Malawian start-up Flytech (Lilongwe International) has announced it is awaiting clearance from the Malawi Civil Aviation Authority to launch international passenger flights to Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, and Kenya.
Flytech Aviation CEO Fortunate Simeon informed ch-aviation that the airline is currently awaiting final route approval from the Malawi government for flights from Lilongwe International to Maputo, Harare International, Dar es Salaam, and Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta.
The airline's fleet now numbers six aircraft, he confirmed, the latest addition being DHC-8-Q400 7Q-DAL (msn 4242), which according to ch-aviation fleets data is being operated by Daallo Airlines (Somalia). Flytech Aviation also has bought a Piper (single piston) Piper-28-140, 7Q-FOS (msn 28-26494), for domestic charter flights, he added.
Flytech Aviation's passenger aircraft fleet also comprises two E120s, 7Q-YEA (msn 120143) and 7Q-YES (msn 120110), plus DC-9-10 7Q-SAZ (msn 45706). In December 2024, the DC-9 was ferried from Nairobi to Hargeisa, capital of the self-declared but unrecognised republic of Somaliland, to fly for virtual carrier Aerojet (Somalia).
According to ch-aviation fleets data, Flytech Aviation operates at least one DC-9-30F, 7Q-MAX (msn 47707), formerly flown by Astral Aviation (8V, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta).
Flytech Aviation was registered and certified by the Malawi Ministry of Transport in June 2024. It subsequently applied for domestic and regional route approvals in March 2025.
