Air Services Limited (About Us)

Mr. Yacoob Ally, a member of A. Mazaharally and Sons Ltd., timber magnate, felt that getting into and out of the company's timber concessions faster would greatly improve the company's efficiency. So he bought a small aircraft, got himself a pilot's licence and off he went. The company had to build its own airstrips as Government airstrips were not necessarily close to the concessions.

He soon found that others were requesting his services and he thought, "why not do this thing commercially"? That was the birth of Air Services Limited sometime in the mid-seventies with Mr. Ally as the first Managing Director.

Today, Air Services Limited operates three BN-2A Islanders, three Cessna 206s and a Piper Seneca aircraft, supporting miners, shop-owners, Government and Tourism among other services in the country. Air Services Limited also operates occasional charters overseas. The company also operates a flight training school using the Cessna 172 aircraft. It has its own maintenance organization and along with its offices and school, is situated at its well laid out hanger at Ogle Aerodrome.

Today, Mr. Yacoob Ally is Chairman of the Board and his son, Capt. A. Mazahar Ally, who started out with the Company as a pilot is the Managing Director. He still finds some time to fly.

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