Transport and Communications Minister Brian Mushimba has assured that the relaunch of Zambia Airways is closer than ever before.
Reacting to revelations by Lusaka Times that the April 2019 relaunch date has been deferred, Mr Mushimba said one day the airline will fly.
Writing on his Twitter page, Mr Mushimba revealed that the new Board of Zambia Airways will meet on Thursday this week to select the Chief Executive Officer who will then facilitate the recruitment of the rest of the Management Team.
Mr Mushimba said the new CEO will then commence the process of acquiring the Air Operator’s Certificate and the Aviation Safety Program.
“As Government we are confident that the launch is closer than ever before. One day, one day my friend but pretty soon”
Mr Mushimba said the working government of President Edgar Lungu is focused on changing the infrastructure and build Zambia of tomorrow.
Highly placed sources at the Ministry of Transport and Communications disclosed that The highly anticipated relaunch of Zambia Airways has again been deferred.
The relaunch is now expected to take place in the third quarter of 2019.
The rebirth of Zambia Airways was initiated planned for October 24th 2018 but was forced to be pushed to April 2019, a date which has also now been deferred.
This time around, Government hopes to finally put all logistics in place to enable it launch around the third quarter of this year.
The new Board of Zambia Airways will on 7/2/19 meet to select the CEO who will then facilitate the recruitment of the rest of the Management Team and commence the process of acquiring the AOC and ASP. As Government we are confident that the launch is closer than ever before. pic.twitter.com/7vYAl3MfDq
— Hon Brian Mushimba (@HonMushimba) February 4, 2019
Relaunch of ZA is closer than ever yet you pushed it even further back? I think admitting failure is more closer than ever,much more likely than a relaunch.There’s no way a $30m airline will be taking off.
Brian sober up, too much alcohol will make you hallucinate. You have failed terribly at Zambia Railways and you lie to your equally clueless president (Edgar) that you can run an airline! Failures!!!
Let’s roll …
Talking about corruption; it is so embarrassing, just google this text – “Zambian first lady spends fortune to receive used fire trucks” it is so painful to watch this video, what is wrong with Zambia kansi?
#1.3 usaus
There was a chartered plane involved for the 25 man Esther lungu commission…
Dear Dull Brian Mushimba,
Insanity Is Doing the Same Thing Over and Over Again and Expecting Different Results
Amasushi ba Mushimba. Kanyeleni ukutali. Awe bwafya iyi nkanda yafita. We spend millions on day dreams. Ala ubepa ifipuba finone.
Zambia Airways is an adventure into the red ink of shareholder losses.Brian Mushimba is leading us to be slaughtered by BA,Kenya Airways,SAA ,Emirates and others.
The drunkard is only interested in his kickbacks …new airline means brand new sourcing of equipment, new purchases need a middleman or brown envelopes.
It would have made sense to have the US$58 Million Lungu chose to spend on a private jet to pay towards a national airline. Unfortunately, establishment of he airline is driven more by emotion than sound feasibility. Typical of this government making decision based on whim!
Lets link it to the official opening of KKIA
Pie in the sky.
Push ahead Brian and get the airline project off the ground. Ignore those that add no value to the conversation.
Pie in the sky.pf feel good directionless projects.
But Brian , before you go for this airline, can you give us an update of the status of Zambia railways under your watch ??
Especially seeing that even an SI was passed to have min cargos by rail ???
Have you completely failed with ZR and are now looking for other avenues to loot in the name of national airline ???
I bet you will not give us an update of ZR…….I wounder why ????
Mr.Mushimba said “one day the airline will fly”………shows that there are problems even before the airline flies again. They have lamentably failed to run the Railways, how can they manage an Airline? Lekenifye! At least the KK administration can boast of having successfully run the parastals
That is correct…..the right thing to do to install public confidence and sccountability is show or tell us what has happened to the railways under your watch ……..
Lungu should have put a condition on the launch of this airline as sucsesful opetational running of the railways ….but they all need new money to loot , the railways money well has run dry…
Thanks for that,But the road from the airport any chance to improve it
The focus should be on the successfull management of the airline once it has been relaunched and not on the date of relaunch. Major airlines around the globe are facing challenges and ours will not be immune. Hard work, full commitment to the job must supercede all excitement if we are to sustain and make the airline fail-safe in all manner of turbulence.
If Mushimba continues talking about this nonsense of airline he cannot revive, I will ask whoever appointed him to fire him immediately because he is making our grwat party unpopular espcially after so much promises during last year election we move with heads down in Kabwe especially.
ZR is not ran by Mushimba but by its management, so far it better than it was 2 years ago. Let’s learn to give credit were it is due.
Mushimba is responsible for all major transport projects….they fall under his watch….why is commenting on Zambia airways as if he is the manager or from the board ????
Ati ” it is much better than 2 years ago …”
Tell us then how much better , we need figures not just your yapping at much better without giving figures ???
You think everyone is a PF kaponya to belive anything ??
Aweh guys, we should not accept certain responses. Why does the minister say “one day”? One day doesn’t give an indication of a proper time-line of events, what does the Gantt chart say??
Now more than ever before!!!!! Please hurry, am searching for tickets home online. Can I be on the inaugural flight……well maybe not, probably they’ll forget to put the the brakes in!!
Before when he was postponing the launch at least there was a date given but now even the date is no longer there. Ati one day it will fly meaning could be 10, 20 or even 30 years from now.
This man never ceases to annoy me. Is he talking about ZR or ZA? He could have taken too much to remember what he is talking about. I am serioulsy amazed about his flip flopping thinking. Just to be seen working and all sorts of rhetorics!!!!
Sata said it:” All these ministers are useless. The best they know is stealing”. Just quoting!!!!!
Disaster!!!