Royal Eswatini National Airways Corporation (RENAC) has released an update on Eswatini Air
The Royal Eswatini National Airways Corporation (RENAC) has released an update on Eswatini's new flag carrier Eswatini Air, which was supposed to commence operations in mid-2022. The airline's Air Operator Certificate (AOC) certification process is still ongoing and has progressed from Phase 3 to Phase 4 of the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s (ICAO) 5 Phase process. As the certification is still ongoing, a launch date for eSwatini Air will only be announced once the AOC has been issued. RENAC confirms that eSwatini Air's systems are ready to go live, that the two Embraer ERJ 145 aircraft to be used for the operation are both serviceable and ready to commence operations and that the airline will operate direct non-stop flights flights between eSwatini's King Mswati III International Airport (SHO) in Sikhuphe and Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in Cape Town, King Shaka International Airport (DUR) in Durban and OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg in South Africa as well as Robert G. Mugabe International Airport (HRE) in Harare in Zimbabwe.. We'll keep you posted!
There are five phases in the Air Operator Certificate (AOC) certification process. The five phases are:
- Pre-Application Phase
- Formal Application Phase
- Document Evaluation Phase
- Demonstration and Inspection Phase
- Certification Phase
