CEM Air

CEM Air

CemAir (Pty) Ltd is a privately owned, limited liability company incorporated under the laws of South Africa. The company was formed in 2005 with the purpose of operating turboprop commuter aircraft. The initial fleet consisted of 1 x Cessna Grand Caravan and 3 x Beechcraft 1900C's. CemAir has developed into a specialised aircraft leasing company offering turboprop and recently jet aircraft to a variety of operators throughout sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and the Indian Ocean islands. The company is a South African Part 121 (Large Aircraft operator) and Part 145 (Approved Maintenance Organisation) company with Domestic & International licenses, Scheduled & Non-Scheduled. Following some recent changes implemented by the SACAA (South African Civil Aviation Authority), CemAir has also been certified as the holder of a Part 135 AOC (Air Operators Certificate) The management structure conforms to the ICAO model and has six full-time post holders for complete oversight of flight operations and maintenance. The duties and responsibilities of each position is documented with frequent internal and external audits to ensure compliance. The organisation runs an ICAO based Safety Management System (SMS) conforming to the requirements of ICAO Safety Management Standards & Recommended Practises (SARPs) and ICAO Doc 9859. The company is a member of the Flight Safety Foundation and has recently successfully undergone a second BARS audit. BARS (Basic Aviation Risk Standard) is a move towards audit standardization using a risk-based model based on best practise aviation safety principles and tailored to the needs of the resource sector, mainly the mining industry. An additional resource based audit has been successfully concluded by Hart Aviation to ensure that CemAir's operating and maintenance standards are acceptable to the oil, gas and petroleum industries.