Air Zimbabwe 767-2NO(ER) Z-WPF. Photo taken at KLIA

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History

The airline was established on 1 September 1967 as Air Rhodesia after Central African Airways Corporation was dissolved and started operations in 1967. It became Air Zimbabwe Rhodesia in 1978 and then Air Zimbabwe in April 1980 when the Republic of Zimbabwe gained independence. It began services on 2 April 1980 to London Gatwick. Air Zimbabwe took over the freight airline Affretair in 1983. It was privatised in 1997. The initial fleet of five Boeing 707 sourced from Lufthansa replaced the Boeing 720 aircraft used by Air Rhodesia. These 707's joined the remaining Vickers Viscount fleet and a few Douglas DC-3, which were phased out in the 1980's. Three Boeing 737 aircraft were ordered from Boeing in the mid 80's to enhance regional routes. Longhaul operations which were the 707's domain, were gradually phased out in the early to mid 90's and replaced with two Boeing 767 aircraft which are still in service today. A British Aerospace BAe 146 was added to the fleet from the airforce in the 1980s. Fokker 50s were used for a while and the BAe 146 has been grounded for some time. September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Air Zimbabwe, formerly Air Rhodesia, was privatised in 1997. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... April 2 is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 273 days remaining. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Gatwick Airport (IATA: LGW, ICAO: EGKK) is Londons second largest airport and the second busiest airport in the UK after Heathrow. ... Affretair (National Cargo Airline of Zimbabwe) was a cargo airline based in Zimbabwe. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Boeing 707 is a four engined commercial passenger jet aircraft developed by Boeing in the early 1950s. ... Pan Am 707 The Boeing 707 is a four engined commercial passenger jet aircraft developed by Boeing in the early 1950s. ... Air Zimbabwe, formerly Air Rhodesia, was privatised in 1997. ... The Viscount was a medium-range turboprop airliner introduced in 1953 by Vickers-Armstrongs, making it the first such aircraft to enter service in the world. ... The Douglas DC-3 is a fixed-wing, propeller-driven aircraft which revolutionized air transport in the 1930s and 1940s, and is generally regarded as one of the most significant transport aircraft ever made (also see Boeing 707 and Boeing 747). ... The Boeing 737 is the worlds most popular medium-range, narrowbody commercial passenger jet aircraft. ... The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA, TYO: 7661 ) is an aerospace and defense corporation headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. ... The Boeing 767 is a commercial passenger aircraft manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. ... The BAe 146 (also known as the Avro RJ) is a medium-sized commercial aircraft manufactured by BAE SYSTEMS. It carries its four jet engines on a high wing above the fuselage; not below, or at mid-fuselage, as on most conventional civilian aircraft. ...

In 2005 the airline bought two MA-60 turboprop from China which were supplemented by a third donated example in 2006 to operate domestic and short regional routes. It was announced in 2006 that the government had ordered 5 Ilyushin Il-96 aircraft from Russia (2 Passenger and 3 Freight versions) to replace the ageing 767's. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Il-96 in the new livery of Aeroflot The Ilyushin Il-96 is a four-engined long-range Russian widebody airliner. ...

In 2003 it was reported that Air Zimbabwe had been surviving on a shoe string budget and at the mercy of local and international banks. In February 2004 it was reported that Air Zimbabwe had been temporarily suspended by IATA over unpaid debt. In November 2004 a Harare to Beijing service was started. The Beijing service is served twice weekly via Singapore. In April 2006 it was reported that passenger numbers had fallen from 1 million in 1999 to 230 thousand in 2005. Acting chief executive Captain Oscar Madombwe blamed the decline on negative publicity about the political and economic situation in the country, safety concerns among travellers (which he claimed were unjustified), and shortages of hard currency, new equipment and fuel. ^[1] 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The International Air Transport Association is an international trade organisation of airlines headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... Harare (pronounced , formerly Salisbury) is the capital city of Zimbabwe. ... Beijing [English Pronunciation] (Chinese: 北京 [Chinese Pronunciation]; Pinyin: Běijīng; IPA: ), a city in northern China, is the capital of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ...

In October 2006, prices on Air Zimbabwe flights rose 500% due to inflation increasing to over 1,000%. The Zimbabwean Central Bank said at that time it could not continue to support Air Zimbabwe and other money-losing state companies. 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Destinations

Air Zimbabwe operates services to the following (at November 2006):

Africa

• Congo, Democratic Republic
  • Lubumbashi
• Kenya
  • Nairobi
• Malawi
  • Blantyre
  • Lilongwe
• Mauritius
  • Port Louis
• South Africa
  • Johannesburg
• Tanzania
  • Dar es Salaam
• Zambia
  • Lusaka
• Zimbabwe
  • Bulawayo
  • Harare Hub
  • Victoria Falls

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Asia

• China
  • Beijing
  • Guangzhou [starts January 2007]
• Singapore
  • Singapore Changi Airport
• United Arab Emirates
  • Dubai

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Europe

• United Kingdom
  • London (London Gatwick Airport)

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Fleet

The Air Zimbabwe fleet consists of the following aircraft (at August 2006) ^[2]:

• 1 BAe 146-200
• 2 Boeing 767-200ER (as of July 2006 one of these has been grounded for 60 days in Frankfurt. ^[3]
• 3 Boeing 737-200

Other aircraft: The BAe 146 (also known as the Avro RJ) is a medium-sized commercial aircraft manufactured by BAE SYSTEMS. It carries its four jet engines on a high wing above the fuselage; not below, or at mid-fuselage, as on most conventional civilian aircraft. ... The Boeing 767 is a commercial passenger aircraft manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. ... The Boeing 737 is the worlds most popular medium-range, narrowbody commercial passenger jet aircraft. ...

• 3 Xian MA60 (as of late June 2006 2 were temporarily out of service due to a shortage of spare parts and an emergency landing made at Victoria Falls Airport by one of the planes.[2]) Zimbabwe has never been able to have all three of the new planes running at the same time and as of mid July 2006 all three were out of action. [3]

The following orders are said to be under consideration, though the financial situation in Zimbabwe, in particular the foreign currency crisis, makes all major investments highly uncertain. The Xian MA60 (新舟60, Xinzhou 60, Modern Ark 60) is a turboprop-powered airliner made by Chinas Xian Aircraft Industrial Corporation under the China Aviation Industry Corporation (AVIC I). ...

• 5 Ilyushin Il-96
• 5 Tupolev Tu-204

The Ilyushin Il-96 is a four-engined long-range Russian widebody airliner. ... The Tupolev Tu-204 is a twin-engined medium range Russian airliner capable of carrying 212 passengers. ...

External links

• Air Zimbabwe
• Air Zimbabwe North America
• Air Zimbabwe UK

References

1. ^ Passenger numbers falling
2. ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006
3. ^ 767 grounded in Frankfurt