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Malawi Airlines (Malawian Airlines until 2016) is the flag carrier airline of Malawi, based in Lilongwe and with its hub at Lilongwe International Airport.[2] 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.

Malawi Airlines

IATA ICAO Callsign 3W MWI MALAWIAN
Founded	July 2013 (2013-07)
Commenced operations	31 January 2014 (2014-01-31)
Hubs	Kamuzu International Airport
Focus cities	Chileka International Airport
Fleet size	2
Destinations	7
Parent company	Malawian Government (51%) Ethiopian Airlines(49%)
Headquarters	Lilongwe, Malawi
Key people	Laike Tadesse(CEO)[1]
Employees	71 [1]
Website	www.malawian-airlines.com

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. [1] However, on 5 May 2021 the Government of Malawi confirmed that it intended to recapitalise the airline instead.[3] In 2022, the airline announced its first annual profit of MWK 4 billion (USD 4.0 million).[4]

History

The airline was formed in July 2013 (2013-07),[5] following the collapse of Air Malawi, the hitherto national carrier, in February 2013, as a result of the inability to pay its debts.[6][7] A deal with Ethiopian Airlines, that would see this carrier having a 49% shareholding in Air Malawi, was finalised in July 2013 (2013-07); the agreement also contemplated the renaming of Air Malawi to Malawian Airlines Ltd.[8][9]

Operations commenced on 31 January 2014 (2014-01-31) serving the Blantyre–Lilongwe domestic route using 67-seater Bombardier Q400 aircraft.[10][11] Malawian launched its first international service to Harare on 3 February 2014 (2014-02-03).[12] Johannesburg was added to the route network two weeks later, on 17 February,[13] and Dar es Salaam was incorporated on 18 February.[14]

Corporate affairs

Ownership

The airline is owned by the Government of Malawi (51%) and Ethiopian Airlines (49%).[15] The government planned to offload 31% of its stake to private investors after a minimum period of 12 months after operations commence and it expected to earn US$6 million from this sale.[16] In March 2016 Jimmy Lipunga, CEO of The Public Private Partnership Commission (PPPC), said that plans by the Malawi government to sell some shares in the airline to members of the public would depend on the airline attaining profitability.[17]

Business trends

Malawi Airlines has not been profitable since its launch in 2014, except for recent reports of an unusual profit for 2021. Few financial and other trends have been made available by either of the main shareholders, the Malawian Government or Ethiopian Airlines (years ending 31 December):

	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Turnover (MWKb)
Net profit (MWKb)	loss	loss	loss	loss	loss	loss	loss	4.0
Number of employees (at year end)
Number of passengers (m)
Passenger load factor (%)
Number of aircraft (at year end)	2	2	2	2	2	3	1	2
Notes/sources	[18]	[18]	[19]	[19]	[20]	[21]	[22]	[4]

As of April 2021, the company has incurred cumulative losses of MWK 14.09 billion (USD 17.86 million) and has accumulated debts of MWK 13.83 billion (USD 17.54 million).[1] However, in June 2022, the airline announced that it had recorded its first profitable year with profits of MWK 4 billion (USD 4 million) in 2021.[4]

Head office

The airline's head office is located within the Golden Peacock Shopping Complex in Lilongwe.[23]

Destinations

Malawian Airlines serves the following destinations, as of June 2018^[update]:[24][25][26]

Country	City	Airport	Start	End	Refs
Kenya	Nairobi	Jomo Kenyatta International Airport	29 March 2017	—	[27]
Malawi	Blantyre	Chileka International Airport	31 January 2014	—	[10][28]
Malawi	Lilongwe	Kamuzu International Airport Hub	—	—	[28]
South Africa	Johannesburg	O. R. Tambo International Airport	17 February 2014	—	[13]
Tanzania	Dar es Salaam	Julius Nyerere International Airport	18 February 2014	—	[14]
Zambia	Lusaka	Kenneth Kaunda International Airport	17 February 2014	—	[29]
Zimbabwe	Harare	Harare International Airport	3 February 2014	—	[12][30]

Fleet

As of July 2021 the airline's fleet consists of the following aircraft:[31]

Malawian Airlines Fleet

Aircraft	In Service	Orders	Passengers[citation needed]			Notes
			C	E	Total
Boeing 737-700	1	–	16	102	118
Bombardier Dash-8 Q 400	1	–	7	60	67
Total	2	-

See also

• Airlines of Africa
• Transport in Malawi

References

External links

Media related to Malawian Airlines at Wikimedia Commons

• Ethiopian Airways Becomes Strategic Partner of Malawian Airlines

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[de] Malawi Airlines

Malawi Airlines (bis 2016 Malawian Airlines) ist die nationale Fluggesellschaft Malawis mit Sitz in Lilongwe und Basis auf dem Flughafen Lilongwe und eine Tochtergesellschaft der Ethiopian Airlines.

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- [en] Malawi Airlines

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[it] Malawi Airlines

Malawi Airlines (fino al 2016 Malawian Airlines) è la compagnia aerea di bandiera del Malawi, con sede a Lilongwe e hub presso l'aeroporto Internazionale di Lilongwe.[1] È stata fondata nel 2013 dopo la liquidazione di Air Malawi, l'ex compagnia di bandiera. Ethiopian Airlines la gestisce tramite un contratto e possiede il 49% delle quote dopo che è emersa come vincitrice a seguito di un'offerta competitiva.

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