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All of us in Team Proflight Zambia look forward to welcoming you on board one of domestic or regional flights. With a history spanning over three decades, we are Zambia’s largest airline, offering reliable schedule flights to leisure and business travellers. We’re proud to connect Zambia to the world, and the world to Zambia.

Whether you’re embarking on a business trip, planning a safari adventure, or simply seeking a quick getaway, we are here to make your journey a seamless and memorable experience.

Our domestic destinations include Kalumbila, Kafue (Chunga), Kasama, Livingstone, Lower Zambezi (Jeki & Royal), Lusaka, Mansa, Mfuwe, Ndola and Solwezi.

We operate regional direct flights from Lusaka to Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg. We operate a fleet of four 50-seater Bombardier CRJ-200 jets, one Bombardier CRJ Freighter, four 29-seater Jetstream 41 aircraft and one 18-seater Jetstream 32 aircraft.

Worldwide Booking Network

Proflight Zambia is linked to all the major global distribution systems which enables travel agents around the world to book tickets in real time. The airline holds multiple interline agreements with all the major carriers operating into Zambia, to enable one-airline-ticket itineraries and baggage allowance into Zambia from around the world.

Community

Proflight participates in a wide range of community and charity programmes throughout Zambia. A key part of our business is flying visitors into some of the more remote parts of the country and assisting with important conservation projects such as Conservation Lower Zambezi (CLZ). CLZ's environmental education programme is aimed at educating and exposing the children living around the park on the importance and the value of wildlife and the environment. During 2015 we assisted by flying a group of young volunteers who normally have to endure a day-long road journey.

If you have made a booking with Proflight and would like to make a contribution to the work of CLZ please use the "Manage My Booking" link and choose "Extra's".

Proflight is a leading corporate sponsor of a range of initiatives to support communities, including: APTERS, Project Luangwa, Chikumbuso, Mnkhanya, Insaka, Game Rangers International, the Elephant Charge, Fly Spec, Conservation Lower Zambezi and Barefeet Theatre.

Fleet

Bombardier CRJ100/200

Fleet	Length	Wing Span	Height	Fuel Capacity	Max Altitude	Speed	Max Passengers
3	26.51m	21.03m	20ft	2159kg	41000ft	682km/h	50

Jetstream 4100

Fleet	Length	Wing Span	Height	Fuel Capacity	Max Altitude	Speed	Max Passengers
3	19.25m	18.29m	5.75m	2600kg	25000ft	550km/h	29

Jetstream 3200

Fleet	Length	Wing Span	Height	Fuel Capacity	Max Altitude	Speed	Max Passengers
1	14.37m	15.85m	5.37m	1474kg	25000ft	445km/h	18

Maintenance

Proflight Engineering is a licenced Aircraft Maintenance Organisation (AMO) and we are therefore able to conduct most of our maintenance in house although some of the maintenance involves sending aircraft to SA or having parts / engines overhauled in the US and Europe.

Our Engineering department is made up of over 60 licenced engineers and most of the licence renewals and ground school are carried out in Zambia in line with the manufacturer’s requirements.

Our People

At Proflight we value our people as the company's greatest asset and many of the 200 employees have been with the company since it was founded in 1991 while many more have been with the company for 10 years of more.

The high retention of staff helps with continuity and enables us to maintain a personalised and professional service to our customers.

The airline has a proactive approach to personal development and training which aims to help every employee maximise their potential.

The airline has a number of specialist departments including Operations which includes Flight Crew, Cabin Crew and Flight Control; Engineering which includes aircraft engineers, technical stores, engineering projects and maintenance planning; Commercial which includes Sales, Marketing, Reservations and Ground Operations and Administration which includes HR, ITC and Finance.

Proflight is a licensed ATO (Aviation Training Organisation) and most training on topics such as Dangerous Goods handling (DG), Aviation Medicine (AVMED), Aviation Security (AVSEC), Customer Service, Jetstream-31/2/ and Jetstream-41 Engineering, Pilot Ground School, ditching, etc is done in our training facilities in Lusaka.

More advanced training is done at licenced training facilities in South Africa, Denmark and the Netherlands.

Safety

Safety is the airline's number one value and all departments aspire to practice the company's values. The Proflight Director of Quality and Safety oversees the company's 'Safety Action Groups' which exist in all departments to ensure safety standards are met and maintained.

The airline commenced IATA workshops for 'IOSA', the IATA Operations Safety Audit in March 2015 with the view of completing the audit by mid-2016. Completion of the IOSA audit will enable Proflight to apply for an exemption to the EU restriction on airlines licenced in Zambia and to apply for membership of IATA. Proflight regularly undergoes third party safety audits and is the holder of an Airline Operators Certificate.