Africa World Airlines
Africa World Airlines
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| Founded | 2010 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 21 September 2012 | ||||||
| Operating bases | Kotoka International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 7 | ||||||
| Destinations | 8 | ||||||
| Company slogan | "Touching Africa, Touching The World" | ||||||
| Parent company | HNA Group | ||||||
| Headquarters | Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana | ||||||
| Key people | Quan "John" Xiaoyi (CEO)[1], Togbe Afede XIV (Founder)[2] | ||||||
| Website | flyAfricaWorld.com | ||||||
Africa World Airlines Limited (AWA) is a Ghanaian airline company with its head office in Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana,[3] and its main hub at Kotoka International Airport in Accra.
Contents
1 History
2 Fleet
2.1 Current Fleet
2.2 Fleet development
3 Destinations
4 References
5 External links
History[edit]
Africa World Airlines was incorporated in 2010 and commenced flights in 2012. It is a joint venture between Hainan Airlines, China-Africa Development Fund, SSNIT and SAS Finance Group[4]
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Fleet[edit]
Current Fleet[edit]
An Africa World Airlines ERJ-145LR at Kumasi Airport.
The Africa World Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of October 2018)[6]:
| Aircraft | In Service | Passengers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | E | Total | |||||
Embraer ERJ-145LI | 7 | 0 | 50 | 50[7] | |||
Total | 7 | ||||||
Fleet development[edit]
Africa World Airlines took delivery on 30 August 2012 of its first Embraer 145 aircraft that will be used to operate domestic routes.
.[8] A second aircraft was delivered on 8 September 2012.[9]. The airline added a 3rd aircraft in 2013 and a further 4 aircraft between 2016 and 2018. All these aircraft were previously operated by Tianjin Airlines which is a sister company within the HNA Group.[10]
Destinations[edit]
Africa World Airlines operates the following scheduled services as of June 2018.[11][12]
- Ghana
Accra - Kotoka International Airport
Kumasi - Kumasi Airport
Takoradi - Takoradi Airport[13]
Tamale - Tamale Airport
- Nigeria
Lagos - Murtala Muhammed International Airport
Abuja - Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport
- Liberia
Monrovia - Roberts International Airport
- Sierra Leone
Freetown - Lungi International Airport [14]
References[edit]
^ https://www.flyawa.com.gh/executive-management/
^ https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/business/Togbe-Afede-s-Airline-Takes-Delivery-of-Second-Aircraft-250076
^ "[1]." Africa World Airlines. Retrieved on 6 May 2013.
^ "Hainan Airlines, Africa World Airlines launch JV". Air Transport World..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ "HNA Group and Africa World Airlines sign Joint Venture Agreement". Bravia Capital. Archived from the original on 2012-11-18. Retrieved 2012-08-29.
^ "Africa World Airlines Fleet". FlightRadar24.
^ "Africa World Airlines on ch-aviation". ch-aviation.
^ "Africa World Airlines First Aircraft Lands". The Ghanaian Times.
^ "9G-AEU Africa World Airlines". JetPhotos.net. Archived from the original on 2014-09-11. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
^ "Africa World Airlines Finalizing Launch Plans for ERJ-145". CH Aviation.
^ "Africa World plans low cost services in Ghana". Flightglobal.com.
^ "Africa World Airline To Take Off, September". Ghana News Agency.
^ "Home - Africa World Airlines". Africa World Airlines. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
^ https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/277574/africa-world-proposes-freetown-launch-in-late-march-2018/
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Africa World Airlines on Facebook
- Africa World Airlines on Twitter
- Africa World Airlines on Instagram
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