Back Malawi Airlines AF Malawi Airlines German مالاوین ایرلاینز FA Malawi Airlines Finnish Malawi Airlines French מלאווי איירליינס HE Malawian Airlines ID Ụgbọelu Malawi IG Malawi Airlines Italian マラウイアン航空 Japanese
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| Founded | July 2013 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 31 January 2014 | ||||||
| Hubs | Kamuzu International Airport | ||||||
| Focus cities | Chileka International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 2[1] | ||||||
| Destinations | 7 | ||||||
| Parent company | Malawian Government (51%) | ||||||
| Headquarters | Lilongwe, Malawi | ||||||
| Key people | Laeke Tadesse(CEO)[2] | ||||||
| Employees | 71[2] | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
Malawi Airlines (Malawian Airlines until 2016) is the flag carrier airline of Malawi, based in Lilongwe and with its hub at Kamuzu 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.
On 25 March 2021, the Board of Directors of the company passed a resolution recommending the "orderly winding up of the company" due to heavy debts and technical insolvency.[2] However, on 5 May 2021 the Government of Malawi confirmed that it intended to recapitalise the airline instead.[4] In 2022, the airline announced its first annual profit of MWK 4 billion (USD 4.0 million).[5]
- ^ "Malawi Airlines resumes B737-700 operations". ch-aviation. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ^ a b c Dumbani Mzele (10 April 2021). "Malawi Airlines faces liquidation". The Nation.
- ^ Mkandawire, Lucky (19 February 2014). "Passengers express pride as Malawian Airlines inaugurates J'burg flight". Nyasa Times. Archived from the original on 20 February 2014.
- ^ "Malawi Airlines to be recapitalised". ch-Aviation. 6 May 2021.
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