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/ 2 November 2012

Airlines return to Zimbabwe

Analysts say the Zim’s aviation sector is looking lucrative as international and regional carriers capitalise on the woes of Air Zimbabwe.

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/ 7 July 2010

World Cup showdown between airline alliances

Dutch airline KLM scrambled to put on extra planes to South Africa on Wednesday after The Netherlands reached the World Cup final.

By Staff Reporter

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/ 7 January 2008

KLM plane forced to return to Jo’burg after engine fails

A Boeing 747 was forced to return to OR Tambo International Airport after an engine failed more than one hour into the flight, KLM said on Monday. Air France and KLM general manager Yeshwant Pawar said flight 592 was on its way to Amsterdam when engine number one failed only one-and-a-half hours into the flight.

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/ 7 January 2008

Nationwide says it’s business as usual

Nationwide Airlines has resumed all flights in the Eastern and southern Cape after it was grounded for safety reasons last year, a media report said on Monday. Nationwide corporate quality director Rodger Whittle said it was safe to say the airline was ”back to normal”.

By Staff Reporter

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/ 2 December 2007

Nationwide leases plane for London flight

Grounded carrier Nationwide has leased an aircraft from Dutch airline KLM to fly passengers to London on Sunday night, said the South African Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). However, Nationwide would have to prove that this aircraft complied with civil aviation safety requirements before it would be allowed to fly, said a CAA spokesperson.

By Staff Reporter

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/ 26 November 2007

Zambian Airways to stop flights to Zim

Zambian Airways is to halt direct flights between Harare and Lusaka next month as the route is no longer profitable, an airline official said on Monday. Zambian Airways chief executive officer Mutembo Nchito said the last flight on the Harare-Lusaka route will be on November 30.

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/ 20 September 2007

British Airways grounds loss-making Harare route

British Airways (BA) is to halt direct flights between Harare and London next month as the route is no longer profitable, an airline official said on Thursday. BA’s regional commercial manager, Steve Harrison, told the official New Ziana news agency that the last flight on the London Heathrow-Harare route will be on October 28.

By Staff Reporter

Airlines return to Zimbabwe

World Cup showdown between airline alliances

KLM plane forced to return to Jo’burg after engine fails

Nationwide says it’s business as usual

Nationwide leases plane for London flight

Zambian Airways to stop flights to Zim

British Airways grounds loss-making Harare route

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