Malawi Airlines (Malawian Airlines until 2016) is the flag carrier airline of Malawi, based in Lilongwe and with its hub at Kamuzu International Airport.[2] It was established in 2012 after the liquidation of Air Malawi, the former national airline. Ethiopian Airlines operates it under a management contract and owns 49 percent of the airline after it emerged as the winner following competitive bidding.
On 25 March 2021, the Board of Directors of the company passed a resolution recommending the "orderly winding up of the company" due to heavy debts and technical insolvency.[3] However, on 5 May 2021 the Government of Malawi confirmed that it intended to recapitalise the airline instead.[4] In 2022, the airline announced its first annual profit of MWK 4 billion (USD 4.0 million).