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Wilderness Air Marks 30 Years of Transporting Tour Groups in Africa

After years of coordinating with local pilots to help move tour groups around, the company started its own transport service, Wilderness Air. [Courtesy: Wilderness Safaris]
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Key Takeaways:

  • Wilderness Safaris, an ecotourism company founded in 1983, developed its own in-house aviation service, Wilderness Air, starting in 1991.
  • Wilderness Air became essential for efficiently transporting clients between numerous remote luxury camps across vast areas, evolving from basic transport to an integral part of tours offering aerial views and maximizing on-site time.
  • The company operates a significant fleet of over 26 aircraft and more than 40 pilots, facilitating approximately 70 daily trips in normal seasons, and remains optimistic about future growth despite challenges from the pandemic.
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Sometimes people unexpectedly find themselves in the aviation business. 

When Wilderness Safaris began giving tours in some of Africa’s most remote areas in 1983, it was a modest operation, driving clients out into the bush and bringing them back.

Jonathan Welsh

Jonathan Welsh is Lead Editor of Aviation Consumer and a private pilot who worked as a reporter, editor and columnist with the Wall Street Journal for 21 years, mostly covering the auto industry. His passion for aviation began in childhood with balsa-wood gliders his aunt would buy for him at the corner store. Follow Jonathan on Twitter @JonathanWelsh4

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