CemAir

The company was formed in 2005[4] with the purpose of operating turboprop commuter aircraft, with the initial fleet consisting of 1 Cessna Grand Caravan aircraft and 3 Beechcraft 1900C aircraft.

In January 2018, the South African Civil Aviation Authority withdrew the Certificate of Airworthiness for 12 of the airline's aircraft due to allegedly unqualified personnel certifying the aircraft as airworthy.[5]

In December 2018, the airline was grounded until further notice by the South African aviation authorities, stating safety reasons.[2][6] The decision was challenged and the CAA decision was overturned by the Civil Aviation Appeal Committee.

In January 2021, CemAir signed an interline agreement with Ethiopian Airlines.[7]

CemAir Beechcraft 1900D

CemAir Bombardier CRJ200

As of January 2021, the CemAir fleet consists of the following aircraft:

CemAir suffered two hull losses in 2008 with aircraft leased out to 3rd parties, one in South Sudan and the other in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

• On 2 May 2008, a CemAir-owned Beechcraft 1900 - registered in Kenya and operated by Kenyan-based Flex Air Cargo - was flying from Wau to Juba, South Sudan when it crashed near Rumbek, killing all nineteen passengers and two crew. Among the passengers were two senior officials of the Sudan People's Liberation Army and their wives.[10]
• On 1 September 2008, an Air Serv-leased nineteen passenger Beechcraft 1900C crashed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, about 15 km northwest of Bukavu[11][12] carrying two crew and fifteen passengers.[13][14][15][16] The aircraft was wet leased at the time and flown by crew from Cemair, which was then based at Lanseria International Airport, Johannesburg, South Africa. The flight was arriving at Bukavu following technical service at N'Dolo Airport, Kinshasa.[17] The aircraft crashed into a mountainous ridge.[18] Passengers included twelve Congolese, one French, one Indian, and one Canadian.[19]