Air Peace latest aircraft, Ifechukwu with registration mark 5N-BVE taking the water salute after touching down at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos on Friday Aviation

Air Peace Readies for Long-haul Operations with Demonstration Flight

Air Peace has passed the last hurdle towards its plan to begin long-haul operations to serve its yearning customers on international destination. On Tuesday Nigeria’s largest carrier commenced demonstration demonstration flights to Dakar, Senegal with NCAA inspectors on board from the Murtala Mohammed International airport, Lagos. Air Peace has secured approval to fly to to […]

Alexandre de Juniac Aviation

African Airlines Record Decrease in Freight Demand by 7.8% in November 2018

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), was flat (0%) in November 2018, compared to the same period the year before. This was the slowest rate of growth recorded since March 2016, following 31 consecutive months of year-on-year increases. Freight […]

Air Peace Boeing B777 Aviation

Air Peace Launches Direct Flights to Banjul, Increases Accra Service

West Africa’s leading carrier, Air Peace has said it will begin non-stop flights from Lagos to Banjul, The Gambia from Monday, January 7. The airline said it would no longer route its Lagos-Banjul flights through Accra, Ghana. The carrier had earlier broken its connecting flights to Freetown, Sierra Leone. It now operates direct Lagos-Freetown-Lagos flights. […]

NCAA DG, Muhtar Usman Aviation

Concerns over Shrinking Number of Domestic Aircraft

Industry experts have noted that while the number of domestic air travel in the country is growing, the number of operating aircraft owned by the airlines has reduced. This, according to them might hamper the growth of domestic airlines in the country as well as negatively affect air travelers. Industry experts are of the view […]