Keira Langford Johnson immersed herself in Proflight Zambia in 2005 after studying a BA in English and Communication Science at University in South Africa. Her passion at the time was reading and writing with a view to becoming a travel writer and journalist but after accepting a 3 month contract with Proflight she found it difficult to leave the buzz of the aviation sector.

Keira’s career at Proflight will hit a 20 year milestone in February 2025 and during this time she has filled roles in Ground Operations, Reservations, Operations, and Marketing before taking on Commercial Director in 2009 and is now serving as the airline’s Business Development Director. Keira has seen the airline transition from a private charter operation with a piston aircraft fleet to a schedule carrier operating turbo props and regional Jets. The growth to a schedule carrier started in 2005 and included the change in fleet but also the addition of GDS distribution, sourcing and setting up a PSS, moving to IATA eticketing, etc. The airline today flies both passengers and cargo and continues to operate ad hoc charter flights for passengers, cargo, baby elephants and more.

Although Keira’s career has been limited to Proflight Zambia she has been actively involved in both the Zambian Aviation industry but also in the tourism sector which she is passionate about. Keira sat on the Board for Conservation Lower Zambezi for 6 years, was Secretary for the Aircraft Owners and Operators Association for 3 years, and serves on the Board for the Zambia Tourism Agency; part of the Zambian Ministry of Tourism while also being a non-executive director r of ProCharter, a private charter company operating in Zambia.

Outside of both Aviation and Tourism Keira sits on the Board of First Capital Bank Zambia, part of the FMB Capital Group.

Keira’s main focus is to continue to build Proflight Zambia into a safe, reliable, sustainable and profitable airline that is the first choice of every travelling Zambian.