Fastjet Africa has announce that fastjet Zambia has received confirmation from the Zambian Civil Aviation Authority that it has successfully completed Phase 1 of its application for an Air Operating Certificate. 
In the next stage of the process, which is currently under way, authorities will evaluate fastjet Zambia's planned company structure, examine its Airbus aircraft and approve its operational plan.

Ed Winter, Interim Chairman and CEO of fastjet, said: “The process to obtain permission to operate in Zambia is proceeding extremely well. We have an excellent team in Zambia, who are working positively with the local authorities to complete the approval process as efficiently as possible.” Zambia will be fastjet's second base, from which it plans to operate low-cost flights to various destinations in East and Southern Africa.