Editing Air Namibia (section)

=== Developments since the 2000s ===
[[File:Air Namibia A340-300 V5-NME FRA 2013-07-14.png|thumb|An Air Namibia Airbus A340-300 at Frankfurt Airport in 2013.]]
By {{start date|2000|4}}, the airline's employees numbered 418. At this time, Air Namibia operated a [[Boeing 727|Boeing 727-100]], two [[Boeing 737|Boeing 737-200 Advanced]], one Boeing 747-400 Combi and three [[Beechcraft 1900|Raytheon Beech 1900Cs]] that served [[Cape Town]], Frankfurt, Johannesburg, London, [[Luanda]], [[Luderitz]], [[Lusaka]], [[Maun, Botswana|Maun]], [[Mokuti Lodge]], [[Mpacha]], [[Ondangwa]], [[Oranjemund]], Swakopmund, [[Victoria Falls Airport|Victoria Falls]], Walvis Bay and Windhoek.<ref name="FI2000-63" /> That year, the airline joined the African Airlines Association.<ref>{{cite web|title= AFRAA Current members – Air Namibia|url= http://www.afraa.org/index.php/membership/current-members/item/58|publisher= [[African Airlines Association|AFRAA]]|access-date= 15 July 2011|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121216042038/http://www.afraa.org/index.php/membership/current-members/item/58|archive-date= 16 December 2012|url-status= dead|df= dmy-all}}</ref>

The first of three [[Embraer ERJ 135]]s the airline [[Aircraft leasing|lease]]d from [[Régional]], intended to replace the Beechcraft 1900 fleet,<ref name="Aircraft News" /> was received in {{start date|2011|2}};<ref name="Air Namibia exploite son premier Embraer ERJ-135" /> likewise, the first of two leased [[Airbus A319|Airbus A319-100]]s entered the fleet in {{MONTHNAME|10}} the same year.<ref name="Namibia: National Airline Enters New Era" /> Intended as a replacement for the [[Boeing 737]] fleet,<ref name="Namibia: National Airline Enters New Era" /> the company ordered another two Airbus A319s in {{start date|2012|2}}, in a deal worth {{US$|90}}&nbsp;million;<ref name="Air Namibia commande deux Airbus A319" /><ref name="Air Namibia places order for two A319s" /> in {{MONTHNAME|7}} the same year, the carrier signed an agreement for the lease of two [[Airbus A330|Airbus A330-200s]], aimed at replacing the [[Airbus A340|Airbus A340-300s]].<ref name="Air Namibia signs lease agreement for two new Airbus A330-200 aircraft" /> Of the last two A319s ordered, the first one was incorporated into the fleet in early {{start date|2013|1}}.<ref name="Namibia: New Air Namibia Plane Arrives" /> In {{start date|2013|9}},<ref name="Air Namibia takes delivery of first A330-200" /> Air Namibia took delivery of its first Airbus A330-200.<ref name="A330-200s to cut costs" /><ref name="AirNam new planes unprofitable, but will cut down costs" />

In {{start date|2017|4}}, the airline was granted permission to fly to the United States by the US Department of Transportation. In March the airline completed a re-certification application by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (an audit process which was initiated in 2013), enabling the airline to fly to any EU member state.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newera.com.na/2017/05/22/air-namibia-granted-right-to-fly-into-us/|title=Air Namibia granted right to fly into US|last=Reporter|first=New Era Staff|date=22 May 2017|website=New Era Newspaper Namibia}}</ref>