LAM - Mozambique Airlines, S. A. (LAM - Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique, S. A.) or Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique, Ltd.,
History
thumb|A [[France-registered McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 wearing LAM Mozambique Airlines markings seen at Charles de Gaulle Airport in 1983.]]
thumb|A former LAM Mozambique Airlines [[Ilyushin Il-62M]]
thumb|LAM Mozambique Airlines [[Boeing 737-200 Advanced in 2009]]
Early years
The airline was established on 26 August 1936 as DETADirecção de Exploração de Transportes Aéreos, as a division of the Department of Railways, Harbours and Airways of the Portuguese colonial government of Mozambique. In 1979, a Douglas DC-8 was ordered.
Renaming
DETA was Mozambique's flag carrier until 1980. Following allegations of corruption, and December 2012, and December 2013,
Corporate affairs
Ownership and subsidiaries
, the state holds 91% of the shares and the employees hold the balance.
Business trends
The airline has been loss-making for many years. Full annual reports do not appear to have been published, although financial results are now being released. Otherwise, the main sources for trends are industry and press reports, as shown below (as at year ending 31 December):
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| style="text-align:left;"| Turnover (MZMm)
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| 5,271
| 5,382
| 6,195
| align=center|4,465
| align=center|6,100
| align=center|8,474
! align=center|8,813
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| style="text-align:left;"| Profit after tax (MZMm)
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| style="text-align:left;"| Number of employees
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| 715
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| 909
| 695
| 865
| 831
| align=center| 831
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| style="text-align:left;"| Number of passengers (000s)
| 612
| 684
| 788
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| 640
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| 539
| 589
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| style="text-align:left;"| Passenger load factor (%)
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| 66.4
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| 73
| 70
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| style="text-align:left;"| Number of aircraft (at year end)
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| 7
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| 9
| 6
| 6
| 5
| align=center| 2
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| style="text-align:left;"| <small>Notes/sources</small>
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Key people
Américo Muchanga was appointed CEO of the company on 10 July 2024.
Destinations
, LAM Mozambique Airlines serves nine domestic and three international African routes mainly from its home base at Maputo International Airport.
Codeshare agreements
LAM Mozambique Airlines has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:
- Ethiopian Airlines
- fastjet
- Kenya Airways
- South African Airways
- TAAG Angola Airlines
- TAP Air Portugal
Fleet
thumb|A former LAM Mozambique Airlines [[Embraer 190. This aircraft crashed as Flight 470.]]
Current fleet
The LAMMozambique Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft ():
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!rowspan="2"|Aircraft
!rowspan="2"|In fleet
!rowspan="2"|Orders
!colspan="4"|Passengers
!rowspan="2"|Notes
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!<abbr title="Business">C</abbr>
!<abbr title="Premium Economy">W</abbr>
!<abbr title="Economy">Y</abbr>
!Total
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|Boeing 737-500
|1
|—
|—
|—
|—
|134
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|Bombardier CRJ900
|2
|—
|—
|—
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|90
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!Total
!7
!—
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Fleet development
LAM took possession of two Embraer 190, the first of which arrived in August 2009,
- Airbus A340 Following is a list of these events.
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!Date
!Location
!Aircraft
!Tail number
!class="unsortable"|Aircraft damage
!Fatalities
!class="unsortable"|Description
!class="unsortable"|Refs
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|Quelimane
|align=center|Lockheed L-14
|align=center|CR-AAV
|align=center|W/O
|align=center|/13
|Crashed on takeoff at Quelimane Airport.
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|Lagoa Páti
|align=center|Ju 52
|align=center|CR-AAJ
|align=center|W/O
|align=center|/15
|Force landing.
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|Lourenço Marques
|align=center|F27-200
|align=center|CR-AIB
|align=center|W/O
|align=center|/3
|Crashed on a training flight at Lourenço Marques Airport.
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|Quelimane
|align=center|
|align=center|C9-BAB
|align=center|W/O
|align=center|/110
|Undercarriage failure after landing some short of the runway at Quelimane Airport.
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|Lichinga
|align=center|
|align=center|C9-BAD
|align=center|W/O
|align=center|/108
|Overran the runway on landing at Lichinga Airport.
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|align=center|Boeing 747SP
|align=center|ZS-SPF
|align=center|W/O
|align=center|/66
|Emergency landing, following an engine failure at that led to a fire. The aircraft, leased from South African Airways, was due to operate the Maputo–Lisbon route.
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|align=center|Embraer 190
|align=center|C9-EMC
|align=center|W/O
|align=center|/33
|Investigation results indicated that the aircraft was deliberately crashed by the pilot.
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See also
- Airlines of Africa
- Transport in Mozambique