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Seven Four Eight Air Services
Founded	1994
AOC #	118
Hubs	Wilson Airport
Secondary hubs	Juba International Airport
Focus cities	Juba, Lokichogio
Fleet size	13
Destinations	78
Headquarters	Nairobi, Kenya
Key people	Ahmed Jibril
Employees	150-250
Website	www.748airservicesltd.com

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Seven Four Eight Air Services, also known doing business as 748 Air Services is a charter airline operating in the passenger and cargo business. Its head office is in Wilson Airport in Nairobi, Kenya.^[2]

History

The airline was established in 1995 by Ahmed Rashid Jibril, its first managing director. Its first aircraft was a Hawker Siddely 748 giving also the name of the company. The aircraft was used on a charter basis for relief and humanitarian organizations operating in remote areas of Sudan, currently what is South Sudan, Somalia, East Africa and Central Africa.

The airline grew over the years and as of 2019 operated twelve aircraft.^[3]

Fleet

The 748 Air Services fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of May 2024):^[4]

748 Air Services Fleet
Aircraft	In Service	Orders	Passengers	Notes
Bombardier Dash 8-100	6	—	37	(as of May 2024)^[5]^[6]
Bombardier Dash 8-Q400	7	—	78	(as of May 2024)^[5]^[7]
Total	13

Previously operated

Accidents and incidents

In March 2003, a 748 Air Services Hawker Siddeley Andover, registration 3C-KKB, was damaged beyond repair when it crash landed at Rumbek Airport, in what was then Sudan but is now South Sudan, following an engine failure.^[8]
In December 2009, a 748 Air Services British Aerospace 748-398 Srs. 2B, registration 5Y-YKM, was damaged when it suffered a runway excursion at Tonj Airport, in what was then Sudan but is now South Sudan. One of the occupants was killed, though he was alive after the plane came to a halt. A woman on the ground fainted and suffered minor injuries. ^[9]
On 17 February 2014, a 748 Air Services British Aerospace 748-371 Srs. 2B, registration 5Y-HAJ, was damaged beyond repair operating a domestic humanitarian aid cargo flight on behalf of the International Organization for Migration from Juba in South Sudan to Bentiu during the South Sudanese conflict. The aircraft landed at Bentiu Airport, veered off the runway and travelled across a ditch, then its wing hit two parked vehicles. One member of the aircraft's crew died and the other three were injured.^[10]^[11]

References

^ "Planespotters.net fleet of 748 Air Services". May 29, 2023.
^ "Contact Us Archived 2010-01-04 at the Wayback Machine." 748 Air Services. Retrieved on 27 June 2010.
^ "748 Air Services: Director". 748airservicesltd.com. Archived from the original on 2016-11-10. Retrieved 2016-11-10.
^ "Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2017): 19.
^ ^a ^b "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World. October 2019: 18.
^ "Planespotters.net fleet of 748 Air Services". May 29, 2023.
^ "Planespotters.net fleet of 748 Air Services". May 29, 2023.
^ "3C-KKB Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
^ "Accident description". The Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
^ "Accident description". The Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
^ "Accident: 748 Air Services A748 at Bentiu on Feb 17th 2014, runway excursion". The Aviation Herald. Retrieved 8 March 2018.

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[1] "Planespotters.net fleet of 748 Air Services". May 29, 2023.

[2] "Contact Us Archived 2010-01-04 at the Wayback Machine." 748 Air Services. Retrieved on 27 June 2010.

[3] "748 Air Services: Director". 748airservicesltd.com. Archived from the original on 2016-11-10. Retrieved 2016-11-10.

[4] "Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2017): 19.

[AW-5] "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World. October 2019: 18.

[6] "Planespotters.net fleet of 748 Air Services". May 29, 2023.

[7] "Planespotters.net fleet of 748 Air Services". May 29, 2023.

[ASN0303-8] "3C-KKB Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 22 June 2010.

[9] "Accident description". The Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 21 April 2011.

[10] "Accident description". The Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 22 June 2014.

[11] "Accident: 748 Air Services A748 at Bentiu on Feb 17th 2014, runway excursion". The Aviation Herald. Retrieved 8 March 2018.

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+'''Seven Four Eight Air Services''', also known doing business as '''748 Air Services''' is a [[charter airline]] operating in the passenger and cargo business. Its head office is in Wilson Airport in [[Nairobi]], [[Kenya]].<ref>"[http://www.748airservices.com/contact_main.htm Contact Us] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100104041745/http://www.748airservices.com/contact_main.htm |date=2010-01-04 }}." 748 Air Services. Retrieved on 27 June 2010.</ref>
-'''748 Air Services''' is a charter [[airline]] operating in the passenger and cargo business. Its head office is in [[Nairobi]], [[Kenya]].<ref>"[http://www.748airservices.com/contact_main.htm Contact Us]." 748 Air Services. Retrieved on 27 June 2010.</ref>
 == History ==
-The airline was established in 1995 by Ahmed Rashid Jibril, its first managing director.  Its first plane was a [[Hawker Siddeley HS 748|Hawker Siddely 748]] giving also the name of the company. The plane was used on charter base for [[Relief organization|relief]] and [[humanitarian organization]]s operating in remote areas of [[Sudan]], [[Somalia]], [[East Africa]] and [[Central Africa]]. The airline grew over the years and has currently 11 planes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://748airservicesltd.com/?page_id=63|title=748 Air Services: Director|last=|first=|date=|website=748airservicesltd.com|publisher=|access-date=2016-11-10}}</ref> The six [[Bombardier Dash 8|Dash 8]] are mainly used for passenger operation, the 2 [[Cessna 208 Caravan|Cessna Caravan]] are also used for cargo flights and medical evacuations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://748airservicesltd.com/?page_id=37|title=748 Air Services: Fleet|last=|first=|date=|website=748airservicesltd.com|publisher=|access-date=2016-11-10}}</ref> All three Hawker Siddeley Andover are still with the company, but are stored.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.planelogger.com/Airline/Fleet/748_Air_Services/121462|title=748 Air Services: Fleet|last=|first=|date=|website=PlaneLogger|publisher=|access-date=2016-11-10}}</ref>
+The airline was established in 1995 by Ahmed Rashid Jibril, its first managing director. Its first aircraft was a [[Hawker Siddeley HS 748|Hawker Siddely 748]] giving also the name of the company. The aircraft was used on a charter basis for [[Relief organization|relief]] and [[humanitarian organization]]s operating in remote areas of [[Sudan]], currently what is South Sudan,  [[Somalia]], East Africa and Central Africa.
+The airline grew over the years and as of 2019 operated twelve aircraft.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://748airservicesltd.com/?page_id=63|title=748 Air Services: Director|website=748airservicesltd.com|access-date=2016-11-10|archive-date=2016-11-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161110235530/http://748airservicesltd.com/?page_id=63|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 == Fleet ==
-The 748 Air Services fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2017):<ref>{{cite journal|title=Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part One)|journal=Airliner World|issue=October 2017|page=19}}</ref>
+The 748 Air Services fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of May 2024):<ref>{{cite journal|title=Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part One)|journal=Airliner World|issue=October 2017|page=19}}</ref>
+{| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse;margin:1em auto;"
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+|+ 748 Air Services Fleet
-{| class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse"
+|-
-|+ '''748 Air Services Fleet'''
-|- bgcolor=#75aadb
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 ! In<br>Service
-! Stored
 ! Orders
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 |[[Bombardier Dash 8|Bombardier Dash 8-100]]
-|align="center"|7
+|align="center"|6
+| align="center"|—
-|
-| align="center" |
+|align="center"|37
+|(as of May 2024)<ref name="AW">{{cite journal |title=Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One) |journal=Airliner World |volume=October 2019 |page=18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.planespotters.net/airline/748-Air-Services|title=Planespotters.net fleet of 748 Air Services|date=May 29, 2023}}</ref>
-|align="center"|
-|
 |-
 |[[Bombardier Dash 8|Bombardier Dash 8-Q400]]
-|align="center"|2
+|align="center"|7
+| align="center"|—
-|
-| align="center" |
+|align="center"|78
+|(as of May 2024)<ref name="AW"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.planespotters.net/airline/748-Air-Services|title=Planespotters.net fleet of 748 Air Services|date=May 29, 2023}}</ref>
-|align="center"|
-|
-|-
-|[[Cessna 208 Caravan|Cessna Caravan-208B]]
-|align="center"|2
-|
-|
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-|-
-|[[Hawker Siddeley Andover|Hawker Siddeley HS. 780 Andover]]
-|
-|align="center"|3
-|
-|
-|
 |-
 !Total
-!11
+!13
-!3
 !
 !
 !
 |}
-</center>
+===Previously operated===
-The airline previously operated the following aircraft (as of August 2012):
-*3 [[Hawker Siddeley Andover|Hawker Siddeley HS. 780 Andover]]
+* [[Hawker Siddeley HS 748|British Aerospace 748]]
+* [[Hawker Siddeley Andover|Hawker Siddeley HS. 780 Andover]]
-*1 [[De Havilland Canada Dash 8|Bombardier Dash 8 Q102]] (which is operated for [[RwandAir]], but remains in its original colours)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.airliners.net/photo/748-Air-Services/De-Havilland-Canada/1991403|title=Aviation Photo #1991403: De Havilland Canada DHC-8-102A Dash 8 - 748 Air Services|website=Airliners.net|access-date=2017-08-23}}</ref>
-*1 [[De Havilland Canada Dash 8|Bombardier Dash 8 Q106]]
-*1 [[Cessna Grand Caravan]]
 ==Accidents and incidents==
-*In March 2003, a 748 Air Services [[Hawker Siddeley Andover]], registration 3C-KKB, was damaged beyond repair when it crash landed at [[Rumbek Airport]], in what was then [[Sudan]] but is now [[South Sudan]], following an engine failure.<ref name=ASN0303>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20030399-0 |title=3C-KKB Accident description |publisher=Aviation Safety Network |accessdate=22 June 2010}}</ref>
+*In March 2003, a 748 Air Services [[Hawker Siddeley Andover]], registration 3C-KKB, was damaged beyond repair when it crash landed at [[Rumbek Airport]], in what was then [[Sudan]] but is now [[South Sudan]], following an engine failure.<ref name=ASN0303>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20030399-0 |title=3C-KKB Accident description |publisher=Aviation Safety Network |access-date=22 June 2010}}</ref>
-*In December 2009, a 748 Air Services [[Hawker Siddeley HS 748|British Aerospace BAe-748-398 Srs. 2B]], registration 5Y-YKM, was damaged when it suffered a runway excursion at [[Tonj Airport]], in what was then [[Sudan]] but is now [[South Sudan]]. None of the occupants were injured but a woman on the ground was killed after being hit by the plane.<ref>{{cite web|title=Accident description|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20091220-0|publisher=The Aviation Safety Network|accessdate=21 April 2011}}</ref>
+*In December 2009, a 748 Air Services [[Hawker Siddeley HS 748|British Aerospace 748-398 Srs. 2B]], registration 5Y-YKM, was damaged when it suffered a runway excursion at [[Tonj Airport]], in what was then Sudan but is now South Sudan. One of the occupants was killed, though he was alive after the plane came to a halt. A woman on the ground fainted and suffered minor injuries. <ref>{{cite web|title=Accident description|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20091220-0|publisher=The Aviation Safety Network|access-date=21 April 2011}}</ref>
-* On 17 February 2014, a 748 Air Services [[Hawker Siddeley HS 748|British Aerospace BAe-748-371 Srs. 2B]], registration 5Y-HAJ, was damaged beyond repair following a [[2014 748 Air Services HS 748 crash|runway excursion]] while attempting to land at [[Bentiu Airport]], [[South Sudan]]. One member of the plane's crew died and the other three were injured.<ref>{{cite web|title=Accident description|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20140217-1|publisher=The Aviation Safety Network|accessdate=22 June 2014}}</ref>
+* On 17 February 2014, a 748 Air Services [[Hawker Siddeley HS 748|British Aerospace 748-371 Srs. 2B]], registration 5Y-HAJ, was damaged beyond repair operating a domestic humanitarian aid cargo flight on behalf of the [[International Organization for Migration]] from [[Juba]] in South Sudan to Bentiu during the [[South Sudanese conflict (2013–2014)|South Sudanese conflict]]. The aircraft landed at Bentiu Airport, [[Runway excursion|veered off the runway]] and travelled across a ditch, then its wing hit two parked vehicles. One member of the aircraft's crew died and the other three were injured.<ref>{{cite web|title=Accident description|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20140217-1|publisher=The Aviation Safety Network|access-date=22 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://avherald.com/h?article=47033701&opt=0 |title=Accident: 748 Air Services A748 at Bentiu on Feb 17th 2014, runway excursion |website=The Aviation Herald |access-date=8 March 2018}}</ref>
 == References ==
-{{reflist|2}}
+{{reflist}}
 == External links ==
-{{commons category|748 Air Services}}
+{{commons category inline}}
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 * {{Official website|http://www.748airservices.com/}}
-*[http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=748&al_op=1 Unofficial fleet list]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110829210654/http://ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=748&al_op=1 Unofficial fleet list]
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+[[Category:Kenyan companies established in 1994]]
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