The Bayelsa state government in southern Nigeria reportedly plans to spend NGN25 billion naira (USD15.9 million) to buy an undisclosed aircraft to boost traffic at the new Bayelsa International Airport, which was commissioned for commercial traffic in 2020, according to the newspapers Punch and the Niger Delta Herald. While no official statement has been made [...]
Passenger charter operator GetJet Airlines (GW, Vilnius) will focus on the "vertical expansion" of its services over the remainder of 2024 and throughout 2025, with the aim of generating annual revenues of EUR1 billion euros (USD1.1 billion) by the end of the decade. "We plan to extend GetJet’s aircraft maintenance services," Group CEO GetJet Aviation [...]
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The government of Zanzibar plans to buy an aircraft while prioritising airport infrastructure improvements, according to Khalid Mohamed Salum, minister of transport of the semi-autonomous region in Tanzania. Salum said the Zanzibar government was focusing on improving the infrastructure at Zanzibar and Pemba Wawi airports. According to the region's five-year development plan, seen by ch-aviation, [...]
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Mukamalah Aviation (Dammam) has announced its new brand name, Al Oula Aviation, which it says is a nod to the historical significance of being Saudi Arabia's first aviation service provider. The company announced the brand name change on August 16 on its social media platforms. The Saudi Aramco-owned charter, MRO, and airport services company claims [...]
State-owned Alliance Air (India) (9I, Delhi International) is seeking additional funding of INR7 billion rupees (USD83.5 million), sources have told India's Financial Express. This follows the government pumping INR6 billion (USD71.6 million) into the carrier last year, the vast bulk of which the carrier reportedly used to pay interest on its debts. The news outlet [...]
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