HARARE – The recent introduction of daily Air Zimbabwe flights to Johannesburg using the A320 Airbus has impacted positively on the market, with airfares on the regional route falling by up to 60 percent.

Beleaguered national airline, Air Zimbabwe (AirZim), which is scheming a resurgence after its fleet was grounded for over a year due to aviation concerns, has opened talks with an unidentified party for delivery of an Airbus 380 (A380).

HARARE – Air Zimbabwe has sent over 600 employees on forced leave as the parastatal rationalises staff levels in a frantic bid to turn around the ailing company and restore customer confidence.

HARARE – An Air Zimbabwe pilot who flew into a hailstorm and lost his licence almost six years ago has died in a car accident today according to a report filed by a Nehanda Radio Citizen Reporter.

AIR Zimbabwe has put in place a payment plan to clear its $2,8 million debt owed to a European navigation agency, which will see the airline resume the Harare-London route early next year.

HARARE – Air Zimbabwe has once again broken aviation records after the troubled airline flew an empty aircraft from Johannesburg to Harare upon the resumption of regional flights on Monday.

Struggling national airliner Air Zimbabwe is suing the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe for over US$8,5 million in damages after one of its planes collided with wild pigs on the runway three years ago.

HARARE – The debt-ridden Zimbabwe national airline, Air Zimbabwe, will resume regional and international flights before the end of this month amid reports that the airline is facing boardroom squabbles, state radio reported on Monday.

Air Zimbabwe risks being banned from using international airports and air spaces of other countries if it fails to meet a 90-day Interna­tional Air Transport Association deadline to comply with global safety standards.