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Company Information
INDUSTRY
Aviation
HEADQUARTERS
Gaborone
FOUNDED
1972
EMPLOYEES
420
REVENUE
N / A
PRODUCTS / SERVICES
Air Botswana operates and maintains a fleet of BAE 146 as well as ATR42-500 and ATR72-500 advanced turbo propeller aircrafts which operate daily domestic and regional scheduled flights of work , but this should not mean involuntary redundancy . AB is in expansion mode and this will absorb most of the core workforce . Retraining and multiskilling will be needed : older workers will be retained to pass on their knowledge , then perhaps offered early retirement .
It ’ s national policy to bring long-haul flights into Gaborone , though AB will itself stick to regional flights up to 2020 , extending its network though code sharing arrangements with global carriers . “ We are part of the national team that is working on attracting international flights into the country , in partnership with private business .” He said . “ Botswana Investment and Trade Centre ( BITC ) Botswana Development Corporation ( BDC ); The Botswana Confederation of Commerce , Industry and Manpower ( BOCCIM ); Public Enterprises Evaluation and Privatisation Agency ( PEEPA ) Botswana Tourist Authority ( BTA ) - we all need long haul into Gaborone !”
Additionally to becoming a passenger hub , providing feeder flights to the region , AB want to become a cargo hub for southern Africa . After all Gaborone is nearer to the industries of Gauteng than Cape Town or Durban . As the assigned ground handler , occupying the cargo terminal at Sir Seretse Khama Airport the company has invested P43 million ($ 4.36 million ) in the latest cargo handling equipment . Once the final items have been delivered , AB will be able to handle the largest aircraft in the skies . www . airbotswana . co . bw 99