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Edmund Makona

Air Zimbabwe to resume London flights

Zimbabwe’s troubled national carrier announced Sunday that it plans to resume flights to London, nearly four years after it stopped flying to the United Kingdom following a brush with creditors. Air Zimbabwe acting chief executive Edmund Makona told state television that the airline has made significant ground on negotiations with “London stakeholders” for the resumption […]

Air Zimbabwe boss on cloud nine

HARARE – Air Zimbabwe acting chief executive Edmund Makona says the country’s aviation industry is poised for greater heights following his recent ascension to the powerful post of the African Airlines Association (Afraa) president. Afraa brings together 45 African airline members and around a hundred industrial partners, including aircraft and engine manufacturers, consultants, and high […]

The passenger who flew solo aboard Air Zimbabwe

By Jordi Lippe Many of us have dreamed of taking a private plane to our destination of choice, but that wasn’t exactly the plan for Nigel Short when he arrived at the airport in Johannesburg on July 15. Initially told he was going to be one of only four passengers on the 737 flight to Victoria […]

Air Zimbabwe grounded…. hit by fuel shortages

By Nyemudzai Kakore and Tinashe Makichi Air Zimbabwe has been hit by acute fuel shortages which forced it to cancel all morning fights and approach regional counterparts for assistance over the past one week. All morning flights were cancelled yesterday and delayed to midday as the crisis escalated. The Under-23 football national team had to […]

Airzim board pushes to recover stolen funds

The new Air Zimbabwe board led by Mr Valentine Sinemane is pushing for the arrest and specification of five senior managers implicated in the aviation insurance scam in an attempt to trace and recover $10 million the national airline was defrauded.