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Air Zimbabwe facing suspension over debt

Air Zimbabwe facing suspension over debt

Zimbabwe’s troubled airline Air Zimbabwe faces the prospect of being suspended from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) over past due membership fees that have risen to US$4 million.

Air Zimbabwe pilots threaten strike

Air Zimbabwe pilots threaten strike

Harare- Air Zimbabwe pilots have threatened to go on strike if their work conditions and salaries are not improved as a matter of urgency, sources told Radio VOP over the weekend. The pilots are said to have written a letter to the airline management last weekend demanding a review of their salaries.

New airline takes to the Zimbabwe skies

New airline takes to the Zimbabwe skies

Durban- Zimbabwe will soon have a third locally-owned airline known as Federal Air, which is preparing to take to the skies next month. The Zimbabwe Country Manager, Rob Killick, told Radio VOP  this week that his company would soon resume flights on long forgotten routes. “We are just waiting for a licence to operate from [...]

Ash dust costs Air Zimbabwe US$1m

Ash dust costs Air Zimbabwe US$1m

Air Zimbabwe said Wednesday volcanic ash clouds which have disrupted air travel in Europe had left 1,600 of its passengers stranded and cost it US$1 million in lost revenue. The airline cancelled three flights to London last week, and again this week, af ter flights to Europe were banned over the volcanic ash clouds from [...]

Air Zimbabwe postpones London flights again

Air Zimbabwe postpones London flights again

Harare- For the second day running, Air Zimbabwe announced on Sunday that it would not fly to Europe because of volcanic ash clouds from Iceland which have engulfed the continent and disrupted air travel. On Saturday, the airline said it would resume flights to the British capital, London, on Sunday. However, it has announced a [...]

UK snow freezes Air Zimbabwe flights

UK snow freezes Air Zimbabwe flights

By a correspondent National airliner Air Zimbabwe had to temporarily suspend its scheduled flights to the United Kingdom last week after air-traffic was grounded due to bad weather and heavy snow in parts of Europe, America and Asia. The struggling airline laden with serious debts, runs direct flights between Harare and London twice a week on Wednesday [...]

Zimbabwe cargo plane crashes in China

Zimbabwe cargo plane crashes in China

By Cara Anna BEIJING — A Zimbabwe-registered cargo plane crashed shortly after taking off Saturday from a Shanghai airport with seven crew members aboard, state media and witnesses said. The official Xinhua News Agency reported that four crew members, all foreigners, were injured. The status of the other three was not immediately clear. But Sky [...]

Air Zim plane hits pigs on runway

Air Zim plane hits pigs on runway

An Air Zimbabwe plane headed from Harare to Bulawayo collided with 5 wild pigs on the runway on Tuesday the Transport Ministry has confirmed. Minister Nicholas Goche issued a statement Thursday confirming the incident. He said the plane was damaged in the crash but all 34 passengers were evacuated safely.  The plane’s undercarriage collapsed on [...]