The Board of Directors of LAM - Mozambique Airlines has dismissed the operations, technical and commercial directors, citing the ongoing restructuring of the state-owned airline, the need to "create greater dynamism" and promote "continuous improvement".

According to a company document, the decision was taken on Monday (20) at an extraordinary meeting of the Board of Directors. Hilário Tembe, operations director, replaced by Alexandre Barradas, Pascoal Bernardo, technical director, replaced by Agira Nhabanga, and Maria Luísa Ferreira, commercial director, replaced by Firmino Naftal, were dismissed with immediate effect.

The South African company Fly Modern Ark (FMA) took over the management of LAM in April, moving forward with a process to revitalize the Mozambican state-owned airline.

Mozambique's Minister of Transport and Communications, Mateus Magala, previously said that the aim of this management is to make LAM a "respected" company.

"We're not there yet, but the steps that have been taken since April are to be commended. I think the transformation, the change, is going in the direction we would like to see," said Magala.