Guernsey-based Pula Aviation, the majority shareholder of Pula Aviation Services, has acquired a shareholding in Johannesburg, South Africa-based air charter company Pambele Aviation.

Pambele Aviation provides fully managed air charter services throughout southern Africa, including Botswana, South Africa, Mozambique and Namibia, with a King Air 200 and a Cessna Grand Caravan.

Pula Aviation MD Nick Brown explains: “The Pula Group owns and operates a growing number of safari lodges and game reserves within southern Africa. Pambele Aviation has supported those properties with high quality aircraft management and bespoke transfers for guests travelling to these remote locations where local knowledge and expertise is vital to ensure they arrive safely at their destination. It is a natural progression of our strong relationship with the team at Pambele that we have now taken a stake in the business.”

Pambele director Francois Joubert adds: “I am delighted that Pula Aviation has shown its confidence in the services provided by Pambele Aviation. We have ambitious plans to expand our fleet and service offering and welcome the opportunity to work with Pula as we bring those expansion plans to fruition.”

Pula Aviation Services operates a stable of British business aviation entities including Bristol based operator, FBO and Part 145 Centreline, global medical repatriation provider Capital Air Ambulance and Guernsey-based FBO and Part 145 ASG.