Mozambique’s national airline, Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique (LAM), has initiated a bidding process for the acquisition of Embraer E190 and Boeing 737-700 aircraft. Interested parties must submit their applications by February 7, with full bidding specifications available via email between February 4 and 6.
LAM currently operates a single De Havilland Canada DHC-8-Q400, while one Boeing 737-700 and two additional Q400s remain out of service. To sustain its operations, the airline leases two CRJ900s from South Africa’s CemAir under a wet lease agreement and a Boeing 767-300ER from Portugal’s euroAtlantic Airways.
Recently, LAM returned a Boeing 737-300 freighter after being unable to secure certification in Mozambique for over a year.
Founded on August 26, 1936, as Direcção de Exploração de Transportes Aéreos (DETA), LAM originally operated as a division of the Portuguese colonial government. It was reorganized in 1980 and adopted its current name.
LAM has played a key role in connecting Mozambique’s regions and expanding its international reach. The airline currently serves 11 domestic destinations: Beira, Chimoio, Inhambane, Lichinga, Maputo, Nacala, Nampula, Pemba, Quelimane, Tete, and Vilankulo. Internationally, it operates flights to Lisbon (Portugal), Cape Town and Johannesburg (South Africa), Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), Lusaka (Zambia), and Harare (Zimbabwe).
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