Air Zimbabwe

Air Zimbabwe
IATA ICAO Call sign
UM AZW AIR ZIMBABWE
Founded1 September 1967; 57 years ago (1967-09-01) (as Air Rhodesia Corporation)
Salisbury, Rhodesia
Commenced operations2 April 1980; 44 years ago (1980-04-02)
Hubs
Frequent-flyer programRainbow Club
Fleet size10
Destinations5
Parent companyAir Zimbabwe (Private) Limited
HeadquartersRobert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport
Harare, Zimbabwe
Key people
  • Joseph Makonise (Acting CEO)[1]
Websiteairzimbabwe.aero

Air Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd (operating as Air Zimbabwe) is the national carrier of Zimbabwe,[2] headquartered on the property of Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport,[3] in Harare.[4][5] From its hub at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport, the carrier used to operate a network within southern Africa that also included Asia and London-Gatwick. Following financial difficulties, Air Zimbabwe ceased operations in late February 2012. Serving a reduced domestic network, the carrier resumed operations for a short period between May and early July 2012, when flights were again discontinued. Some flights were restarted on a discontinuous basis in November that year. The airline resumed operating some domestic routes as well as the regional service to Johannesburg on a daily basis in April 2013.

The company has been a member of the International Air Transport Association, and of the African Airlines Association since 1981.[5] As of July 2014, it is owned by the Government of Zimbabwe.[6]

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