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Air Peace 737-500 Air Peace (P4, Lagos) is acquiring four B777-200(ER)s as part of its international growth plans, airline Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Allen Onyema has disclosed. The quartet, the Nigerian carrier's first widebody aircraft, will be phased in between now and February 2018. Of the four, the first is an unspecified ex-Emirates (EK, Dubai Int'l) machine that came off lease in January this year and has been sold to Air Peace in a transaction arranged by Novus Aviation. As previously reported, Air Peace is planning to operate longhaul routes to Guangzhou (China), Dubai Int'l (United Arab Emirates), Mumbai Int'l (India), Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson (United States), Johannesburg O.R. Tambo (South Africa), and London Gatwick (United Kingdom) among other destinations. Source:https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/58195-nigerias-air-peace-to-acquire-four-b777-200ers

Startup team and Cessna Caravan deployed to Kananga Air Serv has deployed a start up team and Cessna Caravan to Kananga, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), to launch a new program in support of humanitarian organizations working in the region. July 10, 2017 saw the departure of the program’s first passenger flight. Kananga is located in the southwestern province of Kasai-Central, recently plagued by an extreme outbreak of violence and unrest. According to Medecins Sans Frontieres, it has become the center of one of the most serious humanitarian crises in the world. Following the completion of Air Serv’s Bunia program at the end of July, Kananga will become one of four programs in DRC. “Air Serv has a long history, over twenty years, serving the people of DRC,” says Air Serv CEO Stu Willcuts. “As long as the need exists, we will continue fulfilling the Air Serv mission of provid-ing logistical support for the humanitarian programs here and all around the world.” Wit

ET B777-300ER The Ethiopian Government has announced plans to establish a new Aviation Holding Group to oversee the country's numerous aviation-related interests. In a statement, the government said the holding firm would oversee Ethiopian Airlines (ET, Addis Ababa), its Cargo and MRO units, the Ethiopian Aviation Academy, Ethiopian In-flight Catering Services, and Ethiopian Hotel and Tourism Services. The firm responsible for running the country's airports and aerodromes, the Ethiopian Airports Enterprise, has also been included. “The group's formation is a step forward to improve the competitiveness of the Ethiopian Airlines Hub by taking advantage of the proven record of fast and sustainable growth strategy," Tewodros Dawit, CEO Ethiopian Airports Enterprise, said. "The new structure will help the Ethiopian Airport Enterprise to formulate integrated strategy to provide global standard services to all users allowing Ethiopia to continue its aviation lea