Zambian Airways
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| Zambian Airways | ||
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| IATA Q3 |
ICAO MBN |
Callsign ZAMBIAN AIRWAYS |
| Founded | 1948 | |
| Hubs | Lusaka International Airport | |
| Focus cities | None | |
| Fleet size | 4 | |
| Destinations | 6 | |
| Company slogan | 'Changing The Way Africa Flies' | |
| Headquarters | Lusaka, Zambia | |
| Key people | Mr Mutembo Nchito CEO Mr Bernard Chiwala CCO Mr Donald MacDonald CFO |
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| Website: http://www.zambianairways.com | ||
Zambian Airways is an airline based in Lusaka, Zambia.
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[edit] History
Mines Air Services Limited (MAS) was incorporated in 1948 as a subsidiary of Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines (ZCCM). As part of the process of privatisation of the mines, MAS was disposed of by the Government of Zambia on 28 April 1998. MAS purchased two new Raytheon Beech 1900D Airliner aircraft from Raytheon Credit Corporation (RCC) in July and August 1998 respectively. The company has been operating these two aircraft since then, under the trading name of Zambian Airways.
[edit] Services
Zambian Airways operates the following services (at October 2006):
- Domestic scheduled destinations: Chipata, Livingstone, Lusaka (Hub), Mwinilunga, Ndola.
- International scheduled destinations: Harare, Johannesburg, Dar es Salaam
[edit] Fleet
Zambian Airways fleet includes the following aircraft (as of November 2006):
In October 2006, Zambian Airways acquired two Boeing 737-200s from Safair and has an option to buy a third of the type in early 2007, which it is will use to expand its regional African services[2].
The airline has returned its two Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia aircraft to lessor Naturelink Aviation[3].
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Flight International, 3-9 November 2006
- ^ Air Transport Intelligence news
- ^ Airliner World, February 2007
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