Zimbabwe flyafrica.com

Zimbabwe flyafrica.com
IATA
Z7		 ICAO
FZW		 Callsign
FRESH EXPRESS
Commenced operations July 2014
Operating bases Harare International Airport
Fleet size 5
Destinations 3
Company slogan Africa's Low Fare Airline
Key people
  • Chaka Karase (CEO)
Website flyafrica.com

Zimbabwe flyafrica.com[1] is a low cost carrier (LCC), the first LCC from the flyafrica.com group to start operations; they commenced in July 2014 linking Victoria Falls with Johannesburg.

History

Test flights were conducted in early July 2014 in order to meet the South African Civil Aviation Authority and Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) requirements.[2] The carrier informed the first service was launched between Victoria Falls and Johannesburg on 17 July 2014. Scheduled services were slated to commence a week later, on 23 July.[3] However, these services reportedly did not commence citing operational logistics issues.[4] It was later informed that the fact the carrier had their aircraft registered in Zimbabwe and their pilots licensed in South Africa prevented scheduled services to be launched as the CAAZ demanded the pilots to be licensed in the country.[5]

Corporate affairs

Key people

As of July 2014, Zimbabwe flyafrica.com‍‍ '​‍s CEO is Chaka Karase.[1]

Ownership

The airline is a joint venture between the Zimbabwean infrastructure company Nu.com (previously associated to the Zimbabwean start-up carrier Fresh Air, a project that never materialised)[6] and Flyafrica Ltd, a private aviation group.[1]

Destinations

Operations commenced in July 2014 with a 114-seater Boeing 737-500 that flew the Victoria Falls–Johannesburg route.[7] According to its timetable, the carrier serves the following destinations, as of December 2014:

Country City Airport Begin End Refs
ZimbabweBulawayoBulawayo Airport [Future]2 March 2015 N/A[7][8]
South AfricaJohannesburgO.R. Tambo International Airport N/A[9]
ZimbabweHarareHarare International Airport Hub1 November 2014 N/A[7][9]
ZimbabweVictoria FallsVictoria Falls Airport N/A[9]

Fleet

Flyafrica acquired five ex-Czech Airlines Boeing 737-500 aircraft.[10] As of January 2015, the airline‍‍ '​‍s fleet consists of the following equipment:[11]

Zimbabwe flyafrica.com fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
C Y Total
Boeing 737-500 5 — ? 120[5] Three aircraft stored at PRG

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Paul, Cuckoo (20 June 2014). "Zimbabwe LCC flyafrica set to launch in July". Air Transport World. Archived from the original on 1 July 2014.
  2. ↑ Katunga, Roberta (13 July 2014). "Fly Africa conducts Zim demo flights". Bulawayo24 News. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "flyafrica.com Operates Inaugural Victoria Falls–Johannesburg Flight" (PDF) (Press release). flyafrica.com. 17 July 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "Flyafrica fails to fly". Bulawayo24 News. 25 July 2014. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Fly Africa flights to start this week after pilot licencing delay". New Zimbabwe. 26 July 2014. Archived 10 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ Clark, Oliver (19 June 2014). "Flyafrica to start operations in July". Flightglobal (London). Archived from the original on 26 July 2014.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "flyafrica.com 2015 outlook: rapid expansion and new Namibia base as competition intensifies". CAPA Centre for Aviation. 7 January 2015. Archived 7 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ http://airlineroute.net/2014/12/15/z7-mar15/
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "Flight Schedules". Flyafrica.com.
  10. ↑ "flyafrica.com and fastjet give Zimbabwe its first taste of LCCs with local start-up". Centre for Aviation. 2 July 2014. Archived 9 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ↑ "Fleet". ch-aviation GmbH. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015.

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