Wed, 20 Dec 2017 10:58:11 +0000 By Buumba Chimbulu CABINET has approved the re-establishment of a national airline which is expected to cost US$30 million and the works for the process are therefore set to commence early next year. Government, the majority owner of operations, will work with Ethiopian Airlines as a strategic partner in the re-establishment of the national airline, Zambia Airways. Minister of Transport and Communications, Brian Mushimba, disclosed in Lusaka on Monday evening that Cabinet approved the re-establishment of Zambia Airways which would be Zambian owned and Zambian operated. Mr Mushimba explained that the objective of having a national airline was to accelerate and support economic activities as it was one way of diversifying the economy. “It is a happy moment for the aviation sector, we have been given the approval by Cabinet. The estimated budget in the first year, we are going to invest a total of US$30 million in the […]
