11/07/2017
BACKGROUND
Air Cargo Malawi Limited (ACM) was established under the Companies Act (CAP.46.03) in 1979, as a subsidiary of Air Malawi Ltd, the then national airline of Malawi. ACM was set up primarily to handle the cargo which was flying on flights of Malawi’s flag carrier.
The mandate of Air Cargo Malawi Ltd is: To provide safe and reliable carriage of goods by air, ancillary services and to promote any commercial activity beneficial to the business of the company.
The headquarters for ACM is at Kamuzu International Airport, Lilongwe, Malawi’s capital city. The other office for the company within Malawi, is at Chileka International Airport, Blantyre. On the international scene, Air Cargo Malawi Ltd has an office at Hatton Cross, London Heathrow Airport in the United Kingdom. In Dubai, the company operates within the office of Al Rais Cargo; the cargo General Sales Agent for the United Arab Emirates. In most major cities of the world, ACM has representation through reputable General Sales Agents.
Through the years, ACM has professionally provided airfreight and related services in Malawi. The mainstay of the business of Air Cargo Malawi has been regular freighter services between Malawi and the United Kingdom, Netherlands, South Africa and United Arab Emirates.
CURRENT
From the year 2006, Air Cargo Malawi Ltd has enjoyed a robust partnership with Emirates Airlines (EK) of the United Arab Emirates. The freighter service commenced with the use of an Airbus 310F with a capacity of 34,000 kilograms. Within a few years of operations, the flight was upgraded to a Boeing 747F. As part of the fleet modernization program by EK, the route is serviced by the state-of-the-art Boeing 777F. The aircraft has a capacity of 103,000 kilograms. This is, by far the biggest scheduled cargo flight into Malawi.
The weekly freighter connects from and to the rest of the extensive Emirates Airlines network. This pattern assures the Malawi clients of smart flight of their cargo to or from most parts of the world; epitomizing the tag line for the company: Flying Cargo Smartly.
OTHER SERVICES
Among other products, Air Cargo Malawi Ltd is the cargo Ground Handling Agent (GHA) for all airlines that operate into Malawi. ACM has Malawi Customs controlled Temporary Stores at KIA and Chileka Airports. The company operates all-cargo charter flights on behalf of third parties, using the several partner airlines that it works with. ACM also conducts many IATA approved courses for its personnel and the airfreight industry, in general.
