Air Peace 777
- Air Peace has taken delivery of its third Boeing 777 airplane
- The airplane was received at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, with fanfare
- The company is seeking to expand its operations with its new Boeing 777 planes
- Novus Aviation has arranged the sale of one B777-200ER to Air Peace in Nigeria. The aircraft was on lease to Emirates Airlines until January 2017. The transaction marks the first B777 aircraft to be operated in Nigeria. “We are very pleased to support Air Peace’s development through the sale of this 777-200ER.
- Air Peace (P4, Lagos) has taken delivery of its first B777-300 following the arrival of 5N-BUU (msn 29064) in Lagos on Saturday, August 25. Formerly A6-EMU with Emirates, the near 16-year-old twinjet joins B777-200(ER) 5N-BVE (msn 29324) which delivered to West Africa in February but which has yet to be deployed into commercial service. Air Peace Chief Executive Officer, Allen Onyema, said in.
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- A Nigerian carrier, Air Peace, has taken delivery of its third Boeing 777-300 aircraft in preparation for the airline’s commencement of international operations. The 374 capacity aircraft, christened: “Anuli Peggy Onyema”, touched down at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos at about 3.20p.m on Wednesday.
Air Peace, Nigerian famous airliner and biggest in West Africa, got the delivery of its third Boeing 777 airplane on Wednesday, March 20.
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The airplane touched down at exactly 3:20 pm at the Muritala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, 13 months after it took delivery of its first Boeing 777 on Saturday, February 23.
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Vanguard reports that the airline was received with a water salute by officials of the Fire Service Department of the Federal Airports of Authority of Nigeria as staff of the airliner rejoiced.
The third Boeing 777 airplane Air Peace bought. Photo credit: Air Peace
Source: UGC
The aircraft labeled, Anuli Peggy Onyema, will handle flight operations to Sharjah, Dubai, London, Houston, Guangzhou-China, Mumbai and Johannesburg.
Air Peace chairman and chief executive officer, Allen Onyema, said that the airliner is the future of the county in aviation.
The plane is named Anuli Peggy Onyema. Photo credit: Air Peace
Source: UGC
He said the purchase was part of the company’s plan to begin long-haul operations as against claims that it was only acquiring aircrafts without plans for them.
“I don’t think Air Peace is parking aircraft for fun. We brought in these aircraft to use them. We want to do this country very proud. We want to make every Nigerian proud of their own.
“Both the government and people of Nigeria have been complaining that there has never been any successful Nigerian airline. This is one airline out of Africa trying to do something different. All we need at this point in time is the support of everyone – both the government and people of Nigeria.
“I set up Air Peace in order to create jobs in a country with so much potential yet nothing to show for it. I and my wife just created this to give back to society. And that is very evident in the way we are running Air Peace. This particular aircraft will create at least another 1,500 jobs,' he said
The plane touched down at Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos at 3:20 pm on Wednesday, March 20. Photo credit: Air Peace
Source: UGC
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that Air Peace released a press statement on its moves to purchase new aircraft and the progress its has made so far, days after the Ethiopian airline crash.
The airline said that it is yet to get delivery after its order for not less than 10 brand new Boeing 737 max 8 aircraft. It said that it is still at the design and configuration stage of the process, adding that it is fixed on monitoring developments after the ugly incidence to ensure the flying public that they can still trust and patronise the air line.
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Nigeria’s flag carrier airline, Air Peace has pushed Nigeria’s aviation profile a notch higher with the delivery of its third Boeing 777 aircraft.
The airline took delivery of its first Boeing 777 aircraft on February 23, 2018, making history as the first Nigerian carrier to acquire and register the type of aircraft in the country.
The aircraft marked 5N-BVE and named “Ifechukwu” was soon followed with the delivery of a second Boeing 777 marked 5N-BUU and named “Ojochide” six months after on August 25, 2018.
The airline’s latest aircraft touched down at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos at about 3:20pm on Wednesday. It was honoured with a spectacular water salute staged by men of the Fire Service Department of the Federal Airports of Authority of Nigeria, with a crowd of the carrier’s management and staff as well as aviation authorities and airline workers cheering ecstatically.
Air Peace said the latest aircraft in its fleet was a big boost for its plans to soon start long-haul flight operations to Sharjah, Dubai, London, Houston, Guangzhou-China, Mumbai and Johannesburg.
Addressing reporters shortly after the aircraft marked 5N-BWI and named “Anuli Peggy Onyema” landed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, Air Peace Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Allen Onyema said the airline had proved beyond doubt that it was the face of the bright future of Nigeria in the global aviation industry.
He dismissed claims that Air Peace was merely acquiring and parking wide-body aircraft at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, saying the airline was strategically increasing the number of aircraft to be deployed for its long-haul operations to ensure quick and efficient recovery when any of the aircraft was out of service.
Onyema insisted that the airline had earned the respect of financial organisations and other critical stakeholders in the global aviation industry, assuring that the entry of the new aircraft would create more jobs for Nigerians and others.
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“I don’t think Air Peace is parking aircraft for fun. We brought in these aircraft to use them. We want to do this country very proud. We want to make every Nigerian proud of their own. Both the government and people of Nigeria have been complaining that there has never been any successful Nigerian airline. This is one airline out of Africa trying to do something different. All we need at this point in time is the support of everyone – both the government and people of Nigeria.
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“I set up Air Peace in order to create jobs in a country with so much potential yet nothing to show for it. I and my wife just created this to give back to society. And that is very evident in the way we are running Air Peace. This particular aircraft will create at least another 1,500 jobs. And I want people to look at the potential, the number of families…Every Nigerian who is working takes care of about another 12 Nigerians. So, if I am going to employ 1,500 Nigerians because of the entry of this aircraft, it means this aircraft will be feeding 1,500 multiplied by 12 people daily. This airline is the biggest, not only in Nigeria, but the entire West Africa. This airline is respected worldwide.
“In Air Peace you have over 3,000 direct workers. We’ve created about 9,000 ancillary jobs in just four years of our operations. All we need is the continued support of the press, the government and the people of Nigeria. A lot of people are saying Nigerian airlines are poor, they are indebted, they don’t have integrity. Air Peace has integrity. All the banks in Nigeria want to work with Air Peace because of our integrity. All the banks outside Nigeria are looking towards Air Peace. They see Air Peace as an emerging force out of Africa and everybody wants to support it”, he said.
The carrier, he assured, would offer Nigerians and other air travellers a dependable and comfortable alternative on the Sharjah, Dubai, London, Houston, Guangzhou-China, Mumbai and Johannesburg routes.
Air Peace, Onyema added, would continue to sustain its high safety standards, deepen air connectivity and create massive direct and indirect job opportunities in all its areas of operation.