start date|2013|1}}.<ref name="Namibia: New Air Namibia Plane Arrives" /> In {{start date|2013|9}},<ref name="Air Namibia takes delivery of first A330-200" /> Air Namibia took delivery of its first Airbus A330-200.<ref name="A330-200s to cut costs" /><ref name="AirNam new planes unprofitable, but will cut down costs" />

In {{start date|2017|4}}, the airline was granted permission to fly to the United States by the US Department of Transportation. In March the airline completed a re-certification application by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (an audit process which was initiated in 2013), enabling the airline to fly to any EU member state.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newera.com.na/2017/05/22/air-namibia-granted-right-to-fly-into-us/|title=Air Namibia granted right to fly into US|last=Reporter|first=New Era Staff|date=22 May 2017|website=New Era Newspaper Namibia}}</ref>

===Decline and shutdown===
Air Namibia had been making losses since [[Independence of Namibia|Namibian independence]]. In 2020, its assets stood at below 1 billion [[Namibia Dollar|N$]], while its liabilities amounted to 3 billion N$. Around 11 billion N$ had been provided by [[Government of Namibia|government]] over the previous 20 years. The airline was essentially "on death row".<ref>{{Cite news | last1=Ngatjiheue | first1=Charmaine | last2=Shihepo | first2=Timo | last3=Immanuel | first3=Shinovene | title=THE END – Air Namibia shutdown to cost billions | url=https://namibian.com.na/air-namibia-air-service-licence-suspended/ | date=12 February 2021 | newspaper=[[The Namibian]]|language=en-ZA}}</ref>

On 8 July 2020 the Transportation Commission of Namibia suspended the carrier's Scheduled Air Services Licence, citing financial and safety concerns.<ref>{{Cite news | last=Shikongo | first=Arlana | title=Air Namibia air service licence suspended | url=https://namibian.com.na/air-namibia-air-service-licence-suspended/ | date=8 July 2020 | newspaper=[[The Namibian]]|language=en-ZA}}</ref> In October 2020 the airline was given notice by Belgian lawyer Anicet Baum, of the company Challengair, claiming that Air Namibia was insolvent and unable to repay its debts to Challengeair (an amount of 18,s million Euro), which was settled to be repaid in instalments until September 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2020-10-07|title=Air Namibia to resist liquidation|url=https://www.namibian.com.na/205238/archive-read/Air-Namibia-to-resist-liquidation|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-15|website=The Namibian}}</ref>

On 11 February 2021, the Namibian government announced the immediate shutdown and liquidation of Air Namibia due to overwhelming debt and years of financial dependence from the state.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Air Namibia ceases operations, gov't to announce liquidation|url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/100474-air-namibia-ceases-operations-govt-to-announce-liquidation|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-15|website=ch-aviation}}</ref><ref name="aerotelegraph.com">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2021-02-11|title=Air Namibia ist am Ende|trans-title=Air Namibia is finished|url=https://www.aerotelegraph.com/air-namibia-ist-am-ende|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-15|website=aeroTELEGRAPH|language=de-CH}}</ref> At the time of closure, the airline operated nine aircraft and employed approximately 600 staff.<ref name="aerotelegraph.com"/> The cost of shutting down the airline was estimated at {{US$|453,000,000|2021}}.<ref name="Namibia Set To Establish New National Airline" />

In late October 2021, a South African aviation company offered 3.2 billion Namibian dollars to purchase the airline.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.namibian.com.na/106950/read/SA-airline-offers-N$32-billion-for-Air-Namibia-%E2%80%A6-FlyWestair-rebrands-to-FlyNamibia |title=SA airline offers N$3,2 billion for Air Namibia … FlyWestair rebrands to FlyNamibia |publisher=thenamibian.co.na |date=3 November 2021 |accessdate=12 November 2021 |archive-date=12 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211112130223/https://www.namibian.com.na/106950/read/SA-airline-offers-N$32-billion-for-Air-Namibia-%E2%80%A6-FlyWestair-rebrands-to-FlyNamibia |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Destinations ==
{{main|List of Air Namibia destinations}}
{{As of|2018|06}}, the route network comprised 18 destinations and 19 airports in nine different countries in Africa and Europe, with seven of these destinations being domestic ones.<ref>{{cite web|title=Flight Schedule&nbsp;(Effective 29 June 2018{{ndash}}27 October 2018 |publisher=Air Namibia |url= http://www.airnamibia.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018.pdf|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180629222243/http://www.airnamibia.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018.pdf|archive-date= 29 June 2018 |url-status=usurped}}</ref>

===Codeshare agreements===
Air Namibia [[Codeshare agreement|codeshared]] with the following airlines, {{as of|2017|9|lc=yes}}:<ref>{{cite web|title= Flight Schedule&nbsp;(Effective {{start date|2017|9|3|df=yes}}–{{end date|2017|10|28|df=yes}})|publisher= Air Namibia|url= http://www.airnamibia.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Schedule-03-September-till-28-oct.pdf|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170823125444/http://www.airnamibia.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Schedule-03-September-till-28-oct.pdf|archive-date= 23 August 2017 |url-status=usurped}}</ref>
* [[Condor (airline)|Condor]]
* [[Ethiopian Airlines]]
* [[Kenya Airways]]
* [[Turkish Airlines]]

==Fleet==
[[File:Airbus_A330-200_Air_Namibia_(NMB)_F-WWYC_-_MSN_1451_-_Will_be_V5-ANO_(9716408773).jpg|thumb|Air Namibia [[Airbus A330-200]]]]
[[File:Air_Namibia_ERJ-135_Breidenstein-1.jpg|thumb|Air Namibia [[Embraer ERJ 145 family|Embraer ERJ 135ER]]]]

===Final fleet===
The Air Namibia fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of August 2019):<ref>{{cite journal|title=Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)|journal=Airliner World|issue=October 2019|page=21}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:center"
|+ Air Namibia fleet
|-
!rowspan="2"|Aircraft
!rowspan="2"|In service
!rowspan="2"|Orders
!colspan="3"|Passengers
!rowspan="2"|Notes
|-
!<abbr title="Prestige (Business) class">C</abbr>
!<abbr title="Economy class">Y</abbr>
!Total
|-
|[[Airbus A319-100]]
|4
||—
|16
|96
|112<ref name="Namibia: National Airline Enters New Era" /><ref name="Namibia: New Air Namibia Plane Arrives" />
|
|-
|[[Airbus A330-200]]
|2
|—
|30
|214
|244<ref name="Namibia: Air Namibia Introduces New Planes" />
|
|-
|[[Embraer ERJ 145 family|Embraer ERJ 135ER]]
|4
|2<ref name="aerospace">{{cite web|url=http://www.africanaerospace.aero/air-namibia-approves-acquisition-of-six-embraer-airliners.html |title=''Air Namibia approves acquisition of six Embraer airliners.'' African Aerospace, 10. August 2017 |publisher=Africanaerospace.aero |date=10 August 2017}}</ref>
|—
|37
|37
|
|-
| [[Embraer ERJ 145 family|Embraer ERJ 145ER]]
|—
| 4<ref name="aerospace"/>
|—
|50
|50
|
|-
!Total
!10
!6
!colspan="5"|
|}

===Fleet development===
In recent developments regarding the [[Embraer]] ERJ-135-fleet, Westair Aviation, a 100% Namibian-owned company, acquired the four aircraft from the previous owner, [[Air France]]. According to the new owners, Westair would've enabled the upgrade and renewal of the domestic and regional fleet.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.namibian.com.na/56926/read/Westair-to-adopt-Air-Namibia-lease-agreement|title=Westair to adopt Air Namibia lease agreement - The Namibian|work=The Namibian|access-date=2017-08-17|language=en|archive-date=18 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170718141359/http://www.namibian.com.na/56926/read/Westair-to-adopt-Air-Namibia-lease-agreement|url-status=dead}}</ref> In August 2017 the airline confirmed that it was committed to purchasing 2 new Embraer ERJ-135 and 4 new Embraer ERJ-145 jets, for delivery 2018<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/58563-air-namibia-to-acquire-more-erjs-for-renewal-growth |title=Air Namibia to acquire more ERJs for renewal, growth |work=ch-aviation |publisher=ch-aviation.com |access-date=13 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=BREVES |url=http://newsaero.info/compagnies-aeriennes-06-embraer-erj-135-et-145-pour-air-namibia/ |title=Compagnies aériennes – 06 Embraer ERJ 135 et 145 pour Air Namibia – NewsAero |publisher=Newsaero.info |access-date=13 September 2017 |archive-date=17 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170817164046/http://newsaero.info/compagnies-aeriennes-06-embraer-erj-135-et-145-pour-air-namibia/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=Air Namibia|journal=Airliner World|issue=October 2017|page=11}}</ref> However, none of those were ever delivered prior to the airline's demise.{{citation needed|date=June 2024}}

===Former fleet===
[[File:Air Namibia Boeing 747-400 V5-NMA FRA 2001-7-26.png|thumb|An Air Namibia [[Boeing 747-400]] departs [[Frankfurt Airport]] in 2001.]]
The company previously operated the following aircraft:<ref name="ATDB" />
{{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
* [[Airbus A340-300]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Our Fleet |publisher=Air Namibia |url=http://www.airnamibia.aero/about/our-fleet/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131103205631/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.airnamibia.aero%2Fabout%2Four-fleet%2F |archive-date=3 November 2013 |url-status=live  }}</ref>
* [[ATR 42]]<ref name="Good business" />
* [[Beechcraft 1900D]]<ref name="Air Namibia exploite son premier Embraer ERJ-135" />
* [[Boeing 727]]<ref name="Good business" />
* [[Boeing 737-200]]
* [[Boeing 737-200C]]
* [[Boeing 737-500]]
* [[Boeing 737-800]]
* [[Boeing 747SP]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Air Namibia leases SAA 747SP |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/1999/05/19/51324/air-namibia-leases-saa-747sp.html |agency=[[Flight International]] |publisher=[[Flightglobal.com]] |date=19 May 1999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104144044/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/air-namibia-leases-saa-747sp-51324/ |archive-date=4 November 2012 |access-date=5 July 2012 |url-status=live  }}</ref>
* [[Boeing 747-400]]
* [[Boeing 747-400 Combi]]<ref name="Namibia boosts cargo with 747 Combi" />
* [[Boeing 767-300ER]]
* [[Cessna 182]]<ref name="FI1981" />
* [[Cessna 210]]<ref name="FI1985" />
* [[Cessna 310]]<ref name="FI1985" />
* [[Cessna 402]]<ref name="FI1985" />
* [[Cessna 404 Titan|Cessna 404]]<ref name="FI1985" />
* [[Cessna 414]]<ref name="FI1985" />
* [[Convair CV-240 family#Civil variants|Convair 580]]{{sfnp|Guttery|1998|p=136}}
* [[Douglas C-47A]]
* [[Douglas C-47B]]
* [[List of Douglas DC-4 variants|Douglas C-54A]]
* [[List of Douglas DC-4 variants|Douglas C-54B]]
* [[Bombardier Dash 8#Series 300|DHC-8-300]]
* [[Douglas DC-4]]
* [[Douglas DC-6B]]
* [[Fairchild Hiller FH-227]]{{sfnp|Guttery|1998|p=136}}
* [[Fokker F28 Fellowship|Fokker F-28-3000]]
* [[Fokker F28 Fellowship|Fokker F-28-4000]]
* [[Hawker Siddeley HS 748#Variants|HS 748 Series 2A]]
* [[CASA/IPTN CN-235|Indonesian Aerospace CN-235]]<ref name="Air Namibia works new strategy" />
* [[McDonnell Douglas MD-11]]<ref name="FI2004-69" />
* [[Piper PA-31 Navajo]]<ref name="FI1981" />
* [[Piper PA-34 Seneca]]<ref name="FI1985" />
{{div col end}}

== See also ==
* [[List of airlines of Namibia]]
* [[List of defunct airlines of Namibia]]
* [[Transport in Namibia]]
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==Notes==
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== References ==
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<ref name="Aircraft News">{{cite news|title=Aircraft News |url=http://atwonline.com/aircraft-engines-components/news/aircraft-news-0202 |publisher=[[Air Transport World]] |date=3 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603141530/http://atwonline.com/aircraft-engines-components/news/aircraft-news-0202 |archive-date=3 June 2012 |access-date=1 May 2012 |quote=ECC Leasing arranged the lease of three Embraer ERJ-135s operated by Air France subsidiary Regional to Air Namibia. The aircraft are intended to replace some of the African airline's turboprops and are slated for delivery in March. |url-status=live  }}</ref>

<ref name="AirNam new planes unprofitable, but will cut down costs">{{cite news |last=Kaira |first=Chamwe |title=AirNam new planes unprofitable, but will cut down costs |url=http://www.namibian.com.na/indexx.php?id=4084 |newspaper=[[The Namibian]] |date=27 September 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130927133845/http://www.namibian.com.na/indexx.php?id=4084 |archive-date=27 September 2013 |url-status=dead |access-date=27 September 2013 }}</ref>

<ref name="Air Malawi General Manager">{{cite journal|title=Air Transport – Air Malawi General Manager |journal=[[Flight International]] |date=15 June 1967 |page=996 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1967/1967%20-%201020.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105165520/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1967/1967%20-%201020.html |archive-date=5 November 2012 |access-date=15 October 2012 |quote=Mr G. T. van Rooyen has been appointed general manager of [[Air Malawi]]. He was formerly general manager of Suidwes Lugdiens, the South West African carrier. After war service as a pilot with the [[South African Air Force]], Mr Van Rooyen entered civil aviation in 1946 as a pilot with South West Air Transport and was appointed manager in 1948 and managing director in 1952. In 1959 he became general manager of Suidwes Lugdiens on its creation by the merger of South West and Oryx Aviation. |url-status=live  }}</ref>

<ref name="Air Namibia Acquires Boeing 747-400 Combi">{{cite news |title=Air Namibia Acquires Boeing 747-400 Combi |publisher=[[Boeing]] |date=21 April 1999 |url=http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/1999/news_release_990421a.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130621130741/http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/1999/news_release_990421a.html |archive-date=21 June 2013 |url-status=dead  |access-date=19 February 2013 }}</ref>

<ref name="Air Namibia commande deux Airbus A319">{{cite news |title=Air Namibia commande deux Airbus A319 |language=fr |trans-title=Air Namibia orders two Airbus A319 |date=11 February 2012 |publisher=Air Journal |url=http://www.air-journal.fr/2012-02-11-air-namibia-commande-deux-airbus-a319-544025.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810124306/http://www.air-journal.fr/2012-02-11-air-namibia-commande-deux-airbus-a319-544025.html |archive-date=10 August 2014 |access-date=3 July 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="Air Namibia exploite son premier Embraer ERJ-135">{{cite news |title=Air Namibia exploite son premier Embraer ERJ-135 |language=fr |trans-title=Air Namibia receives its first Embraer ERJ-135 |date=18 February 2011 |publisher=Air Journal |url=http://www.air-journal.fr/2011-02-18-air-namibia-exploite-son-premier-embraer-erj-135-525650.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110223175314/http://www.air-journal.fr/2011-02-18-air-namibia-exploite-son-premier-embraer-erj-135-525650.html |archive-date=23 February 2011 |url-status=dead |access-date=3 July 2012 }}</ref>

<ref name="Air Namibia places order for two A319s">{{cite news|title=Air Namibia places order for two A319s |first=Linda |last=Blachly |url=http://atwonline.com/aircraft-engines-components/news/air-namibia-places-order-two-a319s-0206 |publisher=[[Air Transport World]] |date=7 February 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707125524/http://atwonline.com/aircraft-engines-components/news/air-namibia-places-order-two-a319s-0206 |archive-date=7 July 2012 |url-status=live  }}</ref>

<ref name="Air Namibia signs lease agreement for two new Airbus A330-200 aircraft">{{cite press release |title=Air Namibia signs lease agreement for two new Airbus A330-200 aircraft |publisher=Air Namibia |date=12 July 2012 |url=http://www.airnamibia.com.na/files/Lease%20agreement%20AIRBUS%20A330%20-%202012.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130603180147/http://www.airnamibia.com.na/files/Lease%20agreement%20AIRBUS%20A330%20-%202012.pdf |archive-date=3 June 2013 |access-date=15 October 2012 |url-status=usurped}}</ref>

<ref name="Air Namibia takes delivery of first A330-200">{{cite news|last=Blachly |first=Linda |title=Air Namibia takes delivery of first A330-200 |url=http://atwonline.com/airframes/air-namibia-takes-delivery-first-a330-200 |newspaper=[[Air Transport World]] |date=30 September 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131011031506/http://atwonline.com/airframes/air-namibia-takes-delivery-first-a330-200 |archive-date=11 October 2013  }}&nbsp;</ref>

<ref name="Air Namibia Takes Delivery of Its First Boeing 747-400 Combi">{{cite news |title=Air Namibia Takes Delivery of Its First Boeing 747-400 Combi |publisher=[[Boeing]] |date=22 October 1999 |url=http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/1999/news_release_991022a.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130621133316/http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/1999/news_release_991022a.html |archive-date=21 June 2013 |url-status=dead  |access-date=19 February 2013 }}</ref>

<ref name="Air Namibia works new strategy">{{cite news|title=Air Namibia works new strategy |first=Hilka |last=Birns |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2002/03/26/145248/air-namibia-works-new-strategy.html |agency=[[Flight International]] |publisher=[[Flightglobal.com]] |date=26 March 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104143909/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/air-namibia-works-new-strategy-145248/ |archive-date=4 November 2012 |access-date=5 July 2012 |quote=Air Namibia also has two Fokker F28s, one Boeing 737-200 leased from Safair and two EADS/Indonesian Aerospace CN235s. |url-status=live  }}</ref>

<ref name="ATDB">{{cite web |title=SubFleets for: Air Namibia |url=http://www.aerotransport.org/php/go.php?query=operator&qstring=Air+Namibia&where=99317&luck= |publisher=AeroTransport Data Bank |date=9 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403095623/http://www.aerotransport.org/php/go.php?query=operator&qstring=Air+Namibia&where=99317&luck= |archive-date=3 April 2015 |url-status=dead |access-date=23 December 2011  }}</ref>

<ref name="A330-200s to cut costs">{{cite news|last=Inambao |first=Chrispin |title=A330-200s to cut costs |url=http://www.newera.com.na/2013/09/30/a330-200s-cut-costs/ |newspaper=[[New Era (Namibia)|New Era]] |date=30 September 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131001010733/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newera.com.na%2F2013%2F09%2F30%2Fa330-200s-cut-costs%2F |archive-date=1 October 2013 |url-status=live  }}</ref>

<ref name="Corporate Profile">{{cite web |title=Corporate Profile |publisher=Air namibia |url=http://www.airnamibia.aero/about/corporate-profile/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131203104213/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.airnamibia.aero%2Fabout%2Fcorporate-profile%2F |archive-date=3 December 2013 |url-status=dead  |access-date=3 December 2013 }}</ref>

<ref name=FI1970-212>{{cite journal|title=Third level ailines – Suidwes Lugdiens (Elendoms) Beperk |journal=[[Flight International]] |date=12 February 1970 |volume=97 |number=3179 |page=212 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1970/1970%20-%200278.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809232415/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1970/1970%20-%200278.html |archive-date=9 August 2014 |url-status=live  }}</ref>

<ref name="FI1972-43">{{cite journal|title=World airlines – Suidwes Lugdiens (Eiendoms) Beperk |journal=[[Flight International]] |volume=101 |number=3296 |date=18 May 1972 |page=43 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1972/1972%20-%201305.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105165612/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1972/1972%20-%201305.html |archive-date=5 November 2012 |url-status=live  }}</ref>

<ref name="FI1975-268">{{cite journal|title=Third-level airlines – Suidwes Lugdiens (Edms) Beperk |journal=[[Flight International]] |volume=107 |number=3440 |date=13 February 1975 |page=268 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1975/1975%20-%200316.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224121147/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1975/1975%20-%200316.html |archive-date=24 December 2013 |url-status=live  }}</ref>

<ref name="FI1981">{{cite journal|title=Commuter airlines directory – Namib Air |journal=[[Flight International]] |page=1411 |date=7 November 1981 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1981/1981%20-%203511.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024124913/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1981/1981%20-%203511.html |archive-date=24 October 2012 |access-date=15 October 2012 |url-status=live  }}</ref>

<ref name="FI1985">{{cite journal|title=World airline directory – Namib Air |journal=[[Flight International]] |page=98 |date=30 March 1985 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1985/1985%20-%200958.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015183352/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1985/1985%20-%200958.html |archive-date=15 October 2012 |access-date=15 October 2012 |url-status=live  }}</ref>

<ref name="FI2000-63">{{cite journal|title=World airline directory – Air Namibia |journal=[[Flight International]] |issn=0015-3710 |volume=157 |number=4722 |date=4–10 April 2000 |page=63 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2000/2000%20-%201067.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021214825/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2000/2000%20-%201067.html |archive-date=21 October 2013 |url-status=live  }}</ref>

<ref name="FI2004">{{cite journal|title=Directory: world airlines – Air Namibia &#91;SW&#93; (NMB) |journal=[[Flight International]] |page=70 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2004/2004-09%20-%200072.html |date=16–22 March 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104154445/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2004/2004-09%20-%200072.html |archive-date=4 November 2012 |access-date=1 May 2012 |url-status=live  }}</ref>

<ref name=FI2004-69>{{cite journal|title=Directory: world airliners – MD-11 |journal=[[Flight International]] |volume=166 |number=4957 |date=26 October – 1 November 2004 |page=69 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2004/2004-09%20-%202186.html |archive-date=9 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809231516/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2004/2004-09%20-%202186.html |quote=A large number of MD-11s are now operating as freighters, but Air Namibia became a new operator of the passenger version earlier this year |url-status=live  }}</ref>

<ref name="Flight1959-95">{{cite journal|title=Brevities |journal=[[Flight (magazine)|Flight]] |volume=76 |number=2633 |date=28 August 1959 |page=95 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1959/1959%20-%201952.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105165542/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1959/1959%20-%201952.html |archive-date=5 November 2012 |quote=Suidwes Lugdiens (Edms) Beperke—South West Airways (Pty.) Ltd. of Windhoek, South Africa, have been admitted as the tenth associate member of I.A.T.A. |url-status=live  }}</ref>

<ref name="Good business">{{cite news|title=Good business |first=Stewart |last=Penney |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/1999/03/31/49695/good-business.html |agency=[[Flight International]] |publisher=[[Flightglobal.com]] |date=31 March 1999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104144111/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/good-business-49695/ |archive-date=4 November 2012 |access-date=5 July 2012 |url-status=live  }}</ref>

<ref name="Namibia boosts cargo with 747 Combi">{{cite news|title=Namibia boosts cargo with 747 Combi |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/1999/11/03/57819/namibia-boosts-cargo-with-747-combi.html |agency=[[Flight International]] |publisher=[[Flightglobal]] |date=3 November 1999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810041137/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/namibia-boosts-cargo-with-747-combi-57819/ |archive-date=10 August 2014 |url-status=live  }}</ref>

<ref name="Namibia Set To Establish New National Airline">{{cite news|title= Namibia Set To Establish New National Airline|first= Ella|last= Nethersole |publisher= [[Aviation Week]] |date= 2 September 2025 |url= https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/airlines-lessors/namibia-set-establish-new-national-airline |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250920191905/https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/airlines-lessors/namibia-set-establish-new-national-airline |archive-date= 20 September 2025}}</ref>

<ref name="Namibia: Air Namibia Introduces New Planes">{{cite news|title=Namibia: Air Namibia Introduces New Planes |first=Nyasha Francis |last=Nyaungwa |agency=[[Namibia Economist]] |publisher=[[AllAfrica.com]] |date=13 July 2012 |url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201207161735.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201234240/http://allafrica.com/stories/201207161735.html |archive-date=1 February 2014 |url-status=live  }}</ref>

<ref name="Namibia: National Airline Enters New Era">{{cite news|title=Namibia: National Airline Enters New Era |first=Nyasha Francis |last=Nyaungwa |publisher=[[AllAfrica.com]] |agency=[[Namibia Economist]] |date=20 December 2012 |url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201212200779.html?aa_source=useful-column |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201235749/http://allafrica.com/stories/201212200779.html?aa_source=useful-column |archive-date=1 February 2014 |url-status=live  }}</ref>

<ref name="Namibia: New Air Namibia Plane Arrives">{{cite news|title=Namibia: New Air Namibia Plane Arrives |first=Jan |last=Poolman |agency=[[The Namibian]] |publisher=[[AllAfrica.com]] |date=7 January 2013 |url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201301100690.html?aa_source=useful-column |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201235747/http://allafrica.com/stories/201301100690.html?aa_source=useful-column |archive-date=1 February 2014 |url-status=live  }}</ref>
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==Bibliography==
* {{cite book|last=Guttery|first=Ben R.|title=Encyclopedia of African Airlines|year=1998|publisher=McFarland & Company |location=Jefferson, NC |isbn=0-7864-0495-7}}

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