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Rhodesia United Air Carriers

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Rhodesia United Air Carriers
IATA ICAO Call sign
N/A N/A ?
Founded1957
Focus citiesNone
Fleet size14
DestinationsDomestic, South Africa
HeadquartersSalisbury, Rhodesia
Key peopleColeman Meyers
WebsiteNone

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.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Rhodesia United Air Carriers - Rhodesian Study Circle". 8 June 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b Guttery, Ben R. (1 January 1998). Encyclopedia of African Airlines. Ben Guttery. p. 232. ISBN 978-0-7864-0495-7.