Maintenance
Kalahari Air Services operates the largest commercial maintenance base in Botswana. Our highly skilled and experienced
team of 15 engineers is licensed to provide comprehensive maintenance and repairs to our own fleet and over 90 clients'
aircraft. Our vast and ready stock of parts and spares allows immediate attention and service to your aircraft, avoiding
the delay often faced with international orders.
Kalahari Air Services is approved to maintain the following aircraft and helicopters.
| AIRPLANES | HELICOPTERS |
| Britten Norman Islander | Augusta |
| Cessna 400 series and all Cessna singles | Bell |
| Cessna Citation | McDonnell Douglas |
| De Havilland Twin Otter | M.D. Helicopters Inc. |
| Gippsland GA8 | Sikorsky |
| HawkerBeechcraft 400 | |
| HawkerBeechcraft 800 | |
| HawkerBeechcraft King Airs (all series) | |
| HawkerBeechcraft Baron and Bonanzas | |
| Pilutus PC12 | |
| Piper Chieftain, Navajo Aztects and all Piper singles | |
| Raytheon 1900 |
Engineering
Our qualified and experienced maintenance staff covers all aspects of major repairs and maintenance. Our team includes
qualified sheet metal workers supported by all the necessary equipment to carry out major rebuilds plus modifications to
airframes. Our recovery projects, with a purpose built trailer, have been as far afield as Malawi for insurance rebuilds.
Our maintenance services include:
- All major repairs
- Engine and airframe servicing
- Airframe overhaul
- Phase inspections
- Certificate of airworthiness
- Field maintenance (including recoveries and breakdowns)
- Respraying and painting
- Modifications
- Structural repairs
- After sales services
- Refurbishment and modification
Electrical and Avionics
Our maintenance team includes a fully qualified Aircraft Electrician and an Avionics Engineer. We are a GARMIN dealer and
are therefore qualified to complete panel upgrades, including the installation of GARMIN’s new glass cockpits. We are also able
to repair and overhaul most aircraft avionics.
Our electrical shop oversees all rewiring and fault finding operations for both rebuilds and for routine maintenance. We
have test equipment to carry out overhauls on starters, starter generators, magnetos and alternators as
well as repairs and adjustments to air-conditioning systems for all types of aircraft.
Spares
With approximately US$ 1 million worth of spares in stock, our spares supply department is at the heart of our maintenance business. All parts and spares are sourced internationally from manufacturers or reputable suppliers for all types of aircraft and kept readily available for use in the airline, air charter and airfreight industries. Our store warehouses are conveniently located at both the Maun and Gaborone Airports and are strictly managed in accordance with the Civil Aviation Authority’s manual of procedures.