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NEWS

‘FLAME LILY HOPPA’

LAUNCH

By Wallace Mawire

30 YEARS
15,398,913

Mack Air Cessna Grand Caravan EX aircraft FLIGHT HOURS OF
in Maun, Botswana. Photo by Mack Air
INDEPENDENT SERVICE

The Agreement also includes the launch and additional key stakeholders to ensure AND SUPPORT

of daily regional scheduled air services be- the complete suitability of facilities for the
ack Air and Air Zimbabwe tween Zimbabwe, Botswana, South Africa region to become a world class safari and

Mhave signed an agreement and Mozambique. recreational destination. With 30 years of proven expertise and data, we know
Air Zimbabwe is the national carrier of

The flights will initially focus on lever-
for the launch of the “Flame Lily Hoppa” aging the historic tourism links between Zimbabwe and has recently taken delivery

domestic and regional air service in Harare, Zimbabwe and Botswana, obvious geo- of its’ first Embraer 145 aircraft. The precisely what it takes to maintain and support your

Zimbabwe recently. graphic positioning and thereby ensuring aircraft was acquired in order to support aircraft at every stage of its life cycle.

The agreement outlines an integrated the inauguration of additional tourism additional tourism arrivals in Zimbabwe

and synergistic operational and commercial circuit products, by operators and using a and the subsequent launch of the Flame

partnership between the two airlines. platform of integrated flights, services and Lily Hoppa Service. Acquisition advice to depend on. Maintenance programs

It includes the imminent launch of daily links provided on the Flame Lily Hoppa. Mack Air is an independent, privately to stabilize your budget and add value to your aircraft.

domestic scheduled air services between Flights will be operated using a blend owned company that has been operating Parts delivered to you on time and in budget. Leasing

Victoria Falls, Harare and the major tourist of brand new Cessna Grand Caravan EX within the Okavango, Kalahari f or the past solutions you can rely on.

destinations including Hwange, Kariba and operated by Mack Air and Embraer 145 jet twenty-five (25) years - almost exclusively

Chiredzi. aircraft from Air Zimbabwe. servicing the tourist industry.

Additionally, the agreement includes Mack Air and Air Zimbabwe have also Mack Air operates a fleet of in excess of IT’S TIME FOR A BETTER APPROACH.

services to camps and lodges within the en- committed to supporting and spear- 24 aircraft and have in the past 18 months

virons of the major tourism hubs, on an an- heading the upgrade of both Kariba and acquired 17 brand new Cessna Grand

ticipated per seat basis to service the lodge Hwange Airports, alongside and in co-op- Caravan EX aircraft as well as a Citation M2

and camp clientele and drive additional eration with the Civil Aviation Authority of Jet to support additional operations within

tourism growth in these critical areas. Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Tourism Authority the region. Q

AVIATION AFRICA 2020

Construction Company. The objective is to triple the capacity
of the airport from seven million passengers per year to 21

he fifth Aviation Africa will take place in Addis Ababa, million. The EAE are looking at building a (US) $4 billion airport

TEthiopia on March 4-5 2020. city hub.

The growth of the aviation market in this region and the The government of Ethiopia drives growth in the aviation
choice of venues available in Addis Ababa were the ultimate sector by building airports throughout the country and plans

reason this location was chosen. to increase the number to 25 by 2020.

Aviation in Ethiopia is a high-growth sector with increasing During the past decade, Ethiopian Airlines has registered

demand for air transportation, both passenger and cargo, with an average revenue growth of 20% per annum. EAL has been
the sector expanding at an average 20% growth rate. following an aggressive 15-year plan, called vision 2025, with a

The Ethiopian Airports Enterprise is currently carrying out goal to make EAL the most competitive aviation group in Africa.

an expansion of the Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, Aviation Africa will take place at the Ethiopian Skylight MORE THAN HOURLY COST MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS
under a (US) $345 million contract with China Communication Hotel, Addis Ababa. Q JSSI PARTS & LEASING | JSSI ADVISORY SERVICES | CONKLIN & DE DECKER

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