Zambia Skyways
Encyclopedia
Zambia Skyways is an airline
based in Lusaka
, Zambia
. The airline formerly traded as Eastern Air
http://countrycodes.boomja.com/Zambia-Airlines-6833.html.
Zambia Skyways started flying, as Eastern Air, in 1993. The airline had two light aircraft, which were joined by a Let 410 18 seater in 1997.
In 1999, Eastern Air changed its name to Zambia Skyways.
Currently, Zambia Skyways has resumed services partially, with flights to Dubai
and London through a partnership with Air Zimbabwe
in which the airline is allowed to use Air Zimbabwe's Boeing 737
and Boeing 767
aircraft for the flights between Lusaka and London, Dubai, Lubumbashi
and Harare.
Airline
An airline provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit...
based in Lusaka
Lusaka
Lusaka is the capital and largest city of Zambia. It is located in the southern part of the central plateau, at an elevation of about 1,300 metres . It has a population of about 1.7 million . It is a commercial centre as well as the centre of government, and the four main highways of Zambia head...
, Zambia
Zambia
Zambia , officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west....
. The airline formerly traded as Eastern Air
Eastern Air
This article is about the Zambian airline. For the defunct United States airline, see Eastern Air Lines.Eastern Air was an airline based in Zambia. Currently, it flies under the name Zambia Skyways.-References:...
http://countrycodes.boomja.com/Zambia-Airlines-6833.html.
Zambia Skyways started flying, as Eastern Air, in 1993. The airline had two light aircraft, which were joined by a Let 410 18 seater in 1997.
In 1999, Eastern Air changed its name to Zambia Skyways.
Currently, Zambia Skyways has resumed services partially, with flights to Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
and London through a partnership with Air Zimbabwe
Air Zimbabwe
Air Zimbabwe is the national airline of Zimbabwe, headquartered in Harare. From its hub at Harare International Airport, the carrier operates a network within southern Africa that also includes Asia and London-Gatwick. The company is a member of the International Air Transport Association, and of...
in which the airline is allowed to use Air Zimbabwe's Boeing 737
Boeing 737
The Boeing 737 is a short- to medium-range, twin-engine narrow-body jet airliner. Originally developed as a shorter, lower-cost twin-engine airliner derived from Boeing's 707 and 727, the 737 has developed into a family of nine passenger models with a capacity of 85 to 215 passengers...
and Boeing 767
Boeing 767
The Boeing 767 is a mid-size, wide-body twin-engine jet airliner built by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. It was the manufacturer's first wide-body twinjet and its first airliner with a two-crew glass cockpit. The aircraft features two turbofan engines, a supercritical wing, and a conventional tail...
aircraft for the flights between Lusaka and London, Dubai, Lubumbashi
Lubumbashi
Lubumbashi is the second largest city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, second only to the nation's capital Kinshasa, and the hub of the southeastern part of the country. The copper-mining city serves as the capital of the relatively prosperous Katanga Province, lying near the Zambian border...
and Harare.