Airline Fleet & Routes

Kigali-based RwandAir has expanded its fleet with the delivery of its third long-haul aircraft, an Airbus A330-200, registered 9XR-WX. The aircraft will allow the Rwandan carrier to further expand its long-haul operation, with additional flights operating between Europe, Middle East and Africa including destinations like London, Brussels, Lagos and Dubai. Customers will be able to choose from 30 seats in …

Dana Air says it has taken delivery of some of its aircraft hitherto undergoing maintenance. The airline in a statement said, “We are pleased to announce that we have taken delivery of some of our aircraft from maintenance. These aircraft have undergone proper maintenance in line with our strict safety standards, documentation and certification to be released for our scheduled …

For those planning to have trips on February 25, 2023 Nigeria’s Presidential and National Assembly election day there will be no airline operating as operators are already putting up notices. Although it is a clear matter since there is no movement on election day, many a time, passengers who have pre-booked flights may think it does not relate to them. …

Air Peace has met with its travel agents preparatory to launch its Mumbai operations on March 31, 2023. The meeting, tagged Travel Agents Forum for Mumbai and Upcoming Routes, was attended by the airline’s top travel agents and partners and was an opportunity for engagement on all the crucial initiatives regarding route network expansion. The Chief Operating Officer, Air Peace, …

Air Peace, has announced the addition of Abuja-Banjul and Abuja-Dakar connections to its regional network of seven West African cities. This is as the airline has also kicked off plans to launch flight operations into Maiduguri and Jos. Air Peace Spokesperson, Stanley Olisa, who disclosed this in a news release issued to journalists on Thursday, February 2, 2023, stated that …

Nigerian start-up airline ValueJet has unveiled its expansion plans that would see it spread operations to other key destinations starting with Jos in the Plateau by this February while it keeps its eyes on Akure, Yola, Kano, and Gombe. The airline which reached a 100 days of operations has also announced plans to acquire three additional CRJ equipment to its …

Air Peace has announced passenger figures of 55,821,258 in the last eight years of its commencing flight operations with renewed promises to provide seamless domestic, regional and international connections to Nigerians and other Africans through strategic route expansion, increased network options and modern fleet expansion. Chief Operating Officer, Air Peace, Oluwatoyin Olajide, stated that airlifting over 55 million passengers in …

Arik Air has announced the resumption of flights to Ilorin, Kwara state and Asaba, Delta state, effective Tuesday, December 20, 2022. Flights to Ilorin will originate from the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja and operate four times weekly while Asaba flights will originate from the General Aviation Terminal, Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos and operate four times weekly. The resumption of flights …

Green Africa has provided statistics showing that it has topped the lot with regards On-Time Performance, something that is a rarity for airlines in the country despite the multiple challenges including infrastructure deficit and lingering Jet fuel crisis. On-Time Performance (OTP) in aviation is measured as a percentage of scheduled flights that departed at the published time plus a 15-minute …

Ahead of recommencement of operations from December 5th, 2023  Aero Contractors, Nigeria’s oldest aviation company says its hiatus has given time to reflect and analyze the mistakes made in the past with an intent of not repeating the same ever again.  The airline  has equally announced a deployment of six aircraft consisting of Boeing 737 and Dash 8 (Q- 300/400) …