LAM-Mozambique (Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique) will take delivery of a previously owned Q400 this week and will acquire another in the near future. The aircraft are being acquired from a third party and the airline will use them for its domestic and regional services on the African continent. The airline is 30 operators worldwide that have Q400 airliners in service The national carrier of Mozambique and based at Maputo, the nation’s capital, LAM-Mozambique currently operates jet and turboprop equipment on 10 domestic routes and regional routes linking Maputo with Johannesburg, Dar-Es-Salaam, Nairobi and Durban.
“The Q400 airliner has been making steady progress in the African market, and LAM-Mozambique is joining four other airlines on the continent that have selected the aircraft,” said Gary R. Scott, president, Bombardier Commercial Aircraft. “Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is expected to trend upward over time, driven by positive commodity prices and a growing tourism trade which will create a demand for additional aircraft in the Q400 category.”