Aero Acquires 10yr old Dash 8-Q400.

One of Nigeria’s major airlines, Aero Contractors, will be taking delivery of Dash 8-Q400.
The new generation aircraft is equipped with the latest naviagational facilities with lower fuel burn, thus making the aircraft more efficient, environmentally friendly and easier to maintain.
“Aero is an airline that prides itself to strict maintenance schedule of their aircrafts, as prescribed by the manufacturers and the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). The airline owns six 737-400s, six 737-500s and one Dash 8-Q400. There are also rumors that says, aero is seeking to get a Boeing 737-700. Awesome!

Boeing 787: Dreamliner Surfing

I miss the dreamliner in the skies already.
Subscribe to justplanes on youtube or visit www.worldairroutes.com for great cockpit videos.
My best video is a 4min video on the dreamliner. Its absolutly Soul winning.

American Airlines and US Airways Merge

                          American Airlines + US Airways New Look.

American Airlines and US airway are both leading airliners not just in North America but in the world. Now these two titanics have merge to form an even larger company. this merger would mean that the airline would own the largest fleet of airplanes in the world. i.e a staggarring 1500 aircrafts (largest in the world) including regional planes fleet with the most destinations in the world. Thats Huge! The merger is worth an estimated $11billion.
The company will operate under the American Airlines name and will be based at American’s headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas, with a major presence at the US Airways hub in Phoenix. Doug Parker, the US Airways chief executive, will run the combined company. American Airlines head Thomas Horton will serve as chairman of the board through the first annual meeting of shareholders, at which time Parker will take over as chairman of the board.

GE to construct multi-billion naira manufacturing plant in Calabar

General Electric (GE) is set to commence work on the construction of its multi-billion naira engineering manufacturing plant at the Calabar Free Trade Zone, Mr Sadiq Kasim, General Manager of the zone, said that the management of the zone and the company had finalised arrangements for construction work to  commence on the construction of the factory at the free trade zone. Kasim said the company had promised that it would, in the first phase of the project, invest more than N250 million in the establishment of the plant. The plant would be designed for the manufacture of generator turbines for power plants, coaches for trains, engines for aircrafts as well as hospital equipment, among others.
About 300 Nigerian professional engineers and technicians would be employed in the factory and that provision would be made for the training of young Nigerians through the company’s technology transfer programme.
Maku Labaran (minister for information) described GE’s investment in the manufacturing plant as unprecedented.
``The announcement by General Electric to set up a plant here is the most important international endorsement of Nigeria as a safe haven for investment in Africa. It is the single most important investment for Nigeria since 1960. What is significant about this project when completed is that Nigeria will now acquire the technical capacity for high-level manufacturing on the continent,’’ he said. He said the investment was one of the many evidences that the present administration was making progress, saying Nigeria would soon become the hub for GE’s operations in Africa.

Mr Richard Bassey, the head of Public Relations at the zone, said that the 25 companies operating in the zone had employed more than 5,000 workers directly.
He said more than 1,000 others were indirectly involved in other jobs created through the activities generated from the free trade zone. The monthly internally-generated revenue of the zone stood at between N80 and N100 million.
Erm... Whats up with the mRO facilieies i thought was being built in Akwa-ibom?

Love in the Air: Nigerian Airlines Set for Valentine.

Its the season of love and local airlines are also expressing their love towards customers. Dana, Arik, Aero and some other airlines operating in Nigeria have each slashed fares to attract customers this valentine season. Arik reduced its fares by 13 percent, Aero takes N9,000 to Lagos from Abuja while Dana is charging N9,999 for the same route.
Dana’s bonanza is contained in a statement by Tony Usidamen, the airline’s Head of Corporate Communication said.
“The Valentine season is all about giving and, as our special gift to our valued guests, we are offering a special online fare of N9, 999. This way, more guests can travel and be with their loved ones this season,” So ladies that romantic dinner in Abuj, hold your guy airfares are cheap *wink*

American Airlines New Look

God knows, i never like american airlines former colour. Made the airline look cheap, with its red and blue strips, looked alot like a taxi. lol.
They got new looks as well as new interiors, really lovely

 

Aerocontractors Nigeria (AJ) to add Bombardier -Q400, likely to retire its 737-500s

There are rumors that Nigeria's Aero Contractors (AJ), also known as Aero, have announced plans to add several Bombardier Dash 8-Q400s to their fleet with an ex-Flybe (BE) Q400 currently being painted for Aero at Norwich Airport in the UK. 

Other unconfirmed rumours suggest that all of Aero's AJ's Boeing 737-500s due for expensive maintenance checks will be phased out and replaced with the less cost effective Bombardier Q400s.

Aero Contractors already operates 12 Boeing 737 Classics in addition to a Dash 8-200 and a Dash 8-300 on charter services.