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Air Zimbabwe
Founded	1 September 1967 (as Air Rhodesia Corporation); Salisbury, Rhodesia
Commenced operations	2 April 1980
Hubs	Harare International Airport;
Frequent-flyer program	Rainbow Club
Fleet size	5
Destinations	13
Parent company	Air Zimbabwe Private Limited
Headquarters	Harare International Airport; Harare, Zimbabwe
Key people	Jonathan Kadzura (Chairman); Innocent Mavhunga (CEO);
Website	www.airzimbabwe.com

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Air Zimbabwe was the national airline of Zimbabwe,^[2] headquartered on the property of Harare International Airport,^[3] in Harare.^[4]^[5] From its hub at Harare International Airport, the carrier operated a network within southern Africa that also included Asia and London-Gatwick. The company was a member of the International Air Transport Association, and of the African Airlines Association since 1981.^[5] It was 100%-owned by the Government of Zimbabwe,^[6] and had 1,234 employees at August 2012 (2012-08).^[5]

Following financial difficulties, Air Zimbabwe ceased operations in late February 2012 (2012-02).^[7]^[8] Serving a reduced domestic network, the carrier resumed operations for a short period between May and early July 2012 (2012-07), when flights were again discontinued.^[9]

History

Early years

The entity that eventually became Air Zimbabwe formally came into being on 1 September 1967, when the Government of Rhodesia created Air Rhodesia Corporation to succeed Air Rhodesia, a wholly owned subsidiary of Central African Airways Corporation (CAAC) that had existed since 1964 as a domestic airline within Rhodesia.^[11]^[12] Air Rhodesia inherited CAAC operations following its dissolution at the end of 1967.^[11] It became the short-lived Air Zimbabwe Rhodesia in 1978,^[13] and finally Air Zimbabwe in April 1980 when the Republic of Zimbabwe was formed.^[14] The carrier began scheduled services on 2 April 1980 to London-Gatwick.^[15]

Two Viscount 800s were purchased from Dan-Air in the early 1980s, in order to replace the Viscount 700s inherited from Air Rhodesia that were near the end of their life and also rendered too small for some services; these aircraft flew for the company until their retirement in 1989.^[16]^{[additional citation(s) needed]} ^{[citation needed]}

In May 1982 (1982-05) the Government directed Air Zimbabwe and the national freighter airline Affretair to merge their operations; the freighter company was eventually taken over by Air Zimbabwe in July 1983 (1983-07).^[14] In July 1982 (1982-07), services to Athens were inaugurated, and a weekly joint service with Qantas to Perth and Sydney was started in November that year, using Qantas aircraft.^{[citation needed]}

It was decided in September 1982 (1982-09) that the fleet should be repainted in the national colours to replace the former Air Rhodesia livery.^{[citation needed]} A new decor was designed, using green, gold, crimson and black stripes in a stepped pattern on the fuselage sides and extending halfway up the vertical fin together with a new, more recognisable Zimbabwe bird, superimposed on a red star.

Financial turmoil

In 2003, it was reported that the carrier had been struggling financially and at the mercy of local and international banks.^{[citation needed]} In February 2004 (2004-02), it was revealed that the company had been temporarily suspended by International Air Transport Association (IATA) over unpaid debts.^[4]^[17] A foreign exchange crisis in the country led to the cancellation of the carrier's operations in late 2005, following the lack of hard currency to pay for the fuel.^[18]^[19]^[20]^[21]

It was disclosed in 2006 that passenger numbers had fallen from 1 million in 1999 to 23,000 in 2005.^[18] Acting chief executive Captain Oscar Madombwe blamed the decline on negative publicity about the political and economic situation in the country, safety concerns among travellers —which he said were unjustified because the airline had an impeccable safety record—, and shortages of hard currency, new equipment and fuel.^{[citation needed]} In late October 2006 (2006-10), the prices of Air Zimbabwe tickets increased up to 500%, partly due to the inflation in the country rising to over 1,000% —at that time the Zimbabwean Central Bank stated that it could not continue supporting Air Zimbabwe and other money-losing state companies—, and partly because the airline was in need of foreign currency to pay for fuel, spare parts, and catering.^[22]

Collapse

In May 2011 (2011-05), the airline was suspended from the international financial and booking system by IATA over unpaid booking fees.^[23]^[24]^[25] It was announced in early November 2011 (2011-11) that the government would absorb a US$140 million debt in order to make the company more attractive to foreign investors.^[26]^[27] Already in December 2011 (2011-12), the carrier struggled to provide its regional and overseas services amid aircraft impoundments over unpaid debts.^[1]^[28]^[29]

In January 2012 (2012-01), the airline came under judicial management.^[30]^[31] Following a failed revival attempt, in which the pilots refused to resume domestic services over US$35 million in unpaid salaries and allowances, it was announced that Air Zimbabwe would be grounded indefinitely on 24 February 2012.^[8]^[32]

In March 2012 (2012-03), the government of Zimbabwe established Air Zimbabwe Private Limited as the new owner of the carrier after disbanding the airline's former parastatal owner Air Zimbabwe Holdings and absorbing a US$150 million debt.^[33]^[2]^[34] The airline resumed flying on a continuous basis in early May 2012 (2012-05),^[35] yet using a single aircraft and serving only three domestic destinations —Bulawayo, Harare and Victoria Falls—, and only for a short period of time until the grounding of the aircraft on 2 July 2012.^[9]

Resumption of Operations

On 2 May 2012 Air Zimbabwe anounced they would resume domestic flight operations. The government of Zimbabwe reportedly assumed the debt of the carrier. ^[36] On 4 November 2012 Air Zibabwe resumed International operation with 4 weekly Harare – Johannesburg return flights, on board Boeing 767-200ER aircraft. ^[37]

Destinations

A Harare–Beijing service was launched in November 2004 (2004-11), following an increase of the Chinese–Zimbabwean economical ties.^[38] Likewise, the carrier added Kuala Lumpur to its network in 2009.^[39] A capacity boost was disclosed to occur on the Harare–London-Gatwick route effective 1 April 2011.^[40]^[41] The Harare–London route was once served by both British Airways and Air Zimbabwe; it had become one of the most lucrative routes for Air Zimbabwe since British Airways discontinued the service in 2007.^[42]

2011/2012 flight disruptions

It was informed in February 2011 that the airline temporarily suspended its flights to Johannesburg over likely impoundments of its planes by creditors due to unpaid debts.^[43] Regional and domestic services were suspended for a short period in May 2011, following both the grounding of its Boeing 737-200 fleet by the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) over maintenance concerns,^[44] and the impoundment of a leased aircraft from Zambezi Airlines over a US$460,000 unpaid debt.^[45] Operations resumed in late May 2011 (2011-05), following an agreement between the two airlines,^[46]^[47] yet the aircraft was repossessed by the owner in late June 2011 (2011-06).^[48]

In mid-June 2011 (2011-06), flights to London and South Africa were temporarily suspended because of a due debt with fuel suppliers.^[49] Owing both to the grounding of the 737-200 fleet and to fuel shortages in the country, domestic services were suspended and regional flights were operated on an irregular basis.^[50]^[51] The airline started regularising medium– and short–haul operations in July 2011 (2011-07), as it got clearance from the CAAZ to operate one of its three grounded 737-200.^[52]^[53]

Operations were discontinued again in late July 2011 (2011-07), this time due to a pilots strike, resuming in mid-September after a 50-day-long strike.^[54]^[55]^[56] Once again, overseas and domestic flights were temporarily cancelled in early November 2011 (2011-11), this time owing to an unpaid debt with fuel providers.^[26]^[57]^[58] Overseas routes resumed on 11 November.^[59] However, flights to the United Kingdom and South Africa were suspended in January 2012 (2012-01) over likely impoundments of the airline's aircraft for outstanding debts.^[60]^[6]

List

Following is a list of destinations Air Zimbabwe currently flies to, as part of its scheduled services. ^[61]

Botswana

Gaborone - Sir Seretse Khama International Airport

China

Beijing - Beijing Capital International Airport

Democratic Republic of the Congo

United Kingdom

London - Gatwick Airport

Malawi

Lilongwe - Lilongwe International Airport

Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur - Kuala Lumpur International Airport

South Africa

Johannesburg - OR Tambo International Airport

Zambia

Lusaka - Lusaka International Airport

Zimbabwe

Fleet

Current

The Air Zimbabwe consists of the following aircraft with an average age of 24.7 years as of 20 March 2011: ^[62]

**Ai Zimbabwe Fleet**
Aircraft	Total	Orders	Passengers			Notes
Aircraft	Total	Orders	C	Y	Total	Notes
Boeing 737-200	3	0	12	93	105
Boeing 767-200ER	2	0	28 30	175 173	203
Total	5	0

Fleet History

The initial fleet of five Boeing 707s sourced from Lufthansa replaced the Boeing 720 aircraft used by Air Rhodesia. These 707s joined the Vickers Viscount fleet, that was strengthened by the addition of two Viscounts 810s from Dan Air.^[63] The airline saw the incorporation of the Boeing 737-200 into its fleet in 1985.^[64] Three Boeing 737 aircraft were ordered from Boeing in the mid 1980s to enhance regional routes.^{[citation needed]}

Long-haul operations that were once operated with the 707s were gradually shifted to the newly acquired Boeing 767-200ER equipment; the first of them entered the fleet in late 1989.^[65] A British Aerospace BAe 146 was added to the fleet from the Zimbabwean Air force in the 1980s. Leased Fokker 50s were used from 1995 but proved unsuitable to the hot and high conditions and were returned to the lessor.^[66] The BAe 146 had been subsequently grounded.

In 2005 the airline leased two MA-60 turboprops from China, which were later supplemented by a third donated example in 2006, to operate domestic and short regional routes.

In April 2006 (2006-04), it was announced that the Zimbabwean Government would order five Ilyushin Il-96s aircraft —two passenger and three freighter versions— from Russia,^[67] in order to replace the company's ageing Boeing 767 long-haul fleet. After talks with Russian authorities, the order was cancelled.^{[citation needed]} Likewise, in late 2010 the airline announced it had ordered two Airbus A340-500s to serve both the Harare–Beijing and the Harare–London routes;^[68] the order was later cancelled after the company failed to raise the money.^[69]

In late June 2011 (2011-06), Air Zimbabwe was forced to return the Boeing 737-500 it was hiring from Zambezi Airlines to partially compensate the lack of equipment following the grounding of its Boeing 737-200 fleet,^[44] as it was unable to afford the costs of its leasing.^[48] The aircraft was mainly used to operate the Harare–Johannesburg route; it was disclosed the company had to fly the route using one of their Boeing 767s.^[48]

Despite versions for the acquisition of new aircraft were officially declined in July 2011 owing to a precarious cash position,^[70] it was disclosed that the airline bought an Airbus A340-500 and an Airbus A320, both new, in August 2011.^[71] As of January 2012^[update], there had been discrepant versions over the acquisition of new Airbuses, since the secretary of the Zimbabwean Ministry of Transport has denied the transaction,^[72] but there exist records for the delivery of an A320 to the company.^[73]^[74]

Historic

The airline operated the following equipment throughout its history:^[75]

Bad Publicity

In June 1999 the Chicago Tribune published a story in which the reporter Gaby Plattner claimed she had flown from Kariba to Hwange on an Air Zimbabwe service, and that the flight departed without a co-pilot, who did not arrive on time for unexplained reasons. It was claimed that during the flight the pilot went to the bathroom, held the cockpit door open with a rubber band, that the aircraft encountered turbulence on its flightpath and the rubber band snapped loose, and that the door eventually got closed and locked the pilot out of the cockpit. The article also claimed that the pilot had to use an axe to chop down the door.^{[citation needed]} The newspaper later stated that this story was untrue.^[78]

Some time later the carrier sued CNN after it ran a story claiming it was the most dangerous airline in the world.^[79]

Accidents and incidents

According to Aviation Safety Network,^[80] the company did not have accidents involving fatalities since Air Rhodesia was renamed Air Zimbabwe in 1980. The only hull-loss accident the airline went through is listed below.

July 1984: A Vickers 756D Viscount, registration Z-YNI, was damaged beyond repair in an incident on the grounds of Harare International Airport.^[81] It was withdrawn from service and transferred to the airport fire department for use as a training aid.^[82]

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External links

Media related to Air Zimbabwe at Wikimedia Commons
Air Zimbabwe Official website
"Intercontinental and regional carriers look to serve Zimbabwe in absence of national carrier". Centre for Aviation. 16 January 2012. Archived from the original on 21 April 2012.

[Air_Zimbabwe_Plane_Impounded_In_London-1] "Air Zimbabwe Plane Impounded In London". The Zimbabwean. 12 December 2011. Archived from the original on 4 July 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012.

[Simple_ownership_change_to_forgive_USD150m_of_debt_is_not_enough_to_place_Air_Zimbabwe_back_on_track-2] "Simple ownership change to forgive USD150m of debt is not enough to place Air Zimbabwe back on track". Centre for Aviation. 15 March 2012. Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.

[3] "Airline Membership." (Archive) International Air Transport Association. Retrieved on 27 February 2012. "Air Zimbabwe Corporation Harare Airport Harare Zimbabwe"

[Trade_body_suspends_Air_Zimbabwe-4] "Trade body suspends Air Zimbabwe". BBC News. 4 February 2004. Archived from the original on 4 July 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012.

[AFRAA-5] "AFRAA current members – Air Zimbabwe". AFRAA. 21 August 2012. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.

[Air_Zimbabwe_suspends_flights_to_London,_Joburg-6] "Air Zimbabwe suspends flights to London, Joburg". The Zimbabwe Guardian. 2 January 2012. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.

[Air_Zimbabwe_arrête_tous_ses_vols-7] "Air Zimbabwe arrête tous ses vols" (in French). Air Journal. 25 February 2012. Archived from the original on 3 July 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2012. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

[Air_Zimbabwe_suspends_operations-8] "Air Zimbabwe suspends operations". Air Transport World. 27 February 2012. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.

[air-zimbabwe-suspends-operations-162989-9] "Air Zimbabwe suspends operations". Centre for Aviation. 5 July 2012. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.

[10] "Air Transport..." Flight International: 1311. 19 May 1984. Retrieved 23 January 2012. Air Zimbabwe has adopted a new colour scheme for its Boeing 707 and Viscount fleet, featuring the colours of the country's national flag.

[FI1967-11] "World Airline Survey – Air Rhodesia Corporation" (pdf). Flight International: 519. 11 April 1968. Retrieved 21 April 2011.

[12] "World Airline Survey – Central African Airways Corporation (CAA)" (pdf). Flight International: 564. 13 April 1967. Retrieved 21 April 2011.

[13] "World Airline Directory – Air Zimbabwe" (pdf). Flight International: 66. 24 March 1993 – 30 March 1993. Retrieved 13 July 2011. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

[FI1985-14] "World Airline Directory – Air Zimbabwe" (pdf). Flight International: 50. 30 March 1985. Retrieved 21 April 2011.

[15] "Directory: world airlines – AIR ZIMBABWE". Flight International: 66. 12 March 2002 – 18 March 2002. Retrieved 17 October 2011. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

[16] "Short hauls..." Flight International: 2158. 13 December 1980. Retrieved 24 January 2012. Dan-Air Services has sold this Viscount 800 to Air Zimbabwe.

[Air_Zimbabwe_set_to_pay_debt-17] "Air Zimbabwe set to pay debt". BBC News. 6 February 2004. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2012.

[Air_Zimbabwe_suspends_flights_to_London-18] "Air Zimbabwe suspends flights to London". The Sydney Morning Herald. AFP. 13 November 2006. Archived from the original on 3 July 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2012.

[Fuel_crisis_disrupts_Air_Zimbabwe-19] "Fuel crisis disrupts Air Zimbabwe". BBC News. 22 November 2005. Archived from the original on 4 July 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012. Flights on Zimbabwe's national airline are not yet back to normal, a day after all its seven aircraft were grounded when the airline ran out of fuel.

[Grounded_Air_Zimbabwe_resumes_flights-20] "Grounded Air Zimbabwe resumes flights". Mail & Guardian. 22 November 2005. Archived from the original on 3 July 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2012.

[Zimbabwe_halts_flights_over_fuel-21] "Zimbabwe halts flights over fuel". BBC News. 21 July 2005. Archived from the original on 4 July 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012.

[Air_Zimbabwe_tickets_up_by_500%-22] "Air Zimbabwe tickets up by 500%". BBC News. 23 October 2006. Archived from the original on 4 July 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012.

[IATA_demands_$2m_from_Air_Zimbabwe-23] "IATA demands $2m from Air Zimbabwe". New Zimbabwe. 27 May 2011. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.

[Air_Zimbabwe_Suspended_by_IATA,_Nehanda_Radio_Reports-24] Latham, Brian (16 May 2011). "Air Zimbabwe Suspended by IATA, Nehanda Radio Reports". Durban: Bloomberg L.P. Archived from the original on 3 July 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2012.

[IATA_suspends_Air_Zim_over_debt-25] "IATA suspends Air Zim over debt". New Zimbabwe. 15 May 2011. Archived from the original on 3 July 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.

[Air_Zimbabwe_courts_foreign_partners-26] "Air Zimbabwe courts foreign partners". New Zimbabwe. 7 November 2011. Archived from the original on 4 July 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012.

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 | founded          = {{Start date|1967|9|1|df=yes}} <small>(as Air Rhodesia Corporation)</small><br/>[[Harare|Salisbury]], [[Rhodesia]]
 | commenced        = {{Start date|1980|4|2|df=yes}}
-| ceased           = {{End date|2012|7|df=y}}
 | aoc              = <!-- XNXN --> <!-- Alpha numeric pattern varies -->
 | bases            = <!-- {{Unbulleted list| [[Airport Name1]] | [[Airport Name2]] }} -->
@@ Line 19: / Line 18: @@
 | alliance         = <!-- Name of multi-airline alliance -->
 | subsidiaries     = <!-- {{Unbulleted list| [[Subsidiary1]] | [[Subsidiary2]] }} -->
-| fleet_size       = 9
+| fleet_size       = 5
-| destinations     = 9
+| destinations     = 13
 | company_slogan   = Zimbabwean hospitality in the skies
 | parent           = Air Zimbabwe Private Limited
@@ Line 65: / Line 64: @@
 In {{startdate|2012|3}}, the government of Zimbabwe established ''Air Zimbabwe Private Limited'' as the new owner of the carrier after disbanding the airline's former parastatal owner ''Air Zimbabwe Holdings'' and absorbing a {{US$|150}}&nbsp;million debt.<ref name="Air Zimbabwe targets Christmas flights"/><ref name="Simple ownership change to forgive USD150m of debt is not enough to place Air Zimbabwe back on track"/><ref>{{cite web|title= Air Zimbabwe Holdings|url= http://www.airzimbabwe.com/air-zimbabwe-holdings.html|work= Air Zimbabwe|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/66JdGQRRi|archivedate= {{date|2012-3-20}}}}</ref> The airline resumed flying on a continuous basis in early {{startdate|2012|5}},<ref name="Air Zimbabwe resumes domestic flights"/> yet using a single aircraft and serving only three domestic destinations —Bulawayo, Harare and Victoria Falls—, and only for a short period of time until the grounding of the aircraft on {{date|2012-7-2}}.<ref name="air-zimbabwe-suspends-operations-162989"/>
+===Resumption of Operations===
+On 2 May 2012 Air Zimbabwe anounced they would resume domestic flight operations. The [[government of Zimbabwe]] reportedly assumed the debt of the carrier. <ref>http://worldairlinenews.com/2012/11/04/air-zimbabwe-resumes-domestic-operations/</ref> On 4 November 2012 Air Zibabwe resumed International operation with 4 weekly Harare – Johannesburg return flights, on board [[Boeing 767-200ER]] aircraft. <ref>http://airlineroute.net/2012/11/09/um-nov12/</ref>
 == Destinations ==
@@ Line 79: / Line 82: @@
 ===List===
 [[File:Air Zimbabwe Boeing 767-200ER Z-WPE FRA 1992-6-27.png|thumb|An Air Zimbabwe Boeing 767-200ER at Frankfurt Airport in 1992.]]
-Following is a list of destinations Air Zimbabwe flew to throughout its history, as part of its scheduled services.
+Following is a list of destinations Air Zimbabwe currently flies to, as part of its scheduled services. <ref>http://www.airzimbabwe.com/</ref>
-{|class="wikitable"
-|-
+{{flag|Botswana}}
-|style="background:#DDFFDD; width:15pt;"|<center><sup>†</sup></center>||[[Airline hub|Hub]]
+*[[Gaborone]] - [[Sir Seretse Khama International Airport]]
-|}
+{{flag|China}}
+*[[Beijing]] - [[Beijing Capital International Airport]]
+{{flag|Democratic Republic of the Congo}}
+*[[Kinshasa]] - [[N'djili Airport]]
+*[[Lubumbashi]] - [[Lubumbashi International Airport]]
+*[[Mbuji Mayi]] - [[Mbuji Mayi Airport]]
+{{flag|United Kingdom}}
+*[[London]] - [[Gatwick Airport]]
+{{flag|Malawi}}
-{|class="wikitable sortable toccolours" style="font-size: 85%"
+*[[Lilongwe]] - [[Lilongwe International Airport]]
+{{flag|Malaysia}}
+*[[Kuala Lumpur]] - [[Kuala Lumpur International Airport]]
+{{flag|South Africa}}
+*[[Johannesburg]] - [[OR Tambo International Airport]]
+{{flag|Zambia}}
+*[[Lusaka]] - [[Lusaka International Airport]]
+{{flag|Zimbabwe}}
+*[[Bulawayo]] - [[Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport]]
+*[[Harare]] - [[Harare International Airport]]
+*[[Victoria Falls]] - [[Victoria Falls Airport]]
+== Fleet ==
+[[File:Air Zimbabwe Fokker 50 Z-WPH VFA 1995-9-18.png|thumb|An Air Zimbabwe Fokker 50 at [[Victoria Falls Airport]] in 1995.]]
+[[File:Air Zimbabwe Boeing 767-200ER Z-WPE SIN 2007-11-3.png|thumb|An Air Zimbabwe Boeing 767-200ER is being towed at [[Singapore Changi Airport]] in 2007.]]
+[[File:Air Zimbabwe Boeing 767-200ER Z-WPF SIN 2011-2-12.png|thumb|Belly of an Air Zimbabwe {{nowrap|Boeing 767-200ER}}, just departed from Singapore Changi Airport. The aircraft wears the carrier's latest eurowhite livery in 2011.]]
+===Current===
+The Air Zimbabwe consists of the following aircraft with an average age of 24.7 years as of 20 March 2011: <ref>http://www.planespotters.net/Airline/Air-Zimbabwe</ref>
+<center>
+{| class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse"
+|+ '''Ai Zimbabwe Fleet'''
+|- bgcolor=#9592C6
+!rowspan=2|<font color=white>Aircraft
+!rowspan=2|<font color=white>Total
+!rowspan=2|<font color=white>Orders
+!colspan=3|<font color=white>Passengers
+!rowspan=2|<font color=white>Notes
+|- bgcolor=#9592C6
+!<abbr title=Club><font color=white>C</abbr>
+!<abbr title=Traveller><font color=white>Y</abbr>
+!<font color=white>Total
 |-
+|[[Boeing 737 #737-200|Boeing 737-200]]
-!style="background-color:#FDEE00;color: black"|Country
+|align="center"|3
-!style="background-color:#FDEE00;color: black"|City
+|align="center"|0
-!style="background-color:#FDEE00;color: black"|IATA
+|align="center"|12
-!style="background-color:#FDEE00;color: black"|ICAO
+|align="center"|93
-!style="background-color:#FDEE00;color: black"|Airport
+|align="center"|105
-!style="background-color:#FDEE00;color: black" class="unsortable"|Refs
+|
 |-
+|[[Boeing 767|Boeing 767-200ER]]
-|{{BOT}}||[[Gaborone]]||align=center|GBE||align=center|FBSK||[[Sir Seretse Khama International Airport]]||align=center|<ref name="FI1983"/>{{rp|887}}<ref name="FI1993"/>
+|align="center"|2
+|align="center"|0
+|align="center"|28 <br> 30
+|align="center"|175 <br> 173
+|align="center"|203
+|
 |-
+|'''Total'''
-|{{CHN}}||[[Beijing]]||align=center|PEK||align=center|ZBAA||[[Beijing Capital International Airport]]||align=center|<ref name="Timetable">{{Cite web|title= Air Zimbabwe Timetable (Effective {{date|2011-9-16}}{{spaced ndash}}{{date|2011-10-31}})|publisher= Air Zimbabwe|url= http://www.airzimbabwe.com/download-documents/Air-Zim-Time-Table.pdf|format= PDF|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/67GAVnR7q|archivedate= {{date|2012-4-28}}|accessdate= {{date|2012-4-28}}}}</ref>
+!5
-|-
+!0
-|{{CYP}}||[[Larnaca]]||align=center|LCA||align=center|LCLK||[[Larnaca International Airport]]||align=center|<ref name="FI1993"/>
+!colspan=3|
-|-
+!
-|rowspan="3"|{{sort|Congo, Democratic Republic of the|{{COD}}}}||[[Kinshasa]]||align=center|FIH||align=center|FZAA||[[N'djili Airport]]||align=center|<ref>{{cite news|title=Routes|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2000/12/19/123959/routes.html|agency=[[Flight International]]|newspaper=[[Flightglobal.com]]|date={{date|2000-12-19}}|accessdate={{date|2011-3-21}}}}</ref>
-|-
-|[[Lubumbashi]]||align=center|FBM||align=center|FZQA||[[Lubumbashi International Airport]]||align=center|<ref name="Timetable"/>
-|-
-|[[Mbuji-Mayi]]||align=center|MJM||align=center|FZWA||[[Mbuji Mayi Airport]]||align=center|<ref>{{cite magazine|title= Directory: world airlines{{spaced ndash}}AIR ZIMBABWE|journal= [[Flight International]]|date= {{date|2002-3-12}}{{spaced ndash}}{{date|2002-3-18}}|pages= 66|format= PDF|url= http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2002/2002%20-%200742.html?search=congolaises|accessdate= {{date|2011-10-17}}}}</ref>
-|-
-|{{DEU}}||[[Frankfurt]]||align=center|FRA||align=center|EDDF||[[Frankfurt Airport]]||align=center|<ref name="FI1983"/>{{rp|887}}<ref name="FI1981"/><ref name="FI1993"/>
-|-
-|{{GRC}}||[[Athens]]||align=center|ATH||align=center|LGAT||[[Hellinikon International Airport]]||align=center|<ref name="FI1983">{{cite journal|title= World Airline Directory{{spaced ndash}}Air Zimbabwe|url= http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1983/1983%20-%200576.html|journal= [[Flight International]]|pages= 882{{spaced ndash}}887|format= pdf|date= {{date|1983-4-2}}|accessdate={{date|2011-7-13}}}}</ref>{{rp|887}}
-|-
-|{{KEN}}||[[Nairobi]]||align=center|NBO||align=center|HKJK||[[Jomo Kenyatta International Airport]]||align=center|<ref name="FI1983"/>{{rp|887}}<ref name="FI1981"/><ref name="FI1993"/>
-|-
-|rowspan="2"|{{MWI}}||[[Blantyre]]||align=center|BLZ||align=center|FWCL||[[Chileka International Airport]]||align=center|<ref name="FI1983"/>{{rp|887}}<ref name="FI1981">{{cite journal|title= World airline directory{{spaced ndash}}Air Zimbabwe|url= http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1981/1981%20-%201406.html|journal= [[Flight International]]|pages= 1408|format= pdf|date= {{date|1981-5-16}}|accessdate= {{date|2011-7-13}}}}</ref>
-|-
-|[[Lilongwe]]||align=center|LLW||align=center|FWKI||[[Lilongwe International Airport]]||align=center|<ref name="FI1993"/>
-|-
-|{{MOZ}}||[[Maputo]]||align=center|MPM||align=center|FQMA||[[Maputo International Airport]]||align=center|<ref name="FI1993"/>
-|-
-|{{MUS}}||'''Mauritius'''||align=center|MRU||align=center|FIMP||[[Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport]]||align=center|<ref name="FI1993"/>
-|-
-|{{MYS}}||[[Kuala Lumpur]]||align=center|KUL||align=center|WMKK||[[Kuala Lumpur International Airport]]||align=center|<ref name="Timetable"/>
-|-
-|{{NAM}}||[[Windhoek]]||align=center|WDH||align=center|FYWH||[[Windhoek Hosea Kutako International Airport]]||align=center|<ref name="FI1993"/>
-|-
-|{{SGP}}||'''Singapore'''||align=center|SIN||align=center|WSSS||[[Singapore Changi Airport]]||align=center|<ref name="MarchOctober2006"/>
-|-
-|rowspan="2"|{{ZAF}}||[[Durban]]||align=center|DUR||align=center|FADN||[[Durban International Airport]]||align=center|<ref name="FI1983"/>{{rp|887}}<ref name="FI1981"/><ref name="FI1993"/>
-|-
-|[[Johannesburg]]||align=center|JNB||align=center|FAJS||[[OR Tambo International Airport]]||align=center|<ref name="Timetable"/>
-|-
-|{{SWZ}}||[[Manzini, Swaziland|Manzini]]||align=center|MTS||align=center|FDMS||[[Matsapha Airport]]||align=center|<ref name="FI1993"/>
-|-
-|{{TZA}}||[[Dar es Salaam]]||align=center|DAR||align=center|HTDA||[[Julius Nyerere International Airport]]||align=center|<ref name="FI1993"/>
-|-
-|{{UAE}}||[[Dubai]]||align=center|DXB||align=center|OMDB||[[Dubai International Airport]]||align=center|<ref name="MarchOctober2006">{{Cite web|title= Air Zimbabwe March–October 2006 Timetable|publisher= Airline Timetable Images|url= http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/airzimb5.htm|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/68sbEGshQ|archivedate= {{date|2012-7-3}}|accessdate= {{date|2012-7-3}}}}</ref>
-|-
-|{{UK}}||[[London]]||align=center|LGW||align=center|EGKK||[[Gatwick Airport]]||align=center|<ref name="Timetable"/>
-|-
-|{{ZAM}}||[[Lusaka]]||align=center|LUN||align=center|FLLS||[[Lusaka International Airport]]||align=center|<ref name="Timetable"/>
-|-
-|rowspan="8"|{{ZWE}}||[[Bulawayo]]||align=center|BUQ||align=center|FVBU||[[Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport]]||align=center|<ref name="Timetable"/>
-|-
-|[[Chiredzi]]||align=center|BFO||align=center|FVCZ||[[Buffalo Range Airport]]||align=center|<ref name="FI1981"/><ref name="FI1993">{{cite journal|title= World Airline Directory{{spaced ndash}}Air Zimbabwe|url= http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1993/1993%20-%200589.html|journal= [[Flight International]]|pages= 66|format= pdf|date= {{date|1993-3-24}}{{spaced ndash}}{{date|1993-3-30}}|accessdate= {{date|2011-7-13}}}}</ref>
-|-
-|[[Gweru]]||align=center|GWE||align=center|FVTL||[[Gweru-Thornhill Air Base]]||align=center|<ref name="FI1993"/>
-|-
-|[[Harare]]||align=center|HRE||align=center|FVHA||style="background:#DDFFDD"|[[Harare International Airport]] <sup>†</sup>||align=center|<ref name="Timetable"/>
-|-
-|[[Hwange National Park]]||align=center|HWN||align=center|FVWN||[[Hwange National Park Airport]]||align=center|<ref name="FI1983"/>{{rp|887}}<ref name="FI1993"/>
-|-
-|[[Kariba, Zimbabwe|Kariba]]||align=center|KAB||align=center|FVKB||[[Kariba Airport]]||align=center|<ref name="FI1983"/>{{rp|887}}<ref name="FI1981"/><ref name="FI1993"/>
-|-
-|[[Masvingo]]||align=center|MVZ||align=center|FVMV||[[Masvingo Airport]]||align=center|<ref name="FI1983"/>{{rp|887}}<ref name="FI1993"/>
-|-
-|[[Victoria Falls]]||align=center|VFA||align=center|FVFA||[[Victoria Falls Airport]]||align=center|<ref name="Timetable"/>
 |}
+</center>
+===Fleet History===
-== Fleet ==
-[[File:Air Zimbabwe Fokker 50 Z-WPH VFA 1995-9-18.png|thumb|An Air Zimbabwe Fokker 50 at [[Victoria Falls Airport]] in 1995.]]
-[[File:Air Zimbabwe Boeing 767-200ER Z-WPE SIN 2007-11-3.png|thumb|An Air Zimbabwe Boeing 767-200ER is being towed at [[Singapore Changi Airport]] in 2007.]]
-[[File:Air Zimbabwe Boeing 767-200ER Z-WPF SIN 2011-2-12.png|thumb|Belly of an Air Zimbabwe {{nowrap|Boeing 767-200ER}}, just departed from Singapore Changi Airport. The aircraft wears the carrier's latest eurowhite livery in 2011.]]
 The initial fleet of five [[Boeing 707]]s sourced from Lufthansa replaced the [[Boeing 720]] aircraft used by [[Air Rhodesia]]. These 707s joined the [[Vickers Viscount]] fleet, that was strengthened by the addition of two Viscounts 810s from Dan Air.<ref>[http://home.iprimus.com.au/rob_rickards/viscounts/history.htm History]</ref> The airline saw the incorporation of the [[Boeing 737-200]] into its fleet in 1985.<ref>{{cite journal|title= MARKET PLACE|journal= [[Flight International]]|date= {{date|1985-10-5}}|pages= 6|format= PDF|url= http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1985/1985%20-%202740.html|accessdate= {{date|2011-11-14}}|quote= Air Zimbabwe has taken delivery of its first Boeing 737-200, on lease from Guinness Peat.}}</ref> Three [[Boeing 737]] aircraft were ordered from [[Boeing]] in the mid 1980s to enhance regional routes.{{Citation needed|date=November 2011}}

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