CMA CGM, Airbus Seal Four Aircraft Deal

CMA CGM, Airbus Seal Four Aircraft Deal

Shipping and logistics firm, CMA CGM Group, and Airbus have signed a binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the purchase of four A350F freighter aircraft.    According to Airbus, the order, which is subject to finalisation in the coming weeks, will lift...
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AIR PEACE ASSURES CUSTOMERS OF MORE FLIGHTS THIS FESTIVE PERIOD

AIR PEACE ASSURES CUSTOMERS OF MORE FLIGHTS THIS FESTIVE PERIOD

West and Central Africa’s largest airline, Air Peace, has assured customers that it will roll out many flights to meet the usual surge in travel demand during Christmas and end-of-year celebrations. The Spokesperson of the airline, Stanley Olisa, who dis...
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DR Congo Mulls New National Airline

DR Congo Mulls New National Airline

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is preparing to set up “in the coming days” a new national aviation company called “Air Congo”, according to DRC’s Ministry of Transport.  The new airline “will have to be born in the...
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Ethiopian Airline Resumes Flight To Enugu

Ethiopian Airline Resumes Flight To Enugu

Ethiopian Airline is to resume flights to Enugu as from October 1, 2021, two years after it suspended flight to the South-Eastern state.  The airline’s General Manager, Shimeles Arage, in a statement explained that there would be a flight on...
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Qatar Airways Get Highest Cargo Uplift Award

Qatar Airways Get Highest Cargo Uplift Award

For achieving the highest export tonnage (2850 tonnes) out of Nepal in 2020, Nepal Freight Forwarders Association (NEFFA) has honoured Qatar Airways Cargo with an award.    The award was handed over in Kathmandu during the annual Nepal Cargo Day...
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Air Peace Debuts In Douala, Pledges Excellent Service

Air Peace Debuts In Douala, Pledges Excellent Service

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com  — As part of its expansion drive, Air Peace has commenced flight operations into Douala, the Cameroonian capital.  Speaking at the Douala International Airport during the in...
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Lufthansa Seeks €5.5 Fresh Capital

Lufthansa Seeks €5.5 Fresh Capital

Lufthansa halved its losses in the second quarter, compared with the pandemic-hit second quarter of last year, the German airline announced on Thursday.  This emerged from the deep crisis in the sector caused by the Coronavirus pandemic.  Chief execu...
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Air Peace Deploys Brand New E195-E2 For Operations

Air Peace Deploys Brand New E195-E2 For Operations

West Africa’s premier airline, Air Peace, has officially deployed its brand-new Embraer 195-E2 airplanes for scheduled flight operations. The three ultramodern 124-seat capacity jets, which were delivered in the first half of 2021, commenced entry into s...
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Air Peace Resumes Banjul, Dakar Flights

Air Peace Resumes Banjul, Dakar Flights

As part of measures to provide additional options for regional connectivity, Air Peace has announced the resumption of flights operations into Banjul, the Gambia, and Dakar, Senegal, as from July 23,2021.   Spokesperson of the airline, Mr Stanley Oli...
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Qatar Airways Lifts 380,000 Seafarers In 14 Months

Qatar Airways Lifts 380,000 Seafarers In 14 Months

The world’s first airport lounge for the exclusive use of seafarers and offshore workers has surpassed more than 50,000 visitors since it opened its doors in late 2020.  Located at Qatar Airways’ hub at Hamad International Airport in Doha, the...
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AIR PEACE RESUMES WARRI, FREETOWN JULY  9

AIR PEACE RESUMES WARRI, FREETOWN JULY 9

Nigeria’s premier airline, Air Peace, has announced the resumption of Warri and Freetown flight operations from July 9 and 21, 2021, respectively.   The Spokesperson of the airline, Stanley Olisa, who disclosed this to reporters, stated that Warri ...
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Sirika: Air Peace Acquisition Of Brand-New Planes In Line With FG’s Aviation Roadmap

Sirika: Air Peace Acquisition Of Brand-New Planes In Line With FG’s Aviation Roadmap

The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, has stated that the acquisition of brand-new aircraft by Air Peace is in tandem with Federal Government’s roadmap for the nation’s aviation industry, adding that the feat is a step in the right...
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Air Peace Begins Port Harcourt- Benin, Kano- Asaba Flights

Air Peace Begins Port Harcourt- Benin, Kano- Asaba Flights

By citybusinessnews@yahoo.com   — Air Peace has announced the commencement of flight operations on Port Harcourt-Kano-Port Harcourt and the resumption of Kano-Asaba-Kano routes.  In a statement on Thursday, the airline’s Media Executive,Mr...
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United Airlines Resumes Operations In Ghana

United Airlines Resumes Operations In Ghana

United Airlines on Saturday relaunched its passenger flight operation from Washington, D.C. to Accra, the capital of Ghana, after a hiatus of about a decade.  A speech read on behalf of the Minister of Transport Kweku Ofori Asiamah at a...
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