Browsing tag

boeing 767

Panic as Mugabe’s plane billows smoke

HARARE- An Air Zimbabwe flight crew and an advance delegation accompanying President Robert Mugabe to an African Union summit on Friday hurriedly evacuated an aircraft they had boarded after smoke engulfed the plane just before the ageing octogenarian leader boarded it.

Goche halts Air Zim flights to UK & SA

HARARE- The Minister of Transport and Communications, Nicholas Goche, has issued a circular to stop Air Zimbabwe management from flying its aircraft to South Africa and the United Kingdom where one of its long haul Boeing 767 aircraft was recently impounded over an outstanding debt.

Air Zim debt paid because Mugabe needed plane

HARARE- Government made frantic efforts to pay off a US$1,5 million debt to secure the release of an Air Zimbabwe plane impounded in London mainly because President Robert Mugabe wanted to use it on his medical trip to the Far East.

Air Zimbabwe plane flies home after debt paid

LONDON- An Air Zimbabwe plane impounded in London for more than two weeks over a debt dispute flew home on Sunday after the national carrier settled $1.2 million owed to a US spares company, the airline’s acting chief executive said.

Seized Air Zimbabwe plane expected Tuesday

LONDON- The Air Zimbabwe plane seized in London on Monday last week should be released on Monday and is expected in Harare Tuesday morning, an official from the airline has told the state owned media. American General Supplies impounded the Boeing 767-200ER at Gatwick International Airport over a US$1,2 million debt.

US$1.5 m raised to release impounded plane

HARARE — Zimbabwe’s government has raised $1.5 million (1.2 million euros) to pay off the national airline’s debt and have an impounded airplane released in London, the company chairman said on Thursday.

Air Zim in frantic funds search to save plane

HARARE- Air Zimbabwe is rushing against time to raise funds to secure the release of a plane that was seized in London before it is auctioned today. Air Zim officials yesterday said they had made “significant” progress in mobilising money to settle the over US$1 million debt.

Air Zimbabwe plane impounded in London

LONDON- Zimbabwe’s ailing state run airline, Air Zimbabwe’s woes worsened on Monday after one of its planes was impounded in London by a United States company. The plane was seized by American General Supplies upon landing at London’s Gatwick International Airport on Monday morning from Harare International Airport.