Africa World Airlines

Africa World Airlines
IATA ICAO Callsign
AW AFW BLACKSTAR
Founded 2010
Commenced operations 21 September 2012
Operating bases Kotoka International Airport
Fleet size 6
Destinations 8
Company slogan "Touching Africa, Touching The World"
Parent company HNA Group
Headquarters Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana
Key people Quan "John" Xiaoyi (CEO)[1], Togbe Afede XIV (Founder)[2]
Website flyawa.com.gh

Africa World Airlines Limited (AWA) is a Ghanaian airline company with its head office in Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana,[3] and its main hub at Kotoka International Airport in Accra.

History

Africa World Airlines was incorporated in 2010 and commenced flights in 2012. It is a joint venture between Hainan Airlines, China-Africa Development Fund, SSNIT and SAS Finance Group[4] .[5]

Fleet

Current Fleet

An Africa World Airlines ERJ-145LR at Kumasi Airport.


The Africa World Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of June 2018):[6]

Africa World Airlines fleet
Aircraft In Service Passengers
B E Total
Embraer ERJ-145LI 6 0 50 50[7]
Total
6

Fleet development

Africa World Airlines took delivery on 30 August 2012 of its first Embraer 145 aircraft that will be used to operate domestic routes. .[8] A second aircraft was delivered on 8 September 2012.[9] These aircraft were previously operated by Tianjin Airlines which is a sister company within the HNA Group.[10]

Destinations

Africa World Airlines operates the following scheduled services as of June 2018.[11] [12]

Ghana
Nigeria
Liberia
Sierra Leone


References

  1. ↑ https://web.facebook.com/flyAfricaWorld/posts/1383058208416021:0?_rdc=1&_rdr
  2. ↑ https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/business/Togbe-Afede-s-Airline-Takes-Delivery-of-Second-Aircraft-250076
  3. ↑ "Contact Us." Africa World Airlines. Retrieved on 6 May 2013. "2A SENCHI STREET OFF LIBERATION ROAD, PMB CT67 ACCRA,GHANA"
  4. ↑ "Hainan Airlines, Africa World Airlines launch JV". Air Transport World.
  5. ↑ "HNA Group and Africa World Airlines sign Joint Venture Agreement". Bravia Capital. Archived from the original on 2012-11-18. Retrieved 2012-08-29.
  6. ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2017): 15. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  7. ↑ "Africa World Airlines on ch-aviation". ch-aviation.
  8. ↑ "Africa World Airlines First Aircraft Lands". The Ghanaian Times.
  9. ↑ "9G-AEU Africa World Airlines". JetPhotos.net. Archived from the original on 2014-09-11. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
  10. ↑ "Africa World Airlines Finalizing Launch Plans for ERJ-145". CH Aviation.
  11. ↑ "Africa World plans low cost services in Ghana". Flightglobal.com.
  12. ↑ "Africa World Airline To Take Off, September". Ghana News Agency.
  13. ↑ "Home - Africa World Airlines". Africa World Airlines. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
  14. ↑ https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/277574/africa-world-proposes-freetown-launch-in-late-march-2018/
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