Nigeria's Green Africa Airways to debut with ATR72-600s

United Nigeria Airlines secures AOC, launches

United Nigeria Airlines (NUA, Enugu) commenced operations from Lagos on February 12 after completing its certification drive at the beginning of the month.

The inaugural flight was scheduled to take off from Lagos to Enugu, the airline's operational base, from where it proceeded to Abuja before returning to Lagos, airline spokesperson Achilleus-Chud Uchegbu told Nigerian media.

He said the airline would operate daily rotations between:

• Lagos – Abuja, Enugu, and Asaba;
• Abuja – Lagos, Enugu, and Asaba.

Flights to Owerri and Port Harcourt Omagwa will follow soon.

“Our short term is to consolidate. You can see we have a base in Enugu. And we have to consolidate, establish all our routes and then work about expanding. We want to expand beyond Nigeria, starting from the West Coast; just for a start. We have a big plan," Uchegbu told This Day newspaper.

He confirmed the airline on February 1, 2021, had received its Air Operators Certificate (AOC) from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA)....

Nigeria's Green Africa Airways postpones launch to 1Q21

The launch date for Nigerian start-up Green Africa Airways (Q9, Lagos) has been delayed to early 2021, with the airline currently going through its AOC certification process, a spokesperson confirmed.

“We’re working with the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority to get our certification finalised,” the spokesperson told ch-aviation, but declined to elaborate. Attempts to reach the NCAA were unsuccessful.

Green Africa in a statement said it had received its Air Transport License (ATL) from the Nigerian government and had signed a strategic partnership with Nigeria’s First City Monument Bank (FCMB), which gives the airline access to short- to medium-term liquidity.

According to the agreement, FCMB will provide Green Africa with up to USD31 million in a combination of working capital and credit during the pre-sales period beginning early 1Q21. Revenue from customer sales will be deposited exclusively at Green Africa’s operating account with FCMB. The lender’s payment solutions are to be integrated into Green Africa’s ticketing platform and the parties will explore other areas of commercial opportunities. They will also work together to...

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