Zambian Airways

The airline was formed as a part of the Northern Rhodesia Aviation services in 1948. After the white minority led Rhodesia's Unilateral Declaration of Independence in 1965, the airline remained within Zambian territory and was renamed to Mines Air Services Limited (MAS) as a subsidiary of Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines (ZCCM). As part of the process of privatisation of the mines, MAS was disposed of by the government of Zambia on 28 April 1998 and renamed Roan Air for a single year. It changed its name to Zambian Airways in 1999, and British Airways franchised the airline in early 2001. At the time of its purchase, the airline was a joint venture, with an ownership stake by British Airway's South African franchisee, Comair, and Roan Air Holdings of Zambia.

MAS purchased two new Raytheon Beech 1900D Airliner aircraft from Raytheon Credit Corporation (RCC) in July and August 1998 respectively. The company has been operating these two aircraft since then, under the trading name of Zambian Airways. On 10 January 2009, the company announced a suspension of operations, citing high fuel costs as the main reason. The firm was embroiled in a corruption scandal at the same time as the announced closure of the airline.

The Zambian Airways fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of 24 September 2008):