Rhodesia United Air Carriers Explained

Airline:Rhodesia United Air Carriers
Fleet Size:14
Destinations:Domestic, South Africa
Iata:N/A
Icao:N/A
Callsign:?
Founded:1957
Headquarters:Salisbury, Rhodesia
Key People:Coleman Meyers
Focus Cities:None
Website:None

Rhodesia United Air Carriers (RUAC) was a company formed in 1957 by the amalgamation of several existing charter companies; Air Carriers Limited and Flights (1956) of Salisbury, and Fishair of Victoria Falls.[1] Commercial Air Services (Rhodesia) of Bulawayo was integrated into RUAC in August 1960, following the merger of its holding company, Airwork Ltd (also known as Airwork Services), with Hunting-Clan (which had owned Air Carriers Ltd), a subsidiary of the maritime company Clan Line.

RUAC was a Beechcraft agent for Central Africa. They operated a fleet of Beech Barons, several Piper Apache and Aztec aircraft, a De Havilland Dove, a Beechcraft Musketeer and a Beechcraft Bonanza.[2]

The company had bases at Salisbury (head office and maintenance base), Bulawayo and Victoria Falls.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019-06-08 . Rhodesia United Air Carriers - Rhodesian Study Circle . 2024-02-03 . en-GB.
  2. Book: Guttery, Ben R. . Encyclopedia of African Airlines . 1998-01-01 . Ben Guttery . 978-0-7864-0495-7 . 232 . en.