Stabilising fastjet expects cash-flow break-even this year
Low cost airline fastjet is looking to achieve a cash-flow break-even position in the final quarter of 2017.The airline began flight operations in Tanzania in November 2012, and from its Zimbabwe base in October 2015. It now flies domestically from Harare to Victoria Falls, and internationally to Johannesburg. It operates in four African markets: Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Zambia and SA.CEO Nico Bezuidenhout — who used to head South African Airways (SAA) subsidiary Mango — said fastjet had made steady progress in implementing stabilisation efforts, including a re-fleeting process, relocation of its headquarters from London to Johannesburg, and a right-sizing of its operations in Zimbabwe and Tanzania. It aims to leverage its relationship with Solenta Aviation Holdings, a strategic investor which acquired a shareholding in fastjet in January 2017 and which has an operational footprint in many African countries."We are investigating several opportunities across the continent, and plan to dev...
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