Proflight Zambia
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| Founded | 1991 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Lusaka International Airport | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | Mbasela Club | ||||||
| Fleet size | 17 | ||||||
| Destinations | 11 | ||||||
| Company slogan | Just Plane Smart | ||||||
| Headquarters | Lusaka, Zambia | ||||||
| Key people | Tony Irwin (Founder & CEO) | ||||||
| Website |
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Proflight Zambia, a trading name of Proflight Commuter Services Ltd,[1] is an airline based in Lusaka, Zambia that serves the business community and tourism industry. Following the demise of Zambia’s two national carriers Zambian Airways and Zambezi Airlines, Proflight Zambia now operates the largest fleet of aircraft in Zambia,[2] operating both scheduled and charter flights.
History
Proflight Air Services was founded in 1991 by ex-Zambia Airways pilot Tony Irwin. He began by operating charters within Zambia and the region. In 1997, he obtained his first license to operate schedules to Mfuwe.[3]
In 2004 Proflight Air Services attracted new investors and formed Proflight Commuter Services which began scheduled services to the Copperbelt, Luangwa Valley, Victoria Falls and Lower Zambezi.[3]
On 30 June 2009 the airline was authorized by the Zambia Competition Commission to form an alliance with Zambezi Airlines.[4] The airline was officially rebranded as Proflight Zambia in 2010.
In March 2013 Proflight took delivery of its first jet aircraft, a Boeing 737-200, and later in 2013 began regional scheduled service to Lilongwe, Malawi, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania,[3][5] although the Boeing was returned to the lessor, Star Air Cargo, in 2014.
In March 2015, Proflight Zambia and Rwandair signed a codeshare agreement on the Lusaka - Johannesburg route with Rwandair as the operating carrier and Proflight Zambia as the Marketing carrier.[6]
Corporate affairs
Business trends
Financial and other business figures for Proflight Zambia are not generally available, as the company is privately owned. In the absence of these, some information has been made available, usually in the press, as shown below:
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | |
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| Turnover (ZMW) | ||||||
| Profits (ZMW) | ||||||
| Number of employees (at year end) | 160 | 181 | 200 | |||
| Number of passengers (scheduled flights) (000s) | 93 | 100 | 136 | 130 | ||
| Passenger load factor (%) | ||||||
| Number of aircraft - scheduled fleet (at year end) | 16 | 8 | 8 | |||
| Number of aircraft - charter fleet (at year end) | 9 | |||||
| Notes/sources | [7] | [8] | [9] | [10] |
Head office
Proflight Zambia has its headquarters at 13396 Kamloops Avenue (Munali Roundabout), in Lusaka. It relocated there in August 2014. [11][12]
Destinations
| Base | |
| Future | |
| Terminated/Suspended |
| City | Country | IATA | ICAO | Airport | Refs |
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| Chipata |  Zambia | CIP | FLCP | Chipata Airport | [13] |
| Durban |  South Africa | DUR | FALE | King Shaka International Airport | [14] |
| Kasaba Bay | Zambia | ZKB | FLYK | Kasaba Bay Airport | [13] |
| Kasama | Zambia | KAA | FLKS | Kasama Airport | [13] |
| Lilongwe |  Malawi | LLW | FWKI | Lilongwe Airport | [13] |
| Livingstone | Zambia | LVI | FLBA | Livingstone Airport | [15] |
| Lusaka | Zambia | LUN | FLLS | Lusaka International Airport | [13][16] |
| Mansa | Zambia | MNS | FLMA | Mansa Airport | [13] |
| Mfuwe | Zambia | MFU | FLMF | Mfuwe Airport | [15][16] |
| Mongu | Zambia | MNG | FLMG | Mongu Airport | [17] |
| Ndola | Zambia | NLA | FLND | Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport | [13][16] |
| Solwezi | Zambia | SLI | FLSW | Solwezi Airport | [13] |
Fleet
The Proflight Zambia fleet includes the following aircraft:
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| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||||
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| Scheduled Fleet | ||||||||
| Cessna 208 Caravan | 2 | - | 12 | [18] | ||||
| British Aerospace Jetstream 32 | 2 | – | 18 | [18] | ||||
| British Aerospace Jetstream 41 | 3 | – | 29 | [18] | ||||
| Bombardier CRJ200 | 1 | – | 50 | [18] | ||||
| Charter Fleet | ||||||||
| Beechcraft Baron | 2 | – | 5 | [19] | ||||
| Britten-Norman Islander | 2 | – | 9 | [19] | ||||
| Cessna 401/402 | 3 | – | 7 | [19] | ||||
| Cessna 208 Caravan | 2 | – | 12 | [19] | ||||
| Total | 17 | 0 | ||||||
References
- ↑ "Terms & Conditions". Proflight-zambia.com. Retrieved 2013-10-25.
- ↑ "Proflight Zambia continues to succeed". VictoriaFalls24. Retrieved 2013-10-25.
- 1 2 3 "About Us".
|first1=missing|last1=in Authors list (help) - ↑ Mwale, Cynthia (2005). "ZCC approves Zambezi Airlines, Proflight alliance". Retrieved 20 July 2010.
- ↑
- ↑ Rwandair and Proflight Zambia to codeshare
- ↑ "Zambia: Proflight to Aquire [sic] New Planes". All Africa.com. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- ↑ "Pro flight welcomes 100,000th passenger". The Supreme Times. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- ↑ "Proflight Zambia flies around the world every week". eTurboNews. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ↑ "Proflight flys into Kafue National Park". Zambia Daily Mail. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ↑ "." Proflight Zambia. Retrieved on 25 August 2015.
- ↑ "." eTurboNews. Retrieved on 25 August 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Proflight Zambia Schedule Flights 1" (PDF).
|first1=missing|last1=in Authors list (help) - ↑ http://www.eturbonews.com/63178/zambia-durban-now-direct-proflight
- 1 2 "Proflight Zambia Schedule Flights" (PDF). Retrieved 25 February 2012.
|first1=missing|last1=in Authors list (help) - 1 2 3 "About Us".
|first1=missing|last1=in Authors list (help) - ↑ http://ukzambians.co.uk/home/2013/11/27/proflight-zambia-launches-mongu-route/
- 1 2 3 4 "Scheduled Fleet".
|first1=missing|last1=in Authors list (help) - 1 2 3 4 "Charter Fleet".
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External links
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