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Lawyers representing defunct Belgian airline ChallengeAir moved on Friday to seize Air Namibia’s headquarters after the state carrier failed to honour a 10 million euro ($12.14 million) settlement agreement reached last month to save it from liquidation.

Advertisement: February is going from bad to worse for Air Namibia. Having had to cease operations last week, the former Namibian national airline now finds itself in a fresh spot of bother. Specifically, attempts are being made to seize the Windhoek-based carrier’s assets. The matter dates back to unpaid debt that it incurred after leasing a Boeing 767 in the late-1990s. Air Namibia had operated long-haul flights to European destinations such as Frankfurt using Airbus A330s. Photo: Oliver Ho...

Cabinet unshaken by liquidation demos - Transport - Namibian Sun

Having spent upward of $500 million in recent years to the support Air Namibia, officials said losses were no longer sustainable at a time of economic crisis.

South mourns Air Namibia’s demise  2021-02-17  KEETMANSHOOP – Oranjemund constituency councillor Lazarus Nangolo says government and various stakeholders should re-strategise and work around modalities to allow Air Namibia to continue operating instead of closing it down through liquidation. “As regional councillor and former trade unionist, I am not in agreement with this liquidation and are calling on government to re-look into this matter accordingly,’’ he suggested.  Nangol...

GIPF could become govt piggy-bank - Transport - Namibian Sun

Air Namibia employees will be assisted   PRIME MINSTER Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila has stated that the government has taken note of concerns raised by industry on the impact the liquidation of Air Namibia will have on the economy and added that the government will engage with the private sector to optimize job opportunities for the now unemployed airline workers.   Amadhila addressed Parliament and said that the government is also cognizant of how the closure of the airline would impact the to...

Air Namibia protests ‘too little, too late’ 2021-02-18  Political analysts have termed the nationwide protests by the Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL), the country’s largest trade union, the National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW) and the Trade Union Congress of Namibia (Tucna) against Air Namibia’s liquidation as “too little, too late”.  The NUNW, which was joined by the SPYL, marched to the Swapo headquarters and Office of the Prime Minister, while Tucna petitioned parliamen...

The liquidation of Air Namibia could hit the tourism sector, especially in Erongo.