Madawu

Social justice activist, human rights advocate & mother to 3 lovely children, Gogo to 3 princesses, prince & christian to boot

[Zimviral 𝕏 @ZimViral]

Meanwhile……………..👀

[Hopewell Chin’ono @daddyhope]

Air Zimbabwe is aiming to resume direct flights between Harare and London Gatwick from 1 July, subject to regulatory approval from the United Kingdom authorities. The airline plans to operate the route through what is known as a wet lease arrangement.

A wet lease is an arrangement in which one airline operates a route using another airline’s aircraft, pilots, cabin crew, maintenance services, and insurance. In this case, Air Zimbabwe intends to use an Airbus A330 operated by the Spanish airline Plus Ultra.

Air Zimbabwe last operated flights to London Gatwick in late 2011, with the route being suspended in early 2012 amid mounting financial difficulties and concerns that its aircraft could be impounded by creditors over unpaid debts.

Although Air Zimbabwe is targeting a 1 July launch, the airline is not yet selling tickets because it is still awaiting the necessary operating approvals. The proposed wet lease arrangement also requires approval from the United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority before flights can commence.

Air Zimbabwe remains unable to operate its own aircraft into the United Kingdom and the European Union under current regulatory restrictions, which is why it is seeking to use a wet lease as a workaround. Under the arrangement, the aircraft and crew would belong to Plus Ultra, while Air Zimbabwe would market and sell the service.

The success of the plan now depends on the airline securing all the required regulatory approvals from the United Kingdom authorities, including approval of the wet lease arrangement by the Civil Aviation Authority. Until then, the proposed Harare–London Gatwick service remains subject to regulatory clearance.

The main regulatory hurdle that remains is the granting of a Foreign Carrier Permit by the United Kingdom authorities, which would allow the airline to operate commercial flights between Harare and London Gatwick, according to a source at the UK Civil Aviation Authority.

Air Zimbabwe failed to service its debts in the United Kingdom due to years of corruption, looting of the airline’s resources, and chronic mismanagement by the Zimbabwean government.

At independence in 1980, the Zimbabwean government inherited a functioning national airline, Air Zimbabwe, as well as the national cargo airline, Affretair. Affretair was absorbed into Air Zimbabwe in 1983 and later collapsed under the weight of debt and operational challenges after corruption and mismanagement.

Zimbabwe inherited 21 working planes from the Rhodesian era. However, decades of corruption, political interference, underinvestment, and poor management steadily eroded what was once one of Africa’s most respected aviation operations.
Today, Air Zimbabwe operates only a small number of serviceable aircraft, with just one or two aircraft regularly and reliably flying scheduled services.

The decline of both Air Zimbabwe and Affretair stands as one of the clearest examples of how corruption and mismanagement can destroy strategic national assets that once connected Zimbabwe to the world.

If the Harare–London route takes off and there is no political interference, it has the potential to become one of the airline’s most lucrative routes.

According to a source at Plus Ultra, the arrangement is that Plus Ultra will be paid the agreed amount regardless of whether Air Zimbabwe achieves its projected passenger and cargo volumes. The commercial risk associated with passenger numbers and cargo uptake will therefore rest with Air Zimbabwe, while Plus Ultra will receive payment for providing the aircraft, crew, maintenance, and insurance under the wet lease agreement.

[Hopewell Chin’ono @daddyhope]

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[Madawu @Dulutsha]

@Cde_begar How old was he when he went to war?

[Madawu @Dulutsha]

@LynneStactia Very sad news

[Madawu @Dulutsha]

@ElslieMagaisa @mamakaCleo @KingJayZim Musaigwa we miss you so much when Arsenal wins , also during this CAB3 you will have broken it down to bite size for us. Continue to rest in peace.

[Madawu @Dulutsha]

@KingJayZim Thank you King for sharing your journey with us. We appreciate you so much. Next time help us to appreciate mama Rose somehow, she is loved in these streets. Safe journey back to base.🙏🏾

[Madawu @Dulutsha]

@MacBelts Gupta achazobuda hake inga Queen Bee 🐝 akazubuda wani.

[Madawu @Dulutsha]

@MacBelts Neniwo ndinopinda nguva yakwana.

[Madawu @Dulutsha]

@MacBelts Son of Kenzie wataura hako, thank you for your boldness 👏🏾

[Madawu @Dulutsha]

@MacBelts Another scramble for Africa 😢

[Madawu @Dulutsha]

@MacBelts Tozeza baba 🎶 vauya vakadhakwa 🎤

[Madawu @Dulutsha]

@KingJayZim Greetings to mama Rose

[Madawu @Dulutsha]

Let’s normalise using the services we have, & holding the ministries accountable. If there is MH Act it should be used to assist those struggling with MH. As ordinary citizens we can also help with what is not available but expertise is plenty in 🇿🇼.

[Ministry of Public Service Labour & Social Welfare @mpslswzim]

@mamakaCleo We do have social welfare to assist in fact we have the Department of Disability Affairs which assists persons with disabilities. Please share more information so our officers in Bulawayo can assist.

[Madawu @Dulutsha]

@drjaytee87 Stress Dr 😂 maX streets akustresayi chimbotorayi break 😂

[Madawu @Dulutsha]

@mamakaCleo @BorisCde I do agree with the guy who said to contact police, I don’t see anything wrong with that, at the same time crowd funding for her assistance. I believe in using the remnants of our services if they can help if not the there will be record of contact.

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[Madawu @Dulutsha]

@KingJayZim Sorry for your loss King.