Malawian Airlines

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Malawian Airlines
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IATA ICAO Callsign
3W MWI MALAWIAN
Founded July 2013 (2013-07)
Commenced operations 31 January 2014 (2014-01-31)
Hubs Lilongwe International Airport
Focus cities Blantyre
Fleet size 2
Destinations 9
Company slogan From the Warm Heart of Africa[1]
Parent company Malawian Government (51%)
Headquarters Lilongwe, Malawi
Key people Kassim Geresu (CEO)[2]
Website www.malawian-airlines.com

Malawian Airlines Limited is the flag carrier airline of Malawi based in Lilongwe with its hub at Lilongwe International Airport.[3] It was established in 2012 after the liquidation of Air Malawi, the former national airline. Ethiopian Airlines operates it under a management contract and owns 49% of the airline after it emerged as the winner following competitive bidding.

History

The airline was formed in July 2013 (2013-07),[4] following the collapse of Air Malawi, the hitherto national carrier, in February 2013, as a result of inability to pay its debts.[5][6] A deal with Ethiopian Airlines, that would see this carrier having a 49% shareholding in Air Malawi, was finalised in July 2013 (2013-07); the agreement also contemplated the renaming of Air Malawi to Malawian Airlines Ltd.[7][8]

Operations commenced on 31 January 2014 (2014-01-31) serving the Blantyre–Lilongwe domestic route using 67-seater Bombardier Q400 equipment.[9][10] Malawian launched its first international service to Harare on 3 February 2014 (2014-02-03).[11] Johannesburg was added to the route network two weeks later, on 17 February,[12] and Dar es Salaam was incorporated on 18 February.[13]

Corporate affairs

Ownership

As of September 2014, the shareholders of the airline were the Government of Malawi (51%) and Ethiopian Airlines (49%).[14] The government will offload 31% of its stake to private investors after a minimum period of 12 months after operations commence and it expects to earn US$ 6 million from this sale.[15]

Destinations

Malawian Airlines serves the following destinations, as of January 2015:[16]

Country City Airport Start End Refs
Malawi Blantyre Chileka International Airport 31 January 2014 N/A [9][17]
Malawi Lilongwe Lilongwe International Airport Hub N/A N/A [17]
Mozambique Beira Beira Airport 1 November 2014 (2014-11-01) N/A [18]
Mozambique Nampula Nampula Airport 1 November 2014 (2014-11-01) N/A [18][19]
Mozambique Tete Chingozi Airport 1 November 2014 (2014-11-01) N/A [18][19]
South Africa Johannesburg O. R. Tambo International Airport 17 February 2014 N/A [12]
Tanzania Dar es Salaam Julius Nyerere International Airport 18 February 2014 N/A [13]
Zambia Lusaka Kenneth Kaunda International Airport 17 February 2014 N/A [20]
Zimbabwe Harare Harare International Airport 3 February 2014 N/A [11][21]

The airline is expected to start scheduled services to the following destinations:[22][23][24]

Fleet

As of March 2015, the airline's fleet (registered in Ethiopia but are operated under local air operator certificates) consists of:[25][10][26][27][28]

Malawian Airlines Fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
C Y Total
Boeing 737-800 1 – 16 138 154
Bombardier Dash 8 1 – 7 60 67
Total 2 -

See also

References

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