AV Cargo Airlines rises from the ashes of Zimbabwe’s Avient
Avient Aviation (Z3,
Harare International (HRE)) is set to continue operations despite its sales arm, Avient Ltd, going into administration following crippling losses. According to transport publication, Loadstar, the new sales wing, to be called
AV Cargo Airlines (
London Gatwick (LGW)), has been “approved by its administrators, Portland Business Recovery, to operate existing commitments on behalf of Avient Ltd.” AV Cargo Airlines has already obtained funding and has secured new aircraft. The first of a possible three
MD-11(F) aircraft (former N278WA, MSN 48746) is set to enter active service shortly, with a second scheduled for delivery in May. Avient, Zimbabwe’s only registered all-cargo operator, specialized in the Europe-Africa market with scheduled services offered from its hubs in
Liège Bierset (LGG) and
Dubai International (DXB) to
Lagos Murtala Muhammad (LOS),
Bamako Sénou International (BKO),
Ouagadougou (OUA),
Pointe Noire (PNR),
Brazzaville Maya Maya (BZV),
Port Harcourt Omagwa (PHC),
Freetown Lungi International (FNA),
Khartoum (KRT) and
Entebbe/Kampala International (EBB).