This comes two months after it acquired the same kind of aircraft amidst pomp and pageantry.
The second delivery arrived at the
There was a ceremonial water canon by the firefighting officials of the
Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the airline, Mr.
But he said the airline's order for the 10
Onyema said, "With the arrival of more brand new aircraft, we might be phasing out any ageing
"Once all these E195-E2 aircraft arrive, it will provide over 8000 jobs beside energising our economy. We are happy to be a participant in boosting the GDP of our country. This is the mission of this airline. This airline was created to create jobs."
He said the brand new aircraft would be deployed for its regional and domestic operations.
Onyema added, "What you are witnessing today is the power of a vision. When we started in 2014, we knew that by 2017, we would start acquiring the 777 jets. When the time came, we became the first airline in
"When it was time to service airports with low traffic like Minna, Akure, Makurdi, Jalingo and other places, we acquired eight 50-seater
"While the Max was having some issues, we decided to go for
"These planes shall be deployed to domestic and regional routes. These jets are the best. By the time we get everything, we would be providing 8000 jobs to Nigerians. "
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