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| Founded | August 26, 1936 (as Direcção de Exploração de Transportes Aéreos) | |||
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| Commenced operations | December 22, 1937 | |||
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| Frequent-flyer program | Flamingo Club[2] | |||
| Subsidiaries | Moçambique Expresso (100%) | |||
| Fleet size | 8 | |||
| Destinations | 16 | |||
| Parent company | Government of Mozambique | |||
| Headquarters | Maputo, Mozambique | |||
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| Website | www.lam.co.mz/en | |||
Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique, Ltd.,[4] operating as LAM – Mozambique Airlines (Portuguese: LAM – Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique), is the flag carrier of Mozambique. Based in Maputo,[3] it operates scheduled services in southern Africa and Europe.
The carrier is a member of the International Air Transport Association, and of the African Airlines Association since 1976.[5][6] According to Skytrax, out of a five-star ranking, the LAM – Mozambique Airlines in-flight service merits three stars.[7]
LAM – Mozambique Airlines is on the list of airlines banned in the EU.[8]:15
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The airline was established in 26 August 1936 as DETA – Direcção de Exploração de Transportes Aéreos,[9] as a division of the department of railways, harbours and airways of the Portuguese colonial government of Mozambique. It started operations on 22 December 1937.[10] Following allegations of corruption, DETA was restructured and renamed LAM – Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique in early 1980.[10][11]
Long haul flights were initially operated with Boeing 707 or DC-8 equipment, then a DC-10 leased from UTA French Airlines. At that time the government's Il-62M was sometimes used for additional capacity. The early 1990s were the peak of expansion with the DC-10 flying twice weekly to Lisbon (sometimes via Madrid) as well as one weekly flight operating the route Maputo-Paris-Copenhagen-East Berlin, mainly to shuttle guest construction workers. For many years, the Lisbon flights would then operate a sector for TACV to Sal Island before returning to Maputo. After the DC-10 lease terminated, Lisbon flights were operated with a South African Airways Boeing 747SP before a pair of Boeing 767-200's was secured. However, 767 services were short-lived with management deciding to concentrate on regional routes and these aircraft spent most of their time leased to SAA.
On 23 December 1998 LAM was transformed into a limited company, adopting the denomination of LAM – Mozambique Airlines by Decree no. 69/98. A limited company incorporated by statute in Mozambique was formed in late 1999.[3] The state holds 91% of the shares and employees hold the balance.[3] As of May 2011, the carrier employs a staff of 695.[3] LAM wholly owns the airline Moçambique Expresso.
The airline is banned from operating within the European Union, as of April 2011[update].[12][13] Flights to Lisbon that resumed in early April 2011 used Boeing 767-300ER equipment operated by EuroAtlantic Airways on behalf of LAM.[14][15][16] The airline announced the suspension of the Maputo–Lisbon–Maputo route effective 22 November 2011, ahead of the constitution of a new autonomous division aimed at operating intercontinental routes.[17]
As of June 2011[update] the following routes are codeshared ones, actually operated by the carriers shown:[18][19]
The newest aircraft on LAM's fleet are the Embraer 190, the first of which the airline took possesion of in August 2009.[20] As of September 2011[update], the LAM – Mozambique Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft:[1][21]
| Aircraft | In Fleet | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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| Boeing 737-200 Advanced | 2 | — | 16 | 88 | 104 | Domestic & Regional Routes |
| Bombardier Q400 | 3 | — | 0 | 78 | 78 | Operated by Moçambique Expresso |
| Embraer 120 | 1 | — | 0 | 30 | 30 | Operated by Moçambique Expresso |
| Embraer 190 | 2 | — | 9 | 84 | 93[20] | Domestic & Regional Routes |
| Total | 8 | — | ||||
At 1 July 2010, the average age of the LAM – Mozambique Airlines fleet is 14.7 years.
The airline previously operated the following aircraft:
As of June 2011[update], Aviation Safety Network records 3 accidents/incidents for the airline, none of them leading to fatalities.[27]
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