Malawi Airlines

The airline was formed in , A deal with Ethiopian Airlines, that would see this carrier having a 49 percent shareholding in Air Malawi, was finalised in ; the agreement also contemplated the renaming of Air Malawi to Malawian Airlines Ltd. Malawian launched its first international service to Harare on . Johannesburg was added to the route network two weeks later, on 17 February, and Dar es Salaam was incorporated on 18 February. ==Corporate affairs==

Ownership The airline is owned by the Government of Malawi (51 percent) and Ethiopian Airlines (49 percent). 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. 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. Business trends in September 2014 Malawi Airlines was not profitable from its launch in 2014 until it reported a profit for 2021. Few financial and other trends have been made available by either of the main shareholders (years ending 31 December): 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). ==Destinations==

Malawi Airlines serves the following destinations, : The airline plans to add daily flights and expand new regional network routes to Pemba and Nampula in Mozambique, Kigali in Rwanda, as well as Entebbe in Uganda. It also plans to add another evening flight to Johannesburg, South Africa. ==Fleet==

, Malawi Airlines operates the following aircraft: ==See also==