Mango (subsidiary of South African Airways) (Johannesburg) reported a fiscal year profit of $2.6 million, its second profitable year in a row. The low-fare airline also reported a high 91 percent load factor.
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Top Copyright Photo: Rainer Bexten. Mango is certainly a colorful airline. Boeing 737-8BG ZS-SJL (msn 32356) arrives back at the Johannesburg base.
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Zambezi Airways Boeing 737-5Y0 9J-ZJB (msn 26100) JNB (Christian Volpati), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
Air Zimbabwe (Harare) is considering a new code-sharing partnership partnership with Zambezi Airlines (Lusaka).
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Copyright Photo: Christian Volpati. Zambezi’s Boeing 737-5Y0 9J-ZJB (msn 26100) visits Johannesburg.
Copyright Photo: Sean Mowatt. 9Q-COW departs from Johannesburg.
Hewa Bora Airways (Kinshasa) in March started operating this ex-American Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (MD-82) 9Q-COW (msn 49251, ex N236AA). The aircraft is actually operated for Hewa Bora by Executive Jet Services. 9Q-COW is actually one of four ex-AA DC-9-82s being added.
Hewa Bora Airways’ fleet is blacklisted from using European airspace. A company Lockheed L-1011-385-3 TriStar 500ย and a Boeing 767-200 ERย were the last aircraft accepted into European airspace. Hewa Bora was also the last airline that was allowed to operate from the Democratic Republic of the Congo into Europe.
Copyright Photo: Sean Mowatt. 9Q-COW departs from Johannesburg in a partial color scheme.
Kulula Boeing 737-8K2 WL ZS-ZWO (msn 28373) (This Way Up) JNB (Sean Mowatt), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
Kulula (Kulula.com) (Johannesburg) continues to make flying fun (a lot of airlines should take notes). It’s latest logojet is this “This Way Up” special livery.
Copyright Photo: Sean Mowatt. Ex-Transavia Airlines Boeing 737-8K2 PH-HZA (msn 28373) is now operating with Kulula as ZS-ZWO. The crew of ZS-ZWO taxies away from the gate at the Johannesburg base.
sa express Bombardier CRJ700 (CL-600-2C10) ZS-NLT (msn 10024) JNB (new SA-like livery), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
SA Express (Johannesburg) is independent of South African Airways but its flights are operated in association with SAA through a strategic alliance. The company was introduced this SAA-like livery that is subtly different.
Copyright Photo: Sean Mowatt. Bombardier CRJ700 (CL-600-2C10) ZS-NLT (msn 10024) arrives back at the JNB base with the new look.
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Boeing 737-244 ZS-SIG (msn 22586) was painted in this attractive livery. The airframe is currently stored at Cape Town. Copyright Photo: http://www.afavia-fotos.co.za.
Victoria International Airways (VIAuganda.com) (Entebbe) was a Ugandan airline in 2006 and 2007. It was proposing to become the Ugandan flag carrier and planned to operate Boeing 737-200s. One 737 was actually painted and two were leased and ย operated. Operations started on October 1, 2006 but quickly ended on January 10, 2007. It appears the government’s investment money of $250,000 for 20 percent of the stock is now gone.
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Air Zimbabwe (Harare) will eliminate 500 jobs, approximately one third of its workforce in order to survive.
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LAM-Linhas Aereas de Mocambique (Maputo) is planning to start a weekly flight between Maputo and Luanda.
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Comair's 737-244 ZS-SIL (msn 22591) taxies at Johannesburg in full Air Zara International's 2008 colors. Copyright Photo: Sean Mowatt.
Air Zara International (Zara Airways) (Dar es Salaam) is now planning to launch its first international routes to both Johannesburg (originally planned for July 4) and Moroni (Comoros Islands) on August 3. The new airline is leasing two 110-seat Boeing 737-200s from Safair. The company received its AOC in October 2008 and has been operating domestic flights in Tanzania with a Beech King Air B200 and a Beech (Raytheon) 1900C.
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