Sun, 31 Dec 2017 08:36:11 +0000 TRANSPORT and Communications Minister Brian Mushimba revealed that Cabinet had approved the project to relaunch the defunct Zambia Airways. He told journalists in Lusaka that the project would be run under a Joint Venture model with Ethiopian Airlines. He falso said that Cabinet had since agreed to set aside US$30 million in 2018 for the project. Mr Mushimba said the ministry was optimistic that Zambia Airways would return to the skies next year with October 24th as the date for the launch flight. He disclosed that President Edgar Lungu would be on the inaugural flight, accompanied by senior government officials and journalists to a destination yet to be identified. He also disclosed that a Technical Task Force appointed by his ministry decided to adopt the Joint Venture route to spare the already stretched national Treasury. He explained that the business case presented by the Technical Committee of partnering with Ethiopian Airlines […]
