Air Malawi (Blantyre) has suspended all remaining operations on Wednesday, February 13 returning its single B737-200 ZS-SIL (MSN 22591) to the South African lessor. It has also laid off 90% of its staff, 243 employees, on the same day retaining the remainder of its staff to close down the company making way for a new Air Malawi to be launched later this year. The Malawian government's Public Private Partnership Commission has announced the results of its tender process on Friday, February 15 selecting Ethiopian Airlines (ET, Addis Ababa International) as its partner for a successor of Air Malawi. Ethiopian will hold a 49% stake in the new airline with 20% to be held by the government and the remaining 31% by Malawian individuals or companies that Ethiopian Airlines is free to chose.