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{{Infobox Airline
|airline        = Zambian Airways
|logo          = Zambian_logo.PNG
|logo_size      = 320
|fleet_size    = 5
|destinations  = 6
|IATA          = Q3
|ICAO          = MBN
|callsign      = ZAMBIANA
|parent        =
|company_slogan = Changing The Way Africa Flies
|founded        = 1948
|ceased        = 2009
|headquarters  = [[Lusaka]], [[Zambia]]
|key_people    = [[Mutembo Nchito]] (CEO)<br>[[Bernard Chiwala]] (CCO)<br>[[Donald MacDonald]] (CFO)
|hubs          = [[Lusaka International Airport]]
|secondary_hubs =
|focus_cities  =
|frequent_flyer =
|lounge        =
|alliance      =
|website        =
}}
'''Zambian Airways''' was the [[flag carrier]] of Zambia, based in [[Lusaka]], [[Zambia]].
Zambian Airways suspended operations on January 10, 2009.<ref>http://www.afriquejet.com/news/africa-news/zambian-airways-suspends-operation,-passengers-stranded-2009011119288.html</ref>
== 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 [[Beechcraft 1900|Raytheon Beech 1900D Airliner]] aircraft from [[Raytheon|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.
On 10 January 2009, the company announced it was suspending operations citing high fuel costs as the main reason.  Shareholders were not available for comment in order to answer questions about when or if the airline may commence operations again, but according to the Zambian Minister of Communications and Transport, Dora Siliya, 41 passengers had been stranded in Johannesburg as a direct result of the airline suspension of operations. The Zambian government announced on 9 February 2009, that it intended to sue Zambian Airways in order to recover the money the airline owes various firms. Its debt was noted to be [[US$]]29 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.africanmanager.com/site_eng/detail_article.php?art_id%3D12705 |accessdate=February 10, 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707094014/http://www.africanmanager.com/site_eng/detail_article.php?art_id=12705 |archivedate=July 7, 2011 }}</ref>
The unrelated carrier [[Zambia Airways]] was the state-owned Zambian flag carrier which went bankrupt in 1994.
==Destinations==
[[File:Zambian Airways Boeing 737-200 Mutzenberg.jpg|thumb|right|A Zambian Airways [[Boeing 737-200]] in [[Lusaka]], April 2007.]]
Zambian Airways used to serve the following destinations when it operated:
*[[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]
**[[Lubumbashi]] ([[Lubumbashi International Airport]])
*[[South Africa]]
**[[Johannesburg]] ([[OR Tambo International Airport]])
*[[Tanzania]]
**[[Dar es Salaam]] ([[Julius Nyerere International Airport]])
*[[Zambia]]
**[[Chipata]] ([[Chipata Airport]])
**[[Livingstone, Zambia|Livingstone]] ([[Livingstone Airport]])
**[[Lusaka]] ([[Lusaka International Airport]]) '''Hub'''
**[[Mfuwe]] ([[Mfuwe Airport]])
**[[Ndola]] ([[Ndola Airport]])
**[[Solwezi]] ([[Solwezi Airport]])
==Fleet==
The Zambian Airways fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of 24 September 2008) [https://web.archive.org/web/20120314054732/http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=Q3&al_op=1]:{{dead link|date=March 2016}}
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{| class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse"
|+ '''Zambian Airways Fleet'''
|- bgcolor=0ec352
!rowspan=2|Aircraft
!rowspan=2|Total
!colspan=3|Passengers
!rowspan=2|Routes
!rowspan=2|Notes
|- bgcolor=0ec352
!<abbr title=Business>J</abbr>
!<abbr title=Economy>Y</abbr>
!Total
|-
|[[Boeing 737-200]]
|3
|12
|106
|118
|South Africa and Tanzania
|2 aircraft are leased from [[Safair]]
|-
|[[Beechcraft 1900]]
|2
|0
|18
|18
|Domestic and Zimbabwe
|
|-
!Total
!5
!colspan=3|
!Updated: September 2008
!
|}
</center>
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
==External links==
*[http://www.zambianairways.com/ Zambian Airways]
{{Airlines of Zambia}}
[[Category:Defunct airlines of Zambia]]
[[Category:Airlines established in 1948]]
[[Category:Airlines disestablished in 2009]]
[[Category:Lusaka]]
[[Category:Former IATA members]]

Revision as of 14:32, 17 October 2016

Not to be confused with Zambia Airways.
Zambian Airways
File:Zambian logo.PNG
IATA ICAO Callsign
Q3 MBN ZAMBIANA
Founded1948
Ceased operations2009
HubsLusaka International Airport
Fleet size5
Destinations6
Company sloganChanging The Way Africa Flies
HeadquartersLusaka, Zambia
Key peopleMutembo Nchito (CEO)
Bernard Chiwala (CCO)
Donald MacDonald (CFO)

Zambian Airways was the flag carrier of Zambia, based in Lusaka, Zambia.

Zambian Airways suspended operations on January 10, 2009.[1]

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.

On 10 January 2009, the company announced it was suspending operations citing high fuel costs as the main reason. Shareholders were not available for comment in order to answer questions about when or if the airline may commence operations again, but according to the Zambian Minister of Communications and Transport, Dora Siliya, 41 passengers had been stranded in Johannesburg as a direct result of the airline suspension of operations. The Zambian government announced on 9 February 2009, that it intended to sue Zambian Airways in order to recover the money the airline owes various firms. Its debt was noted to be US$29 million.[2]

The unrelated carrier Zambia Airways was the state-owned Zambian flag carrier which went bankrupt in 1994.

Destinations

A Zambian Airways Boeing 737-200 in Lusaka, April 2007.

Zambian Airways used to serve the following destinations when it operated:

Fleet

The Zambian Airways fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of 24 September 2008) [1]:[dead link]

Zambian Airways Fleet
Aircraft Total Passengers Routes Notes
J Y Total
Boeing 737-200 3 12 106 118 South Africa and Tanzania 2 aircraft are leased from Safair
Beechcraft 1900 2 0 18 18 Domestic and Zimbabwe
Total 5 Updated: September 2008

References

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  1. ↑ http://www.afriquejet.com/news/africa-news/zambian-airways-suspends-operation,-passengers-stranded-2009011119288.html
  2. ↑ Lua error in ...ribunto/includes/engines/LuaCommon/lualib/mwInit.lua at line 23: bad argument #1 to 'old_ipairs' (table expected, got nil).

External links

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