Zambian Airways
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Zambian Airways | ||
|---|---|---|
 |
||
| IATA Q3 |
ICAO MBN |
Callsign ZAMBIAN AIRWAYS |
| Founded | 1948 | |
| Hubs | Lusaka International Airport | |
| Focus cities | None | |
| Fleet size | 4 | |
| Destinations | 6 | |
| Company slogan | 'Changing The Way Africa Flies' | |
| Headquarters | Lusaka, Zambia | |
| Key people | Mr Mutembo Nchito CEO Mr Bernard Chiwala CCO Mr Donald MacDonald CFO |
|
| Website: http://www.zambianairways.com/ | ||
Zambian Airways is an airline based in Lusaka, Zambia.
Contents |
[edit] History
Mines Air Services Limited (MAS) was incorporated in 1948 as a subsidiary of Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines (ZCCM). As part of the process of privatisation of the mines, MAS was disposed of by the Government of Zambia on 28 April 1998. MAS purchased two new Raytheon Beech 1900D Airliner aircraft from Raytheon Credit Corporation (RCC) in July and August 1998 respectively. The company has been operating these two aircraft since then, under the trading name of Zambian Airways.
The unrelated carrier Zambia Airways was the state-owned Zambian flag carrier which went bankrupt in 1994.
[edit] Destinations
Zambian Airways serves the following destinations:
[edit] Fleet
The Zambian Airways fleet consists of the following aircraft (at February 2008):
| Aircraft | Total | Passengers (Business/Economy) |
Routes | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing 737-200 | 2 | 118 (12/106) | Short and medium haul routes South Africa and Tanzania |
which are leased from Safair |
| Raytheon Beech 1900D Airliner | 2 | 18 (0/18) | Short haul routes Domestic services and Zimbabwe |
|
| Total number of aircraft | 4 | Updated: February 2008 |
