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Africa World Airlines

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IATA

ICAO

Callsign
AW
AFW
BLACKSTAR
Founded
2010
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]
.[5]



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]:



















Africa World Airlines fleet
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]




  1. ^ https://www.flyawa.com.gh/executive-management/


  2. ^ https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/business/Togbe-Afede-s-Airline-Takes-Delivery-of-Second-Aircraft-250076


  3. ^ "[1]." Africa World Airlines. Retrieved on 6 May 2013.


  4. ^ "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


  5. ^ "HNA Group and Africa World Airlines sign Joint Venture Agreement". Bravia Capital. Archived from the original on 2012-11-18. Retrieved 2012-08-29.


  6. ^ "Africa World Airlines Fleet". FlightRadar24.


  7. ^ "Africa World Airlines on ch-aviation". ch-aviation.


  8. ^ "Africa World Airlines First Aircraft Lands". The Ghanaian Times.


  9. ^ "9G-AEU Africa World Airlines". JetPhotos.net. Archived from the original on 2014-09-11. Retrieved 2012-10-06.


  10. ^ "Africa World Airlines Finalizing Launch Plans for ERJ-145". CH Aviation.


  11. ^ "Africa World plans low cost services in Ghana". Flightglobal.com.


  12. ^ "Africa World Airline To Take Off, September". Ghana News Agency.


  13. ^ "Home - Africa World Airlines". Africa World Airlines. Retrieved 2017-08-17.


  14. ^ 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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