Airline is finally all set to fly from Lagos to London on 16th of May. Air Nigeria has scheduled the direct flight to London Gatwick from Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos. Flight is offered on promotional fares for a round trip. South Africa is also included in route map and Airline has scheduled a flight to Johannesburg from Lagos on 17th of May. For both routes airline is using modern fleet containing Airbus A330-200 aircraft.
Air Nigeria is expanding and has entered into new phase showing the growth and strength of company. Airline was consistent during last two years and now it is well positioned and ready to introduce itself in international travel market.
Chief Executive Officer of Air Nigeria, Mr Kinfe Kahssaye said that it is the right time for airline to come forward and make a good start in international flights as passengers are already aware of quality and standards of airline and now they will be having more comfortable travel with our enhanced in-flight services including delicious meals and finest collection of movies and all other services with an affordable flights.
Air Nigeria all set for London and Johannesburg
May 1st, 2012 
sultan-11 Air Nigeria to Commence Flights to London & Johannesburg Next Month
April 20th, 2012 sultan-11 It was announced yesterday that Air Nigeria will start operating flights for London and Johannesburg route from 16th May 2012. Airline’s CE, Mr. Kinfe Kahssaye, disclosed at the briefing said that latest fleet will be used for both destinations, having good first class and economy class facalities, and Air Nigeria will fly three days in the week for these destinations, which will make fares competitive for Nigerians. He said: “After the successful turn-around of the airline over the last two years, the airline is now well positioned to compete favorably on the international market. There is a huge market on the London route, we have done a research on that route and found that the market is good.
He also said that the starting flights for these destinations is a prove of Air Nigeria is fulfilling it’s promises of perfect service and excellence. He also guranteed the good entertainment during the flight, the aircraft deployed for the operations were equipped with state-of-the-art IPADs, and Nigerian food will be also be served for passengers who like to have them. Air Nigeria now becomes the second Nigerian airline, after Arik Air, to take advantage of the Bilateral Air Services Agreement, BASAs.
Chief Executive Officer, Appointment of Mr. Richard Aisuebeogun was also announced by Kahssaye , former Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, as Air Nigeria’s Executive Director of International Operations, saying that the airline is looking forward to use Aisuebeogun’s wealth of experience for its international operations.
Air Nigeria to acquire Airbus and Boeing
January 11th, 2012 andy Air Nigeria to acquire Airbus and Boeing
Air Nigeria is to spend $280 million on the acquisition of four aircraft according to their expansion plans. And it will once again start operating its scheduled flights to London Heathrow, Johannesburg and new routes to Europe, America and other African countries this year.
Managing Director of Air Nigeria, Kinfe Kahssaye said that the each aircraft will cost $70 million. And according to Managing Director of Air Nigeria, the airline hopes to introduce two Airbus A330-200 and two Boeing B737 to raise its fleet to 15 from 11 aircraft. And Air Nigeria had re-activate the order for 8 Embraer E-Jets aircraft ordered from a Brazilian aerospace conglomerate that produces commercial, military, and executive aircraft and provides aeronautical services.
These aircraft will be fan out in some of its long haul routes, such as the United Kingdom, Johannesburg, Dubai, Middle East, West and Central African countries, which it hopes to begin in the first quarter of this year while some of the routes would be completed in the next three to five years.
Managing Director of Air Nigeria, Kinfe Kahssaye said that the local routes, such as Benin, Calabar and Uyo will be introduced in its domestic operations and Embraer E-Jets aircraft will be used for domestic routes.
Within the year under review, we entered into strategic alliance-code share with Delta Airlines and several interline agreements were signed. Before the turn-around, the airline had only five aircraft in its fleet, but today, we can conveniently boast of 11 aircraft in our fleet.
The Air Nigeria is currently implementing a turn-around strategy: Fast and profitable growth, delivery of exceptional travel experience to our customers, reposition the airline to be the leading player in West Africa, building a competitive and strong global network base on the Lagos hub.
The Air Nigeria’s Managing Director Kinfe Kahssaye said that the airline in 2011 successfully operated safely and for the third consecutive time, it passed the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) programme, being the first airline in West Africa to achieve this feat.IOSA is the IATA Operational safety audit programme and the internationally accepted evaluation system designed to assess the operational management and control systems of airlines. The audit employs internationally recognized quality audit principles that are in a standardized and consistent manner worldwide.
The management would embark on the construction of maintenance hangar from 2013, but declined to comment on where the hangar would be sited by the management.
Managing Director of Air Nigeria, Kinfe Kahssaye emphasized that aviation business globally is not profitable as research carried out over the last 40 years revealed that profit among the airlines under the period was 1.1 per cent, but called for support from the Federal Government to the indigenous airlines
Air Nigeria reopening scheduled flights to London and Johannesburg
January 5th, 2012 andy Air Nigeria reopening scheduled flights to London and Johannesburg
The Nigerian flag carrier, Air Nigeria said that it would once again operate schedule flights to rested routes on Lagos-London and Lagos-Johannesburg, in the first half of this year. This is just as the airline said it would re-activate the order for 8 Embraer E-Jets aircraft ordered from a Brazilian aerospace conglomerate that produces commercial, military, and executive aircraftand provides aeronautical services.
The International Aviation Transport Association (IATA) has registered Air Nigeria for a third time as part of its Operational Safety Audit Programme (IOSA), following the successful completion of intensive Safety Audit.
Air Nigeria is the first and only West African airline that has consistently maintained its listing on the IOSA registry in three consecutive audits since 2007.
The Air Nigeria’s Managing Director Kinfe Kashayye while speaking on the airline’s projects for 2012 and 2013 said that the preparations are also in top gear for the construction of a maintenance hangar in the country.
He disclosed that the airline will also commence operations on six new destinations on the region to Kinshasa, Freetown, Ouagadougou, Bamako, Conakry and Malabo and to Benin, Calabar and Uyo on the domestic scene.
The Air Nigeria is currently implementing a turn-around strategy: Fast and profitable growth, delivery of exceptional travel experience to our customers, reposition the airline to be the leading player in West Africa, building a competitive and strong global network base on the Lagos hub.
The Air Nigeria’s Managing Director Kinfe Kashayye said that the airline in 2011 successfully operated safely and for the third consecutive time, it passed the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) programme, being the first airline in West Africa to achieve this feat.
IOSA is the IATA Operational safety audit programme and the internationally accepted evaluation system designed to assess the operational management and control systems of airlines. The audit employs internationally recognized quality audit principles that are in a standardized and consistent manner worldwide.
Delta Airlines Partnered With Air Nigeria For New Non-Stop Service
November 30th, 2011 andy Delta Airlines Partnered With Air Nigeria For New Non-Stop Service
Air Nigeria News: Delta Airlines announced that they will launch non-stop service between Abuja’s Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) and Accra’s Kokota International Airport (KIA), Ghana. Delta Airlines partnered with Air Nigeria to this non-stop services to it’s valued customers. Delta Airline’s this new service will be effective from December 1, 2011 and will operate twice weekly on Tuesdays as well as Thursdays. Boeing 767-300 aircraft will be used in this service which is equipped with 36 Business Elite seats and have 29 seats in Economy Comfort and 143 seats in Economy Class.
On the announced of this new service by Delta Airlines with the collaboration of Air Nigeria, Bobby Bryan, The Delta’s Sales Manager for West and East Africa said that Delta is delighted to offer a new service for our customers between Nigeria as well as Ghana, complementing our existing service to the United States. He also said, with the on going support of our partner Air Nigeria, this new service will provide more travel choices for our customers as well as will facilitate business and commerce between both countries. On the other side, Mr Olumide Odebyi, Air Nigeria’s acting Director of commercial said that, Air Nigeria is fully commited towards providing convenient travel options to increase trade relations in the sub-region, especially on the Abuja and Accra route and beyond to further improve the service options available to the travelling public across Nigeria. He noted further that the partnership is poised towards making air transport accessible by developing new routes and connecting same to its existing routes network to better serve the demands of passengers.
Air Nigeria is trying to resolve strike as soon as possible
November 23rd, 2011 andy Air Nigeria is trying to resolve strike as soon as possible
Air Nigeria News: The Air Nigeria recently got involved in the strike by its engineers. As a result, in the beginning of this week flight operations of the carrier were interrupted at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos. The strike of engineers was over the alleged sack of their Head of Maintenance. Mr Sam Ogbogoro, who is the Media Relation Manager of Air Nigeria, said efforts were being made to resolve the issue as quickly as possible. Chief Jimoh Ibrahim, the Chairman of Air Nigeria was abroad also told that the matter was being resolved. The reason of the dispute was the result of change in airline’s management Maintenance Department, which did not result in any loss of jobs. The Nigerian Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers ( NAAPE ) reacted to this change as well as raised other issues regarding the welfare of the engineers in the airline’s employment.
Mr Sam Ogbogor also said that the airline was giving what best in flight operations and maintenance as well as also maintaining the pool of required tools for the maintenance of aircrafts. Also determined to ensure that the conditions of service of its personnel are at the top in the industry. The grounding of flight operations of the airline became crucial because the sacked head of maintenance said the aircraft he was expected to release for operations was due for maintenance. The regulatory Agency had also been briefed on the issue.
Unique Solutions Shortlisted for Africa Entrepreneurship Award
November 12th, 2011 sultan-11 Unique Solutions Shortlisted for Africa Entrepreneurship Award
Air Nigeria
… Mauritius – Chocolate City Group, Nigeria – FASMicro, Nigeria – Pepperoni Foods, … on company profitability, return on investment and growth; long-term business strategy; … one-day conference for entrepreneurs and investors will precede the Africa Awards Gala …
Stophila Sunzu Recalled
November 12th, 2011 sultan-11 Stophila Sunzu Recalled
Air Nigeria
… at the Kenneth Kaunda International Airport aboard a South African Airways 07:30hrs flight to … shortly before departure that the match against Nigeria should be seriously taken because … that flew out yesterday in the company of other technical staff. Swiss …
Air Passenger Insurance Upgrade [analysis]
November 12th, 2011 sultan-11 Air Passenger Insurance Upgrade [analysis]
Air Nigeria
… passenger service to the Federal Airports Authority (FAA) and the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority … cripple both the guaranteeing bank and the insurance company. Nigerian passengers have not been … blow to any airline in times of air crash. Industry averages …
FG Lobbies CBN, PenCom Over Pension Fund for Infrastructure
November 12th, 2011 sultan-11 FG Lobbies CBN, PenCom Over Pension Fund for Infrastructure
Air Nigeria
… in equities, 35 percent in money market and the rest in government bonds. … ) last year revised the regulation for investment of pension funds, specifying criteria … Council (FEC)". The president assured Nigerians that the Sovereign Wealth Fund, another …
