Malawi Airlines
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Malawi Airlines (Malawian Airlines until 2016) is the flag carrier airline of Malawi, based in Lilongwe and with its hub at Lilongwe 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.
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Founded | July 2013 (2013-07) | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 31 January 2014 (2014-01-31) | ||||||
Hubs | Kamuzu International Airport | ||||||
Focus cities | Chileka International Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 3[1] | ||||||
Destinations | 7 | ||||||
Parent company | Malawian Government (51%) | ||||||
Headquarters | Lilongwe, Malawi | ||||||
Key people | Laike Tadesse(CEO)[2] | ||||||
Employees | 71 [2] | ||||||
Website | www |
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]