Low-cost airline Fly Africa opens one route in September and looks into more, which may upset Air Zimbabwe’s popular Harare-Bulawayo route.
Run down by poor management and government interference, the airline now finds itself insolvent, and failing to attract investment.
A letter signed by then transport minister Nicholas Goche appears to have authorised underhand dealings.
The national carrier’s top bosses, who have been suspended since June lasty year, face a disciplinary hearing over allegations of mismanagement.
In a move that has raised eyebrows, Zimbabwe’s national carrier has entered into a ‘privatisation by stealth’ deal to improve its fortunes.
Air Zimbabwe is trying to win back passengers with low fares as it attempts to resuscitate itself.
Analysts say the Zim’s aviation sector is looking lucrative as international and regional carriers capitalise on the woes of Air Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe’s national carrier Air Zimbabwe has been grounded due to mounting debts after more than three decades in operation.
A trip from London to Harare brings
the diaspora home — and back to earth.
In spite of a continuing pay strike by pilots, Zimbabwe’s struggling national airline has bought two new A340-200 Airbus passenger planes from France.
The world aviation control body says it has suspended Zimbabwe’s embattled national airline from international financial and flight booking services.
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/ 30 December 2010
The boss of Zimbabwe’s debt-ridden national carrier Air Zimbabwe has quit, days after a second strike by pilots grounded several planes.
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/ 9 September 2010
Workers at Zimbabwe’s state-owned airline have gone on strike over pay, causing flight cancellations and leaving scores of passengers stranded.
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/ 29 October 2007
The last flight out taxied from the sparkling new Harare airport, lifted over the city and dipped its wings in farewell. With that, at 9am on Sunday, British Airways (BA) said goodbye to Zimbabwe. Though symbolic, it’s not the first time BA has been forced out of Zimbabwe in the 75 years since the first flying boats opened up the aerial link with Southern Africa.
President Robert Mugabe renewed threats to seize foreign mining interests and businesses accused of profiteering, state radio reported on Tuesday. But the head of the central bank, Gideon Gono, warned against hasty and disruptive seizures in a country in economic crisis.