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Ndamu Sandu<\/p>\n

29 May 2011<\/p>\n

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THE Air Zimbabwe board has decided to keep a low profile until the expiry of its term of office as it is allegedly being bypassed by the parent ministry of Transport and Communication in making crucial decisions.<\/p>\n

The board is chaired by farmer-cum- businessman Jonathan Kadzura and its term of office ends in August.<\/p>\n

Standardbusiness understands that at one time board members contemplated resigning en masse but chickened out fearing a backlash from government.<\/p>\n

What has irked the board is that a senior transport ministry official had allegedly become a de-facto executive chairman of the airline making decisions without consulting the board.<\/p>\n

“He has made sure he does not consult the board. Honestly, how can you have a ministry official entering into an agreement with striking pilots without the involvement of either the board or management?” asked one board member.<\/p>\n

“What he is saying is that we are irrelevant so we have decided to wait until our term of office expires then leave the airline for good.”<\/p>\n

Transport ministry permanent secretary Partson Mbiriri’s mobile phone was unavailable while Kadzura’s phone went unanswered on Friday.<\/p>\n

In January, Mbiriri allegedly struck an agreement with the striking pilots to resume work after they had downed tools.<\/p>\n

The board recommended that the pilots be fired since the strike was illegal but the resolution was overruled by the ministry.<\/p>\n

The January agreement could not be honoured by the ministry triggering another industrial action in March by the pilots which grounded the airline.<\/p>\n

The ministry intervened again after it availed US$3,8 million to pay salaries and buy fuel among other expenses.<\/p>\n

In 2009, Transport and Communication minister Nicholas Goche promised to rectify the problem.<\/p>\n

While the board and the ministry are poles apart, the airline is deteriorating by the day. Air Zimbabwe has over the years degenerated into a museum of mismanagement attributed to government interference.<\/p>\n

Analysts say government has to move out of the airline to stop the financial haemorrhage.<\/p>\n

Board blames government<\/p>\n

Board members said on Friday the decline at the airline could be attributed to government which made sure that AirZim had no competition.<\/p>\n

Despite opening up the skies, government continued to stop airlines that wanted to compete with AirZim.<\/p>\n

Fly Kumba was denied permission to fly the Harare-Johannesburg route because it would compete with AirZim.<\/p>\n

AirZim’s decline comes at a time when airlines flying into Zimbabwe have increased frequencies citing growing passenger volumes.<\/p>\n

South African Airways, Kenya Airways, Ethiopian Airlines and Zambezi have all enjoyed flying into Zimbabwe due to increased passenger volumes.<\/p>\n

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