Green Africa Airways
| Green Africa Airways | |
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| IATA code : | Q9 |
| ICAO code : | GWG |
| Call sign : | |
| Founding: | 2016 |
| Seat: |
Lagos , Nigeria
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| Home airport : | Lagos airport |
| Management: | Babawande Afolabi ( CEO ) |
| Fleet size: | (50 orders) |
| Aims: | national |
| Website: | www.greenafrica.com |
Green Africa Airways is a Nigerian airline that has been developing since 2016 and is based in Lagos .
history
Green Africa Airways was founded in 2016 and initially wants to cover the national low-cost flight market. Flight operations are scheduled to begin in 2020. The development of the airline takes place with the support of the former CEO of American Airlines , Tom Horton , among others .
In mid-2018, the airline had received the necessary licenses from the Nigerian authorities.
At the end of 2018, Green Africa announced a letter of intent to purchase 50 Boeing 737 MAX 8s . An option for a further 50 aircraft of the type was also signed. It was the largest order ever from Africa for Boeing aircraft . The list price was 11.7 billion US dollars .
This declaration of intent was withdrawn in February 2020; Instead, they ordered 50 A220-300 from Airbus . This is also the largest order from Airbus from Africa.
See also
Web links
- Green Africa Airways, CAPA (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Green Africa Airways. ch-aviation . Retrieved January 5, 2019.
- ↑ a b Nigerian start-up places Africa's largest ever aircraft order with Boeing. Routes Online, December 21, 2018.
- ↑ Nigeria's Green Africa Airways secures ASL. ch-aviation, May 22, 2018.
- ↑ Green Africa Airways wants 50 A220-300s: Airline changes from Boeing 737 Max to Airbus A220. In: aeroTELEGRAPH. February 13, 2020, accessed on February 14, 2020 (Swiss Standard German).
