Mozambique Airlines (LAM) has suspended three flights due to the passage of tropical cyclone Chido today. These are flights TM172/3 Maputo-Pemba-Maputo, TM190/1 Maputo-Nampula-Maputo and TM162/3 Maputo-Nacala Maputo. In fact, LAM plans to reschedule the flights for periods when the weather conditions improve. The TM156/7 Maputo-Nampula-Maputo flight scheduled for today is also...
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State spent 3.7 billion trying to resuscitate LAM and AdM
The attempt to rebuild the companies Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique (LAM) and Aeroportos de Moçambique (AdM) cost the state coffers 3.7 billion meticais in 2023. Despite the effort to respond to the companies' financial difficulties, the Ministry of Economy and Finance estimates that both will continue to expose the state to fiscal risk,...
Video: LAM recharges aircraft battery with passengers on board
It's yet another feat by Mozambique Airlines (LAM), the national flag carrier. This time, it comes from Nampula. The fact is that on Monday morning (19), one of the company's aircraft recharged its battery with passengers on board. This fact came to the attention of MZNews this morning via a video...
Court orders searches at LAM and GCCC notifies Pó Jorge
The Maputo City Judicial Court (TJCM) ordered searches of the company Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique (LAM) and seven other companies that provide services to LAM last week on suspicion of corruption. According to the newspaper "Público", which reports that in the course of the operations, two former...
Portugal authorizes export of goods from Maputo to Lisbon
Portugal's Tax Authority has authorized the transport of cargo between Mozambique and Portugal, via the cargo flight of Mozambique Airlines. In fact, the cooperation measure already existed, but it was unilaterally benefiting Portugal. Only flights operated from Lisbon to Maputo could carry cargo, according to information shared by LAM...
Deputy Minister casts new uncertainties over FMA's continued management of LAM
The Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications, Amilton Alisso, said on Wednesday in Maputo that the continuity of Fly Modern Ark (FAM) in the restructuring process of Mozambique Airlines (LAM) is still a matter to be analyzed. The contract between the government and the South African company FMA expires next April and, even so, it seems...
LAM introduces first cargo plane to national territory
On Wednesday, Mozambique Airlines (LAM) introduced the first plane dedicated solely to transporting various types of cargo in the country, with a total capacity of 17 tons and autonomy to fly 3,500 km without landing. The measure aims to respond to the needs of the national business community, which will be able to send cargo twice a week to...
LAM's new General Manager promises to review strategic contracts and create plans until 2030
The new Director General of Mozambique Airlines, Theunis Crous, has promised to review contracts and create strategic contracts for the company for the five-year period 2025-2030. Speaking last week at his inauguration, he said that one of the priorities is to continue reviewing the company's assets and financial restructuring. He is also CEO of consultancy firm...
FMA has brought LAM out of a coma and will renew the management contract, says Mateus Magala
The Minister of Transport and Communications, Mateus Magala, said today in Maputo that there is no certain model capable of determining the success of the management of Mozambique Airlines (LAM) and that only the future will determine whether or not privatization is the best option. "Perhaps we would have a decent airline," he said, noting that...
Four astronomical corruption schemes at LAM revealed, and money locked up
Fly Modern Ark (FMA) denounced, this Monday (12), in Maputo, millionaire embezzlement schemes at Mozambique Airlines (LAM), through points of sale (POS); cash collection, over-invoicing; and misuse of money. http://896.424.mywebsitetransfer.com/fma-acusa-fornecedores-de-combustivel-a-lam-pelos-atrasos-e-cancelamento-de-voos/ It was during a press conference that FMA's Project Manager, Sérgio Matos, revealed...