Malawi Airlines
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| Founded | July 2013 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 31 January 2014 | ||||||
| Hubs | Kamuzu International Airport | ||||||
| Focus cities | Chileka International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 2 | ||||||
| Destinations | 7 | ||||||
| Parent company | Malawian Government (51%) | ||||||
| Headquarters | Lilongwe, Malawi | ||||||
| Key people | Laeke Tadesse(CEO) | ||||||
| Employees | 71 | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
Malawi Airlines (Malawian Airlines until 2016) is the flag carrier airline of Malawi, based in Lilongwe and with its hub at Kamuzu International Airport. 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.
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. However, on 5 May 2021 the Government of Malawi confirmed that it intended to recapitalise the airline instead. In 2022, the airline announced its first annual profit of MWK 4 billion (USD 4.0 million).