Zambezi Airlines

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Zambezi Aircraft at OR Tambo International Airport 2011-06-28 14-27-27 South Africa - Bonaero Park - 9J-ZJC.jpg
Zambezi Aircraft at OR Tambo International Airport
Zambezi Airlines
Zambezi Airlines.jpg
IATA ICAO Call sign
ZJZMAZAMBEZI WINGS
Founded2008
Ceased operations2012
Hubs Kenneth Kaunda International Airport
Fleet size1
Destinations9
Headquarters Lusaka, Zambia
Websitewww.flyzambezi.com (defunct)

Zambezi Airlines was a privately owned airline headquartered in Lusaka, Zambia, that operated flights to south and western Africa out of its base at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport.

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History

Zambezi Airlines began operations in July 2008. [1] The airline first operated an Embraer 120. In May 2009, it acquired two Boeing 737-500. In June 2009, operations to Johannesburg and Dar es Salaam commenced. In the same month, the airline was authorized by the Zambia Competition Commission to form an alliance with Proflight Commuter Services. [2] [3]

On 1 November 2011, the airline licence of Zambezi Airlines was suspended because of safety issues. [4] Subsequently, the airline was dismantled in 2012. [5] [6]

Destinations

Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa

Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania

Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya

Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi

Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe

Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo

Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia

Fleet

Upon shutdown, the Zambezi Airlines fleet included the following aircraft: [7]

Zambezi Airlines fleet
AircraftIn fleetRetiredNotes
CRJ-200ER 10Operated by South African Express
Boeing 737-500 03Returned to the lessors, General Electric Commercial Aviation Services (GECAS) by mutual agreement
Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia 01Operated by Naturelink Aviation
Total14

References

  1. "Airline ticket sales remained down in July". 14 August 2009. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
  2. Mwale, Cynthia (2009). "ZCC approves Zambezi Airlines, Proflight alliance" . Retrieved 20 July 2010.
  3. "Business Day" . Retrieved 2017-08-16.
  4. Ranter, Harro. "Aviation Safety Network > ASN Aviation Safety Database > Operator index > Zambia > Zambezi Airlines". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2017-08-16.
  5. "List of airlines from Zambia, at airlineupdate.com". Archived from the original on 2013-06-18. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
  6. "Zambezi Airlines loses planes". UKZAMBIANS. 2012-02-23. Archived from the original on 2017-08-16. Retrieved 2017-08-16.
  7. "Zambezi Airlines Fleet Details and History". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 2017-08-16.