Aerospace giant, Airbus, the world’s biggest manufacturer of commercial aircraft, recently presented its market forecast for Nigeria in Abuja, during a media briefing at the 7th Aviation Africa Summit and Exhibition and projected the number of aircraft that would be acquired to operate in Nigeria in consonance to the growth of the air transport sector […]
Aviation experts have identified fluctuating value of the naira as one of the factors that discourage international financiers and other credit institutions from funding aircraft acquisition for Nigerian airlines. They have also identified the failure of Nigerian airlines to allow lessors repossess their aircraft at the breach of leasing contract or purchasing agreement as a […]
International communication advisory firm, Irvine Partners, has been appointed as the dedicated PR agency for Airbus across sub-Saharan Africa, supporting their communications in the region over the next three years. Irvine Partners CEO, Rachel Irvine, who disclosed this in a statement, said: “As a business with a strong foothold across Sub-Saharan Africa and an acute […]
If everything goes according to plan, Nigerian carriers are expected to receive 40 brand new aircraft in the next 36 months, starting from early this year, THISDAY checks has revealed. Nigerian airlines have recorded steady progress in aircraft acquisition since Arik Air broke a 20-year old jinx by acquiring brand new aircraft in 2007. THISDAY […]
… As airline modernises fleet, assures customers of adequate flights this Christmas West and Central Africa’s leading airline, Air Peace, has taken delivery of the fifth brand new Embraer 195-E2 aircraft- with reg number 5N-BYJ- which arrived at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, today, December 9, 2021. Fielding questions from journalists, the Spokesperson of Air […]
