U.S. airline Republic Airways to buy 100 Embraer SA jets

Republic Airways

Republic Airways, United States regional airline on Tuesday signed a letter of intent to buy 100 E175 passenger jets made by Brazil’s Embraer SA, the two companies said at the Farnborough Airshow, Reuters reported. The airline said the deal would include an option to convert to Embraer’s latest E175-E2 aircraft, with purchase rights for an […]

Busy June sees Delta Airlines hit all-time customer record

Delta Airlines, Delta Air Lines

Delta Airlines has hit an all-time customer record in the month of June 2018 as it flew more customers than any other month in the company’s history, with nearly 17.7 million flying on mainline and Delta Connection flights around the world. The airline also ended the quarter with a record 50 million customers flown in […]

Air Namibia marks inaugural flight to Nigeria

Air Namibia

Air Namibia over the weekend marked its inaugural entry into Nigeria as part of its long term plan to expand into the western Africa market. The Namibian national carrier, which starts with four times a week flights said successful opening of the Lagos route would further open various parts of Africa to each other and […]

Cameroon Airlines returns to Lagos-Doula route

Cameroon Airlines

Cameroon Airlines Corporation (Camair-Co) has resumed flight to Lagos, Nigeria, starting recently on 23rd June this year when the Cameroonian flag carrier arrived from Douala after some years of absence from the route. At the welcoming ceremony at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ekorong A. Dong, the Consul General of Cameroon in Lagos, expressed delight […]

Air Namibia to hit Nigerian sky

Air Namibia, the national airline of Namibia is to launch the Windhoek-Lagos-Accra, with the return routing from Accra-Lagos-Windhoek; and will reduce flight hours in West Africa by 60 percent. The new flight would resume on June 29, 2018, in Lagos-Accra route. The airline said the new route fits in with growing the business and increasing […]