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Air Botswana eyes lift-off from financial doldrums

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Wet wings: Air Botswana has struggled to balance its books over the years and is pinning its hopes on a turnaround

The cash-strapped national airline, Air Botswana, is pinning its hopes for revival on a new turnaround strategy executives say will help the organisation return to financial sustainability.

The national airliner has experienced losses since 2008 due to an ageing fleet, high maintenance costs, equipment failure, route redundancy and pressures from competition.

Air Botswana acting CEO, Masego Mookodi, recently told BusinessWeek that the company would be implementing a strategy that will reduce the national airline’s reliance on government subventions.

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Air Botswana eyes lift-off from financial doldrums

The cash-strapped national airline, Air Botswana, is pinning its hopes for revival on a new turnaround strategy executives say will help the organisation return to financial sustainability.

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