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KLM Airlines in mid-air scare

A KLM airlines cargo plane yesterday dropped a flap mid-air in Chitungwiza, but landed safely at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport. Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) public relatio...

By Staff reporter | Published: 09 July 2019

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Turkish Airlines set to fly into Zimbabwe

Turkish Airlines is expected to expand its flight route into Zimbabwe by the second quarter of next year following profound deliberations held by authorities from the two countries at the ongoing Turk...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 December 2018

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International airlines raise red flag over funds

INTERNATIONAL airlines operating in Zimbabwe are reportedly contemplating cancelling their routes after failing to recover a cumulative more than $130 million repatriation funds they are owed by the c...

By Staff reporter | Published: 27 September 2018

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Victoria Falls airport attracts more airlines

VICTORIA Falls International Airport is overwhelmed by visitors, a development that has seen some airlines either increasing frequency or introducing bigger planes to meet demand.The new look facility...

By Staff reporter | Published: 19 July 2018

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CAAZ sheds light on Turkish Airlines deal

Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe's acting general manager, Tawanda Gusha has said Turkish Airlines has not made any formal communication with Zimbabwe to establish flights between Harare and Turke...

By Staff reporter | Published: 25 June 2018

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Air Zim carriers among top defaulting airlines

Angola, Sudan and Zimbabwe are among the top five countries with national carriers that are failing to repatriate revenue from ticket sales to other airlines, APA reported on Tuesday.According to the ...

By APA | Published: 13 June 2018

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Zimbabweans prefer foreign airlines

Zimbabwe's forex coffers are getting extra pressure from the dominance of foreign airlines in the country's airspace as locals do not prefer the national airline when travelling.An aviation expert, Mr...

By Staff reporter | Published: 30 May 2018

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New airline to fly into Zimbabwe

Zambia's leading airline, Proflight Zambia, is set to introduce flights between Harare and Lusaka during the first week of July.Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe public relations and communications...

By Staff reporter | Published: 14 May 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Airlines getting foreign currency

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is fulfilling its obligation to release money to airlines for remittances repatriation, but acute foreign currency shortages continue to slow the progress in clearin...

By Staff reporter | Published: 02 May 2018

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Zimbabwe airline seeks $100m investment

A Hong Kong Investor YAYA Sun is set to invest in excess of US$100 million in a local airliner, Sol Air.The deal, which had been put on ice owing to the country's risk profile and airline remittance i...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 April 2018

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Angolan Airlines returns

ANGOLAN Airlines (TAAG) has resumed flights between Harare and Luanda about one month after President Emmerson Mnangagwa appealed to the southern African country to reconsider its decision to pull out...

By Staff reporter | Published: 15 March 2018

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Ethiopian Airlines's 787 Dreamliner for Vic Falls

Ethiopian Airlines has maintained its confidence in Victoria Falls as a destination with the deployment of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner which has become the second wide bodied scheduled aircraft to service...

By Staff reporter | Published: 12 March 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Foreign airlines struggle to remit $60m

Foreign airlines are struggling to repatriate at least $60 million to their jurisdictions which may affect their operations in the country, Zimbabwe Council for Tourism (ZCT) president, Tich Hwingwiri...

By Staff reporter | Published: 12 March 2018

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Zimbabwe to attract more foreign airlines

Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) hopes to retire its debts through government's approved warehousing of legacy and shareholder loans scheme as the debt is slowing down the implementation of...

By Staff reporter | Published: 25 November 2017

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Zimbabwe offers sweetener to foreign airlines

THE government is considering waiving navigation and landing fees to lure new airlines into the destination, in an ambitious drive to grow the tourism sector.The tourism sector is considered a low han...

By Staff reporter | Published: 02 October 2017

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Ethiopian Airlines embrace mobile money payments

ETHIOPIAN Airlines, Africa's largest airline group, in partnership with Flocash, a leading Pan-African provider of electronic payment services has enabled online mobile payments on its website to allo...

By Staff reporter | Published: 21 September 2017

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Forex shortage grounds Rainbow Airlines

Zimbabwe's newest airline, Rainbow, has grounded its plane due to a scarcity of foreign currency and a deadly boardroom squabble.A Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe foreign currency priority list has made it d...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 September 2017

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New airline seeks permit

A NEW airline company, MJ Air Private Limited, has applied for a permit to launch operations in Zimbabwe.The Air Services Board announced in a notice in the August 18 issue of the Government Gazette t...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 September 2017

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'India can help Zim collect foreign airline dues'

THE Airports Authority of India (AAI) says Zimbabwe could be losing millions in potential revenue through uncollected aeronautical revenue for use of its airspace, a senior official with India's ports...

By Staff reporter | Published: 22 August 2017

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Airlines suspend sales from Zim over $20m debt

Eight international airlines have suspended selling their services from Zimbabwe after debts owed to them by local travel agents rose to over $20 million, fanned by biting foreign currency shortages, ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 11 August 2017

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Turkish Airlines ready to introduce Harare flights

Turkish Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Mr Kadir Hidayet Eris says Turkish Airlines is ready to introduce directs flights to Harare and has urged the Zimbabwean government to expedite the ratification of the ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 August 2017

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International Airlines rescued from payments backlog

THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has begun allocating foreign currency for remittance of cash from ticket sales by international airlines, which have been failing to repatriate payments due to forei...

By Staff reporter | Published: 03 August 2017

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Ethiopian Airlines claims $30,500 from travel agency

ETHIOPIAN Airlines has taken a local travel agency, Haven Travel and Tours (Pvt) Ltd, to court on charges of failing to remit $30 500 in ticket sales.The airline, through its lawyers Kanokanga and Par...

By Staff reporter | Published: 25 July 2017

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New airlines boost Victoria Falls tourism boom

The recently-commissioned $150 million Victoria Falls International Airport has spurred brisk tourism business in the resort town.This comes after Kenya Airways and Ethiopian Airways - in April - intr...

By Staff reporter | Published: 17 July 2017

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Airlink lands in Victoria Falls

SOUTH Africa's privately owned Airlink landed at the Victoria Falls International Airport on Sunday to become the third new airliner to fly direct to the prime resort town this year since the commissi...

By Staff reporter | Published: 04 July 2017
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