This is a list of defunct airlines of Zambia . [1] [2]
Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Founded | Ceased operations | Notes |
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Aero Zambia | Z9 | RZL | 1994 | 2000 | |||
Airwaves Airlink | WLA | AIRLIMITED | 2004 | 2006 | Merged into Zambian Airways | ||
Fastjet Zambia | FJB | 2015 | 2016 | A subsidiary of Fastjet Zimbabwe that never launched | |||
Hunting Surveys Zambia | 1967 | 1968 | |||||
Kudu Air | 1995 | 1996 | |||||
Lupenga Air Charters | LUP | 1991 | 2001 | ||||
Mines Air Service | 1965 | 1998 | Renamed to Roan Air | ||||
Mukuba Airlines | 2014 | 2014 | Planned to become Zambia’s first low-cost airline but never launched | ||||
National Air Charters | NAC | 1990 | 1990 | ||||
Nationwide Airlines | 4J | NWZ | ZAMNAT | 2001 | 2002 | ||
Roan Air | 1998 | 1999 | Rebranded as Zambian Airways | ||||
Zambezi Airlines | ZJ | ZMA | ZAMBEZI WINGS | 2008 | 2012 | ||
Zambia Airways | QZ | ZAC | ZAMBIA | 1964 | 1995 | Re-launched by Ethiopian Airlines in 2021 | |
Zambian Airways | Q3 | MBN | ZAMBIANA | 1999 | 2009 | ||
Zambian Express Airways | OQ | SZX | 1995 | 1998 | |||
Zambia Skyways | K8 | ZAK | ZAMBIA SKIES | 1999 | 2010 |
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