Equatorial Guinea's Air Annobón seeks partner for LCC

Air Djibouti secures leased Kenyan pax, cargo capacity

Cardiff Aviation ends Air Djibouti contract

Wales-based aircraft services and MRO provider, Cardiff Aviation, has announced it has ended its contract with the Djibouti Ports and Free Zone Authority (DPFZA) concerning its involvement in Air Djibouti (DJ, Djibouti).

Under the terms of its MOU with the DPFZA signed in May 2015, Cardiff Aviation was tasked with securing and managing a European-level Air Operators Certificate (AOC) for Air Djibouti in addition to sourcing aircraft and providing operational management for the new African carrier.

“A new CEO, Abdourahman Ali Abdillahi has been appointed in Djibouti who will be overseeing an airline that has seen a steady increase in loads throughout the set-up process and important airline partnership agreements initiated, so we hope that trend will continue,” Cardiff Aviation chairman Bruce Dickinson said.

Ahead of Cardiff Aviation's impending departure, Ethiopian Airlines (ET, Addis Ababa International) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Tewolde Gebremariam had said his airline was in talks over a possible partnership with Air Djibouti.

A virtual carrier, Air Djibouti has relied on chartered capacity since its inception. As such, it...

Equatoguinean carrier, Air Annobón, set for first ARJ-85

Air Annobón (San Antonio de Palé) is set to take delivery of its first ARJ-85 (cn 2365) formerly with CityJet (WX, Dublin International). Air Annobón currently operates two BAe 146-300s wet-leased from Fair Aviation (FAV, Lanseria) on a daily Malabo to Bata service. It is owned by Cándido Nsue Okomo, the director of the national petroleum company, GEPetrol, and who is also the brother of the First Lady of Equatoguinean strongman ruler, Teodoro Obiang Nguema.

Equatorial Guinea start-up Air Annobón using Fair Aviation as operator