Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique, Ltd., operating as
LAMMozambique Airlines , is the
flag carrierA flag carrier is a transportation company, such as an airline or shipping company, that, being locally registered in a given country, enjoys preferential rights or privileges, accorded by the government, for international operations. It may be a state-run, state-owned or private but...
of
MozambiqueMozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...
. Based in
MaputoMaputo, also known as Lourenço Marques, is the capital and largest city of Mozambique. It is known as the City of Acacias in reference to acacia trees commonly found along its avenues and the Pearl of the Indian Ocean. It was famous for the inscription "This is Portugal" on the walkway of its...
, it operates scheduled services in southern
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and
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under the IATA airline code
TM and the ICAO airline code
LAM, its callsign being
MOZAMBIQUE.
The carrier is a member of the
International Air Transport AssociationThe International Air Transport Association is an international industry trade group of airlines headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where the International Civil Aviation Organization is also headquartered. The executive offices are at the Geneva Airport in SwitzerlandIATA's mission is to...
, and of the
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since 1976. According to
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, out of a five-star ranking, the LAM Mozambique Airlines in-flight service merits three stars.
LAMMozambique Airlines is on the list of airlines banned in the EU.
History
The airline was established in as
DETADirecção de Exploração de Transportes Aéreos, as a division of the department of railways, harbours and airways of the
PortuguesePortugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
colonial government of Mozambique. It started operations on . Following allegations of corruption, DETA was restructured and renamed
LAM Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique in early 1980.
On LAM was transformed into a
limited companyA limited company is a company in which the liability of the members or subscribers of the company is limited to what they have invested or guaranteed to the company. Limited companies may be limited by shares or by guarantee. And the former of these, a limited company limited by shares, may be...
, adopting the denomination of LAMMozambique Airlines by Decree no. 69/98. A limited company incorporated by statute in Mozambique was formed in late 1999. The state holds 91% of the shares and employees hold the balance. As of May 2011, the carrier employs a
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of 695. LAM wholly owns the airline
Moçambique ExpressoMoçambique Expresso is an airline based in Maputo, Mozambique. It operates domestic and regional scheduled and charter services. Its main base is Maputo International Airport..-History:...
.
The airline is banned from operating within the
European UnionThe European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
, . Flights to Lisbon that resumed in early used Boeing 767-300ER equipment operated by
EuroAtlantic AirwaysEuroAtlantic Airways - Transportes Aéreos S.A., operating and styled as euroAtlantic airways, is a charter airline based in Sintra, Lisbon, Portugal. It operates worldwide charter services, with an emphasis on the USA, Canada, Mexico, Pakistan and Australia, as well as ACMI and other wet lease...
on behalf of LAM. The airline announced the suspension of the Maputo–Lisbon–Maputo route effective , ahead of the constitution of a new autonomous division aimed at operating intercontinental routes.
Codeshare agreements
the following routes are codeshared ones, actually operated by the carriers shown:
- Ethiopian Airlines
Ethiopian Airlines , formerly Ethiopian Air Lines, often referred to as simply Ethiopian, is an airline headquartered on the grounds of Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It serves as the country's flag carrier, and is wholly owned by the Government of Ethiopia...
Addis AbabaAddis Ababa is the capital city of Ethiopia...
to/from Maputo
- Kenya Airways
Kenya Airways Ltd., more commonly known as Kenya Airways, is the flag carrier and largest airline of Kenya. The company was founded in 1977, after the dissolution of East African Airways. The carrier's head office is located in Embakasi, Nairobi, with its main base at Jomo Kenyatta International...
NairobiNairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The city and its surrounding area also forms the Nairobi County. The name "Nairobi" comes from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyirobi, which translates to "the place of cool waters". However, it is popularly known as the "Green City in the Sun" and is...
to/from NampulaNampula is the capital city of Nampula Province in Mozambique.It has a population of 471,717 making it the third largest city in Mozambique after Maputo and Beira. It is home to the Mozambique National Ethnographic Museum, several markets, cathedrals and mosques.It is also the center of business...
Current
, the LAMMozambique Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft:
LAMMozambique Airlines Fleet
| Aircraft |
In Fleet |
Orders |
Passengers |
Notes |
| C |
Y |
Total |
| Boeing 737-200 Advanced |
2 |
— |
16 |
88 |
104 |
Domestic & Regional Routes |
| Bombardier Q400 |
3 |
— |
0 |
78 |
78 |
Operated by Moçambique Expresso Moçambique Expresso is an airline based in Maputo, Mozambique. It operates domestic and regional scheduled and charter services. Its main base is Maputo International Airport..-History:...
|
Embraer 120-Accidents:*Brazilian Air Force on July 8, 1988 an Embraer EMB 120RT Brasília registration FAB-2001 crashed during and engine-out landing at São José dos Campos. Five of the 9 occupants died....
|
1 |
— |
0 |
30 |
30 |
Operated by Moçambique Expresso Moçambique Expresso is an airline based in Maputo, Mozambique. It operates domestic and regional scheduled and charter services. Its main base is Maputo International Airport..-History:...
|
| Embraer 190 |
2 |
— |
9 |
84 |
93 |
Domestic & Regional Routes |
| Total |
8 |
— |
At 1 July 2010, the average age of the LAMMozambique Airlines fleet is 14.7 years.
Retired
The airline previously operated the following aircraft:
- Antonov An-26
The Antonov An-26 is a twin-engined turboprop military transport aircraft, designed and produced in the USSR from 12 March 1968.-Development:...
- Boeing 707-320C
The Boeing 707 is a four-engine narrow-body commercial passenger jet airliner developed by Boeing in the early 1950s. Its name is most commonly pronounced as "Seven Oh Seven". The first airline to operate the 707 was Pan American World Airways, inaugurating the type's first commercial flight on...
- Boeing 737-200
- Boeing 737-200C
|
Casa C-212-200 Aviocar
Fairchild Dornier Metro III
Fokker 100
Fokker F-27 |
Ilyushin Il-62MKThe Ilyushin Il-62 is a Soviet long-range jet airliner conceived in 1960 by Ilyushin. As successor to the popular turbo-prop Il-18 and with capacity for almost 200 passengers, the Il-62 was the largest jet airliner when it first flew in 1963. It entered Aeroflot service on 15 September 1967 with...
Jetstream 41
Indonesian Aerospace 212-200
Lockheed L-1011 TriStar |
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
Raytheon Beechcraft 1900C |
Accidents and incidents
,
Aviation Safety Network-External links:**...
records 3 accidents/incidents for the airline, none of them leading to fatalities.
External links
Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique official website}}