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| Founded | August 19, 2018 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | December 2021 | ||||||
| Hubs | Kenneth Kaunda International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 2[1] | ||||||
| Destinations | 5 | ||||||
| Parent company | Zambian Industrial Development Corporation | ||||||
| Headquarters | Lusaka, Zambia | ||||||
| Key people | Thomas Gebreyohannes, CEO[citation needed] | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
Zambia Airways is the flag carrier of the Republic of Zambia. The airline is based in Lusaka, Zambia with its hub at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport.
Originally, the airline was founded in April 1964. It was liquidated by the government in December 1994 due to political issues but revived again with the help of Ethiopian Airlines and the Zambian Industrial Development Corporation on December 1, 2021. The government took a 55% stake in the newly relaunched Zambia Airways with Ethiopian Airlines owning the remaining 45% of the shares. Ethiopian has planned to set up hubs all around the continent in a 15-year plan called Vision 2025 that will see it become the leading aviation group in Africa.[2]
The new airline launched with flights from [3]Lusaka to Ndola, and Livingstone from December 1 and adding on Solwezi, Harare, and Johannesburg to its network. In September 2023, the airline received its first jet engine aircraft, a 737-800, bringing the total number of fleet to two. Further expansion plans would see the airline aim to operate six aircraft: four Dash 8-400s and two B737-800s, and carry over 700,000 passengers by 2027.[citation needed]
- ^ "Revival - from A-Zambia". Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Zambia Airways sets late 4Q21 launch plan in motion". ch-aviation. Retrieved 13 December 2021.(subscription required)
- ^ Nave, Ari (7 April 2005), "Lusaka, Zambia", African American Studies Center, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/acref/9780195301731.013.42238, ISBN 978-0-19-530173-1, retrieved 29 September 2023