Air Zimbabwe was tottering on the brink of collapse for more than a decade before it finally succumbed last year. The national airline is back in business. Will it thrive this time or history will repeat itself? Here are some stories, according to Wikileaks, that tell the story of the national airline before it collapsed. There are 50 cables that we gleaned from Wikileaks. Here they are.
50-Too many high expectations for World Cup
48-Mugabe took plane leaving London passengers stranded
47-Warthogs delayed ambassador’s arrival
46-Air Zimbabwe on life support
43-Biti joked it might be a good idea to get rid of Air Zimbabwe
42-Report said government wanted to sell Air Zimbabwe stake
41-Air Zimbabwe sent workers on forced leave
40-Air Zimbabwe was losing $4 million a month
37-Air Zimbabwe assets not seizable
36-Air Zimbabwe demanded fares in forex
35-Air Zimbabwe servicing Tehran
34-Air Zimbabwe allowed to charge fares in forex
33-From cheap to exorbitant
32-Air Zimbabwe paid retention bonus
31-Air Zimbabwe forced to abort take off in Blantyre
30-Air Zimbabwe signed contract to fly to Dubai for Congolese airline
29-Air Zimbabwe goes into chicken business
28-Cheaper to fly than travel by bus
27-Worries about Air Zimbabwe safety as Zambian airways suspends flights
26-Air Zimbabwe allowed to hike fares
25-Dell said talent was thin in MDC
24-Controlled looting hit Air Zimbabwe
23-Dutch farmers paid court fees for Zim government to get case heard
22-Gono bailed out Air Zimbabwe out of national pride
21-Did Air Zimbabwe cut corners on spare parts?
18-Air Zimbabwe versus Ryanair
17-Air Zimbabwe among Zim parastatals that owed SA’s Transnet
16-Cheap fares fail to attract Chinese tourists
15-Jonathan Moyo failed to attend session because of Air Zimbabwe fiasco
14-Air Zimbabwe employees in migrant smuggling syndicate
13-Why IATA suspended Air Zimbabwe
12-Wetherell arrested over story on Mugabe
11-Passengers told plane has no fuel while already on board
10-US outlines its plans for Zimbabwe after Mugabe
9-Air Zimbabwe was pondering charging in foreign currency
7-Little relief after Air Zimbabwe strike
6-Air Zimbabwe planes were worth US$260 million
5-Government had few assets left to sell
4-Government pondered selling Air Zimbabwe fleet to raise money
3-Air Zimbabwe lost 30 percent of capacity in two years
2-Libyan intelligence officer deported
1-Air Zimbabwe was in trouble more than a decade ago
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