Air Zimbabwe

Air Zimbabwe
IATA code :	AROUND
ICAO code :	AZW
Call sign :	AIR ZIMBABWE
Founding:	1967
Seat:	Harare , Zimbabwe
Turnstile :	Harare
Home airport :	Harare
IATA prefix code :	168
Management:	Innocent Mavhunga ( CEO )
Frequent Flyer Program :	Rainbow Club
Fleet size:	7 (+ 1 order)
Aims:	National and international
Website:	www.airzimbabwe.aero

Air Zimbabwe is the national airline of Zimbabwe , headquartered in Harare and based on the airport Harare International .

It has been on the list of operating bans for the airspace of the European Union since May 16, 2017 .

history

Boeing 707-330 of Air Zimbabwe, the former D-ABUB of Lufthansa

The story of Air Zimbabwe began in 1967 with the establishment of Air Rhodesia after Central African Airways was dissolved. In 1978, it became Air Zimbabwe Rhodesia renamed and in 1980 it was due to the independence of Zimbabwe Air Zimbabwe . From February 1981 to June 1982 the company took over 5 Boeing 707-330 from Lufthansa . Air Zimbabwe bought the cargo airline Affretair in 1983 and was privatized in 1997 .

In 2003, Air Zimbabwe ran into massive financial problems, which led to its temporary suspension by the IATA in February 2004. In May 2005, the airline made headlines as it made the maiden flight on the new route from Dubai to Harare with just a single passenger. The government of Zimbabwe criticized the company for setting up the new route without a performance audit.

In May 2011, Air Zimbabwe was again suspended by the IATA due to outstanding liabilities amounting to 2 million US dollars, and thus all international financial transactions and booking services were suspended until further notice. The company's three Boeing 737-200s had previously been shut down by the Zimbabwe Aviation Authority for safety reasons. These were to be replaced by a Boeing 737-500 leased from Zambezi Airlines , but Air Zimbabwe was unable to pay the leasing installments and had to return the aircraft.

In the summer of 2011, Air Zimbabwe introduced a modernized version of its aircraft livery on a Boeing 767-200ER.

In September 2011, flight operations had to be suspended for a short time because of legal disputes with the pilots, which have since been resolved. In November of the same year, numerous flights were repeatedly canceled because payments to suppliers of kerosene were outstanding. In December 2011, a Boeing 767-200ER of the heavily indebted company was confiscated in London as collateral for unpaid bills. In January 2012, the suspension of flights to London and Johannesburg was announced due to the financial situation. There is also the risk that more aircraft will be confiscated. In February 2012, flight operations were finally completely suspended until further notice. After brief, unsuccessful attempts to start flight operations, Air Zimbabwe has been operating regular flights again since November 2012.

In February 2014, the suspended boss Innocent Mavhunga, his predecessor Peter Chikumba and the managing director Grace Nyaradzo Pfumbidzayi were arrested on suspicion of fraud, and other managers were suspected. They are said to have cheated the airline financially. In July 2017, the airline laid off almost half of its 424 employees.

Since October 2018, the privatization of Air Zimbabwe has been driven forward, while a new state-owned airline is being created at the same time as Zimbabwe Airways .

On October 24, 2019, the use of the South African airports by the local airport operator ACSA was banned due to outstanding payment and the only machine in operation was arrested. Operation has been permitted again since October 28, 2019.

Destinations

Air Zimbabwe Boeing 737-200

Xi'an MA60 of Air Zimbabwe

Air Zimbabwe flies domestically from Harare to Bulawayo , Kariba and Victoria Falls and internationally to Johannesburg and Lusaka . In the future, flights to London will be operated again with the only remaining machine .

fleet

As of March 2020, Air Zimbabwe's fleet consists of seven aircraft with an average age of 25.9 years:

Aircraft type	number	ordered	Remarks	Seats ( Business / Economy )
Airbus A320-200	2		inactive	150 (12/138)
Boeing 737-200	2		inactive	105 (12/93) 113 (- / 113)
Boeing 767-200ER	2		one inactive	203 (30/173)
Boeing 777-200	1	1	inactive
total	7th	1

Incidents

Air Zimbabwe recorded several non -fatal incidents in its history, in one incident in July 1984 a Vickers Viscount ( registration number Z-YNI) was so badly damaged that it had to be written off.

See also

• List of airlines
• List of airlines banned from operating in the European Union

Web links

Commons : Air Zimbabwe  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Air Zimbabwe website (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Aviation Safety: Commission clears all airlines from Benin and Mozambique from EU Air Safety List. European Commission, May 16, 2017.
2. ↑ ^{a b} IATA demands $ 2m from Air Zimbabwe ( Memento of the original from September 12, 2012 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , newzimbabwe.com, accessed May 27, 2011. 
3. ↑ IATA suspends Air Zim over debt ( Memento of the original from May 16, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , newzimbabwe.com, accessed May 15, 2011. 
4. ↑ Air Zimbabwe forced to return Zambezi Airlines' plane , bulawayo24.com (English), accessed on June 28, 2011.
5. ↑ NEWS ( Memento of the original from November 4, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , airzimbabwe.aero, accessed October 7, 2011. 
6. ↑ Air Zimbabwe courts foreign partners ( Memento of the original from July 4, 2012 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , newzimbabwe.com, accessed November 7, 2011. 
7. ↑ Airzim plane impounded in UK , herald.co.zw (English), accessed December 13, 2011.
8. ↑ Air Zimbabwe suspends flights to London , mailonsunday.co.uk, accessed January 3, 2012.
9. ^ Air Zimbabwe suspends all flights , timeslive.co.za, accessed February 24, 2012
10. ^ Zimbabwe: Air Zim Back in the Skies , allafrica.com (English), accessed June 28, 2013
11. ↑ Air Zimbabwe managers allegedly embezzled millions , aerotelegraph.com, accessed February 19, 2014.
12. ↑ Air Zimbabwe slashes workforce by half. ch-aviation , July 14, 2017.
13. ↑ Zimbabwe invites bids for struggling national airline. Reuters, November 12, 2018.
14. ↑ Zimbabwe Airways loses one plane over delayed payment. Bulawayo November 24, 2018.
15. ^ Air Zimbabwe: Statement by Airports Company South Africa. Airports Company South Africa, October 24, 2019.
16. ↑ ^{a b} Air Zimbabwe resumes ops after B767 released. ch-aviation, October 28, 2019.
17. ↑ Planespotters - Aims of Air Zimbabwe ( Memento of the original from March 27, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. accessed on March 26, 2018 
18. ↑ https://www.aerotelegraph.com/air-zimbabwe-will-zurueck-nach-europa
19. ↑ Air Zimbabwe on Planespotters.net, accessed March 12, 2020.
20. ^ New Air Zimbabwe planes must start generating revenue. Bulawayo24, January 26, 2020.
21. ↑ Data on the airline Air Zimbabwe in the Aviation Safety Network , accessed on June 1, 2016.
22. ↑ Aircraft accident data and report in the Aviation Safety Network (English)