Zambia Airways

Zambia Airways was the flag carrier of Zambia 1967 until 1994.

As early as 1963 it was decided the establishment of Zambia Airways and Air Malawi and Air Rhodesia as a subsidiary of Central African Airways (CAA ) in the course of the dissolution of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. On 1 July 1964, the Zambia Airways from the stock of CAA took two Douglas DC -3 and three DHC- 2 Beaver on the flight operations. The five Vickers Viscount remained with the parent company, but operate on behalf of the three subsidiaries as required. With the unilateral declaration of independence of Southern Rhodesia 1965, the end of the Central African Airways began. February 4, 1966 it was the CAA banned in Kenya, Tanzania or Uganda to fly or to use their airspace. This broke off the wiring carried out by the CAA in order for Zambia Airways. On September 1, 1967, established as one of the successor companies of the CAA Zambia Airways Corporation as the national airline of Zambia, the legal successor of Zambia Airways Ltd.. been. The Central African Airways canceled 31 December 1967. The management of the newly independent airline took over Alitalia. Zambia Airways received from the dissolution of the CAA, the two ordered BAC 1-11.

In 1970 the fleet was supplemented by an inherited Alitalia DC-8, which was deployed on the Lusaka - Rome - London. 1974 Charter / Cargo subsidiary, the National Air Charter was founded. The subsidiary took in March 1974 with a leased Canadair CL -44 flight operations on.

1991 Zambia Airways fell into crisis. There were set many international connections, foreign offices are closed and lay off staff. In December 1994, the now insolvent Zambia Airways ceased flight operations in 1995, the company was dissolved. Flight rights for all international and regional routes were transferred in late January 1995 Airo Zambia.

Zambian Airways was not in any conjunction with the Zambia Airways.