SUPPLY CHAIN flight is operated twice weekly by local operator Kalahari Air Services ( KAS ). AB underwrites the operating costs , and KAS maintains the route using its own aircraft . That is a model he would like to see replicated widely , as a way of bringing such places as the mining town of Orapa and the desert community of Ghanzi into the network . Such small operators need to be as strict in compliance and safety as AB itself , which is IOSA ( IATA ’ s International Operational Safety Audit ) checked every two years .
A vital component in AB ’ s modernisation plan is the introduction of new ICT systems . “ The present system is too manual . We lack world
“ We believe this plan will improve our profitability to a point where we will no longer be reliant on subsidies ”
– Ben Dahwa
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