Troubled national airliner Air Zimbabwe has been suspended by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), over US$280 000 in unpaid worldwide booking fees. It means Air Zim will be barred from international financial and flight booking services in the meantime. THE International Air Transport Association (IATA) says it has suspended Air Zimbabwe from international financial [...]
Aviation authorities in Zimbabwe Monday suspended a controversial levy on air travellers, introduced at the beginning of the month and meant to develop the country’s airports and related infrastructure. The Aviation Infrastructure Development Fund (AIDEF) came into effect 1 May, and consisted of departure fees of US$30 and US$10 levied on international and local air [...]
Aviation expert Guy Leitch said that while the new model passenger jet acquired by Air Zimbabwe is more commercially viable, management of the state carrier must put its house in order to achieve profitability. Aviation experts say Air Zimbabwe has moved in the right direction in securing use of a new Boeing 737-500 from Zambian-based [...]
Planes belonging to defunct, privately, owned Zambian Airways are in the process of being leased to Air Zimbabwe, the Watchdog understands. Air Zimbabwe, owned by government, is facing serious operation problems at the moment and its pilots are on strike. Air Zimbabwe chairman Jonathan Kadzura has been quoted saying that his airline has come up [...]
The instability rocking Air Zimbabwe has seen foreign airlines increasing their footprint on the routes formerly dominated by the national airliner. For the umpteenth time, pilots at the national airline are on industrial action, demanding their salaries and allowances reportedly in excess of $9 million. The industrial action has resulted in the cancellation of flights [...]
A strike by Air Zimbabwe pilots and other staff entered its fourth day on Friday with no indications of a resolution in the offing as management said it has no money to pay the workers outstanding salaries and allowances totaling US$9 million. Sources said a meeting between worker representatives and management ended in a deadlock [...]
AIR Zimbabwe appealed to its striking pilots to return to work as the walk-out, which began on Tuesday, entered a third straight day on Thursday, disrupting travel plans for hundreds of its domestic and international customers. The state-owned airline was forced to cancel its Harare-London flight on Wednesday, and the return flight departing London Gatwick [...]
Air Zimbabwe board chairperson Jonathan Kadzura is turning the corner whilst describing the aborted flight from Harare to Victoria Falls as “normal in the aviation industry”. One of the airline’s Boeing 767 was on Sunday forced to abort a flight to Victoria Falls and return to Harare International Airport after developing a technical fault. “It’s [...]
Private companies and potential investors in Zimbabwe’s aviation sector have accused the government of denying air-line operators’ licences to new operators, saying the measure is a protectionist move aimed at shielding the troubled national flag carrier, Air Zimbabwe, from strong competition. Interestingly, new federal and State Enterprises Minister Gorden Moyo has listed Air Zimbabwe among [...]
Zimbabwe – South Africa based budget airline 1time is set to service Zimbabwe and wider parts of Zambia soon as part of plans to expand into the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC). “The skies over Zimbabwe and Zambia are opening up and we see some exciting opportunities there. As we expand, we will need longer-range [...]