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Questions About Current Status Of Air Zimbabwe

Planenutz From United States, joined Dec 1999, 1140 posts, RR: 8
Posted (2 years 2 weeks 5 days 6 hours ago) and read 530 times:

Searched the archives here and coyldn't find anything.

Anybody have information/answers to the following regarding Air Zim's current situation:

1) Has the 762 that was grounded at FRA been released and returned to service? Why was the aircraft grounded and for how long? This would have occurred prior to the threat of impoundment by Eurocontrol for unpaid fees.

2) Is it true that all 3 MA60's are out of service? What has come of them? I understand one was damaged beyond repair at Vic Falls.

3) Because of unrelenting inflation in Zimbabwe (1000% range) Air Zim increased fares by 500%. Does this include international fares, or only domestic fares. What's an example of the standard fare increase?

4) There was talk of Air Zim acquiring some Russian types, including IL-96s and TU-204s. Whats come of this deal? I would assume its been tanked.

Any responses appreciated.

Not all who wander are lost....

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Mainland From United States, joined Jun 2004, 245 posts, RR: 0
Reply 1, posted (2 years 2 weeks 5 days 6 hours ago) and read 516 times:

I can only attest to #4. It does seem the Russian deal went south; it's never good when your representative has to flee the country for fear of his life...

Zimbabwe: Gono Flees Russia Over Aircraft Deal
http://allafrica.com/stories/200612081037.html

You don't need a passport to know what state you're in...

Sabena332 From Germany, joined May 2001, 13929 posts, RR: 87
Reply 2, posted (2 years 2 weeks 5 days 6 hours ago) and read 516 times:

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Quoting Planenutz (Thread starter):
Has the 762 that was grounded at FRA been released and returned to service?

An Air Zimbabwe 762 was grounded at FRA? Damn, I completely missed that. Was it parked on the ramp all the time or in some hangar?

Patrick

PS: Interesting thread!

LH459 From United States, joined Aug 2005, 553 posts, RR: 5
Reply 3, posted (2 years 2 weeks 5 days 6 hours ago) and read 499 times:

Quoting Mainland (Reply 1):
Zimbabwe: Gono Flees Russia Over Aircraft Deal

Interesting article. I particularly liked the "flying coffin" comment, about aircraft which haven't had a single hull loss to date! Yeah sure

"I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is temporary; the evil it does is permanent" - Ghandi

Planenutz From United States, joined Dec 1999, 1140 posts, RR: 8
Reply 4, posted (2 years 2 weeks 5 days 6 hours ago) and read 490 times:

To answer my own question about the grounded 762 at FRA:

http://www.zwnews.com/print.cfm?ArticleID=14813

This same article says that Air Zim is know code-sharing to DXB with Air Malawi, and that the routing has therefore changed to Harare-Lilongwe-Dubai.

Not all who wander are lost....

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