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Zim govt floats aircraft leasing tender
26 Mar 2014 at 00:39hrs | Views
Government has floated an aircraft leasing tender for the domestic market following the expiry of the 50-seater Embraer ERJ 145 contract, ZBC reported.
Government, which is the major shareholder of the national flag carrier Air Zimbabwe, is inviting applications for aircraft operational lease contract as part of the ongoing process to re-equip and rationalising the operations of the parastatal.
Transport and Infrastructure Development Minister, Dr Obert Mpofu said the move is part of the efforts to re-equip the airline under the flag carrier's growth strategy and expressed confidence the parastatal will get a suitable aircraft to service the domestic market.
"We would want to ensure that there is no disruption in terms of service and therefore a decision has been taken to source aircrafts for operational leasing. We are therefore inviting applications from those firms who can supply the necessary equipment," said Dr Mpofu.
The 50-seater Embraer ERJ 145 plane that was leased to the national airline by Solenta Aviation Limited used to service local routes between Bulawayo-Harare-Victoria Falls.
According to the national flag carrier, the decision to enter into an aircraft lease agreement with Embraer was made on the basis that it was more economic to run the plane than the remaining Air Zimbabwe's Boeing 737 and 767 which are more suited to long haul flights.
Government, which is the major shareholder of the national flag carrier Air Zimbabwe, is inviting applications for aircraft operational lease contract as part of the ongoing process to re-equip and rationalising the operations of the parastatal.
Transport and Infrastructure Development Minister, Dr Obert Mpofu said the move is part of the efforts to re-equip the airline under the flag carrier's growth strategy and expressed confidence the parastatal will get a suitable aircraft to service the domestic market.
"We would want to ensure that there is no disruption in terms of service and therefore a decision has been taken to source aircrafts for operational leasing. We are therefore inviting applications from those firms who can supply the necessary equipment," said Dr Mpofu.
The 50-seater Embraer ERJ 145 plane that was leased to the national airline by Solenta Aviation Limited used to service local routes between Bulawayo-Harare-Victoria Falls.
According to the national flag carrier, the decision to enter into an aircraft lease agreement with Embraer was made on the basis that it was more economic to run the plane than the remaining Air Zimbabwe's Boeing 737 and 767 which are more suited to long haul flights.
Source - zbc
