Air Burundi (Bujumbura) is facing further delays in relaunching its operations, suspended since 2009. In a Q&A session with the Burundian parliament in Bujumbura in late December, Minister of Transport, Public Works and Equipment, Mr Déogratias Rurimunzu, revealed that the country's civil aviation authority (Régie des Services Aéronautiques - RSA) lacked the requisite personnel needed to certify the airline's sole operational machine, an MA-60, 9U-BHU (cn 1019). "Burundi does not have the staff, a scarcity characterized not only in Burundi, but also internationally," said Mr Rurimunzu. He added that the RSA has resumed the process of certifying the turboprop for operations with inspectors currently undergoing training. The Burundian national carrier signed a contract with Air Zimbabwe (UM, Harare International) in June 2013 for the provision of MRO services as well as training for its ground and flight-deck personnel.