Libya’s airlines to modernise fleet and merge; Air Zimbabwe to acquire two A340-200s

Libyan African Aviation Holding Company (LAAHC) Chairman, Sabri Shadi, stated Libya's two state-owned carriers, Afriqiyah Airways and Libyan Airlines, are hoping to gain government approval in Oct-2010 to merge, stating: "The decision will be announced by around mid-October ... Afriqiyah and Libyan Airlines will be one company."