Fastjet Zimbabwe

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| airline = Fastjet Zimbabwe

| logo = Fastjet yellow logo.png

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| IATA = FN

| ICAO = FJW

| callsign = ZIMBIRD

| founded = 2015

| commenced = 28 October 2015

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| bases = {{nowrap|Harare International Airport}}

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| focus_cities = Harare,Bulawayo,Victoria Falls,Lusaka,Johannesburg, Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport

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| fleet_size = 5

| destinations = 6

| parent = Fastjet Plc

| headquarters =

| key_people = Donahue Cortes {{small|(CEO)}}
Joe Mparuri {{small|(accountable manager)}}
Tafadzwa Garufu {{small|(CFO)}}
Vivian Ruwuya {{small|(CCO)}}
Nunurai Ndawana {{small|(corporate affairs manager)}}

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| website = {{url|www.fastjet.com/zw/en}}

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File:Fastjet ERJ145.jpg

Fastjet Zimbabwe Limited, known and styled as fastjet Zimbabwe, is an IOSA registered Zimbabwean airline that has been incorporated to operate flights under the fastjet brand in Zimbabwe. It launched operations in October 2015 with flights from Harare to Victoria Falls, demonstrating its commitment to tourist development in the region.

History

Fastjet announced on 25 March 2015 that it had received an Air Service Permit (ASP){{cite web | url= http://www.fastjet.com/us/en/corporate/investor-news/fastjet-announces-zimbabwe-air-service-permit-granted |title= fastjet announces Zimbabwe Air Service Permit granted | publisher= Fastjet | accessdate=26 May 2015}} from the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development of the Government of Zimbabwe, responsible for administering the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ). Fastjet then obtained an Air Operator's Certificate (AOC) on 6 October 2015,{{cite web| url= http://www.londonstockexchange.com/exchange/news/market-news/market-news-detail/12529803.html| archive-url= https://archive.today/20151013154445/http://www.londonstockexchange.com/exchange/news/market-news/market-news-detail/12529803.html| url-status= dead| archive-date= 13 October 2015| title= fastjet granted Air Operator Certificate in Zimbabwe| publisher= London Stock Exchange RNS| accessdate= 7 October 2015}} and announced its plans to launch fastjet Zimbabwe, with initial flights between its base at Harare International Airport and Victoria Falls. Flights were planned to expand to other destinations, including domestically to Bulawayo and then internationally.{{cite web | url= http://www.herald.co.zw/fastjet-to-launch-flights-to-vic-falls-bulawayo/|title= fastjet to launch flights to Vic Falls, Bulawayo | publisher= The Herald, Zimbabwe | accessdate=7 October 2015}}

On 18 January 2016, Fastjet Zimbabwe declared its first international route between Harare and Johannesburg, to be served daily from 1 February 2016.{{Cite web|title = Fastjet launches Harare-Joburg flight|url = http://www.theindependent.co.zw/2016/01/18/fastjet-launches-harare-joburg-flight/|website = The Zimbabwe Independent|date = 18 January 2016|access-date = 2016-01-18}}

As part of the Stabilisation Plan of Fastjet plc from August 2016, which included a move to smaller aircraft across the Group, the single Airbus A319 based in Zimbabwe was replaced by (at first) one Embraer ERJ145 aircraft. A second ERJ145 was utilised from July 2017, with an increase in the number of routes and flights.{{cite news |url=http://www.traveller24.com/News/Flights/afritravel-fastjet-bulks-up-direct-flights-between-joburg-and-vic-falls-20170711|title=Fastjet bulks up current Zimbabwean capacity by 100 percent due to demand |newspaper=Independent Online|accessdate=31 July 2017}}

Corporate affairs

=Ownership=

Fastjet Zimbabwe is a Zimbabwean-registered company that is 49% owned by Fastjet Plc. Fastjet Zimbabwe has a local board of directors, and meets all the required nationality standards under which it can be named by the Zimbabwean CAA as a designated airline to fly to other countries under the usual bilateral air services agreements.{{cite web | url= http://africabusinesscommunities.com/news/fastjet-zimbabwe-launches-recruitment-drive.html|title= fastjet Zimbabwe launches recruitment drive | publisher= Africa Business Communities | accessdate=7 October 2015}}

=Business trends=

Fastjet Zimbabwe began operating in October 2015. Financial results are fully incorporated in the Fastjet Limited group accounts, but information has usually also been made available for the Fastjet Zimbabwe operation (as at period ending 31 December):

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!2015

!2016

!2017

!2018

!2019

!2020

!2021

!2022

!2023

!2024

Turnover (US$ m)

| align=center|0.3

| align=center|9.4

| align=center|12.9

| align=center|26.0

| align=center|25.2

| align=center|11.8

! align=center|22.6

!50.21

!45.05

Profit after tax (US$ m)

| align=center|{{color|red|−4.0}}

| align=center|{{color|red|−14.5}}

| align=center|{{color|red|−7.1}}

| align=center|{{color|red|−12.7}}

| align=center|{{color|red|−1.7}}

| align=center|{{color|red|−4.4}}

! align=center|{{color|red|−4.3}}

!2.74

!1.72

Number of employees

| align=center|

| align=center|n/a*

| align=center|54

| align=center|81

| align=center|83

! align=center|87

!97

!117

!104

Number of passengers (scheduled) (000s)

| align=center|3

| align=center|n/a*

| align=center|182

| align=center|172

| align=center|064

! align=center|153

!290

!318

!280

Passenger load factor (scheduled) (%)

| align=center|n/a*

| align=center|52

| align=center|68

| align=center|77

| align=center|65

| align=center|61

! align=center|64

!81.4

!74.7

!77.8

Number of aircraft (at year end)

| align=center|1

| align=center|2

| align=center|

| align=center|4

| align=center|

! align=center|4

Notes/sources

|align=center|Oct.-Dec.
{{cite web|url=http://www.fastjet.com/img/stand_alone_files/file/original/final-results-for-the-year-to-31-december-2015-94.pdf|title=Final Results for the year ended 31 December 2015|publisher=Fastjet|accessdate=3 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160605134015/http://www.fastjet.com/img/stand_alone_files/file/original/final-results-for-the-year-to-31-december-2015-94.pdf|archive-date=5 June 2016|url-status=dead}}

|align=center|{{cite web|url=http://www.fastjet.com/img/stand_alone_files/file/original/fastjet-annual-report-2016-111.pdf|title=Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2016|publisher=Fastjet plc|accessdate=31 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731203653/http://www.fastjet.com/img/stand_alone_files/file/original/fastjet-annual-report-2016-111.pdf|archive-date=31 July 2017|url-status=dead}}

| align=center|{{cite web|url=https://www.fastjet.com/app/uploads/2022/11/fastjet-Annual-Report-and-Financial-Statements-2017.pdf|title=Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2017|publisher=Fastjet|accessdate=22 March 2023}}

| align=center|

| align=center|{{cite web|url=https://www.fastjet.com/app/uploads/2022/11/fastjet-Annual-Report-and-Financial-Statements-2019.pdf|title=Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2019|publisher=Fastjet|accessdate=22 March 2023}}

| align=center|

| align=center|{{cite web|url=https://www.fastjet.com/app/uploads/2022/11/fastjet-Annual-Report-and-Financial-Statements-2021.pdf|title=Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2021|publisher=Fastjet|accessdate=22 March 2023}}

{{center|Note: *Some figures were only published at Group level.}}

=Head office=

Fastjet Zimbabwe maintains its head office in Harare, Zimbabwe; the registered office is located at Harare's RG Mugabe International Airport, domestic terminal building, Harare.

Destinations

File:Fastjet ERJ145.jpg|A fastjet ERJ145 parked at Harare's RG Mugabe International Airport

File:Tails, fastjet aircraft parked at Harare's RG Mugabe International Airport.jpg|African Grey Parrot, fastjet mascot on the tail of an Embraer ERJ 145 aircraft, parked at Harare's RG Mugabe International Airport

File:ZFJF at FAOR.jpg|A fastjet Zimbabwe Embraer 145 at O. R. Tambo International Airport

As of April 2025, Fastjet Zimbabwe serves the following destinations:{{cite web|url=https://www.fastjet.com/where-we-fly/ |title=Where we fly: Our route map |website=Fastjet |date=14 September 2022 |access-date=4 April 2023}}

Country !City !Airport
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South Africa	Mbombela (Nelspruit)	Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport
South Africa	Johannesburg	O. R. Tambo International Airport
Zambia	Lusaka{{cite web\| url=https://www.fastjet.com/about-us/news-center/fastjet-connects-harare-to-lusaka-with-new-flight-schedule/ \|title=FastJet Connects Harare To Lusaka With New Flight Schedule \|date=18 March 2025 \|work=FastJet Zimbabwe \|author=Fastjet Zimbabwe \|access-date=11 April 2025 \|location=Harare, Zimbabwe}}	Kenneth Kaunda International Airport
Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport
Zimbabwe	Harare	Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport
Zimbabwe	Victoria Falls	Victoria Falls Airport

Fleet

=Current fleet=

The Fastjet Zimbabwe fleet consists of the following aircraft as of March 2023:{{cite web|url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/125207-fastjet-zimbabwe-wet-leases-e120s-for-new-domestic-routes|title=Fastjet Zimbabwe wet-leases E120s for new domestic routes |publisher=ch-aviation|date= 7 March 2023|accessdate= 22 March 2023}}

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Aircraft !In service !Orders !Passengers !Notes
Embraer ERJ 145 \|5 \|– \|50 \|
Total !5 !2 !colspan=2\|

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|+ Fastjet Zimbabwe fleet

Aircraft

!In service

!Orders

!Passengers

!Notes

Embraer ERJ 145

|–

|50

Total

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=Historical fleet=

Fastjet Zimbabwe initially operated an Airbus A319-100 aircraft.{{cite web | url=http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/40380-fastjet-zimbabwe-takes-delivery-of-first-a319-100 | title=Fastjet Zimbabwe takes delivery of first A319-100 | publisher=ch-aviation | accessdate=10 October 2015}}{{cite web | url=http://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/251063/fastjet-zimbabwe-a319-roars-into-harare-zambia-venture-to-follow/ | title=FastJet Zimbabwe A319 roars into Harare; Zambia venture to follow | publisher=Routesonline | accessdate=7 October 2015}}