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Air Peace declared ‘May Day’, ILS erratic in Max Air incident – AIB

Ihesiulo Grace 13 February 2020 0

The Accident Investigation Bureau, Nigeria (AIB-N) has released two preliminary reports on serious incidents involving aircraft owned and operated by Air Peace Limited and Max Air. The Air Peace Boeing 737-500 aircraft with nationality and registration marks 5N-BUJ was en-route Sam Mbakwe

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Air Peace sets for Mumbai March, gets approval to fly TelAviv

Ihesiulo Grace 31 January 2020 0

Air Peace has revealed that it is making arrangements to start operations into Mumbai, India one of its approved international destinations in the next two months revealing that the Federal Government has given the airline approval to operate flight to TelAviv, the economic and technological centre of Israel. The Chairman of the Airline, Allen Onyema […]

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US Govt should apologize to airpeace boss, GPMI

Ihesiulo Grace 12 December 2019 0

The President General, Global Peace Movement International (GPMI), Dr. Mike Uyi has described the al­leged indict­ment of the Chair­man and Chief Ex­ec­u­tive Of­fi­cer of Air Peace, Allen Onyema by United States Depart­ment of Jus­tice as a concocted conspiracy. He therefore demanded that the United States should appologise to Onyema within seven days. Addressing a press

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Air peace $20m fraud: Allegations are unfounded, strange to him- Onyema’s lawyers

Ihesiulo Grace 23 November 2019 0

Lawyers of the Chairman of Air Peace airline, Barrister Allen Onyema, has stated that allegations by the US Attorney in Atlanta, Georgia, are unfounded and strange to the Mr. Onyema. Mr Onyema, called lawyers to prove that the fraud and money laundering allegations against him and his Executive Director, Finance and Administration, Ejiroghene Eghagha are […]

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$20m fraud: Allen Onyeama, Air Peace boss denies allegations

Ihesiulo Grace 23 November 2019 0

The Chairman/CEO of Air Peace,  Allen Onyeama has denied allegations by of and money laundering leveled against him Mrs Ejiro Eghagh too denied United State Justice Department report. Allen Onyeama in a statement on Saturday by A.O. Alegeh & Co.  reacting to the reports by the United States Department of Justice which announced the allegations  on […]

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Air Peace signs firm order for 3 additional E195-E2 jets, worth $212.6m

Ihesiulo Grace 18 November 2019 0

Air Peace Airline says it has signed a contract with Embraer for three additional E195-E2 aircraft, worth $212.6 million. The company said in a statement on Sunday in Lagos that the contract confirmed the purchase rights from the original contract signed in April. It said the new E195-E2s would be included in Embraer’s 2019 fourth-quarter […]

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Air Peace to begin flight operations to Makurdi in November

Ihesiulo Grace 31 October 2019 0

Lagos – The Chairman of Air Peace, Mr Allen Onyema on Thursday said the airline would begin flight operations to Makurdi, Benue capital before the end of November. Onyema made this known in an interview in Lagos. The chairman said: “our flights to Benue will begin before the end of November because we have almost […]

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Corporate social responsibility: Air Peace reaps dividends of good strategy

Ihesiulo Grace 9 October 2019 0

Following the xenophobic attack on Africans by South Africans, the Chief Executive officer of Air peace, Allen Onyema, offered to establish goodwill to the Nigerian government by offering free air services to the Federal Government in the evacuation of Nigerians. Air Peace is a private Nigerian airline founded in 2013 with its head office in […]

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Nigerian community in South Africa commends Air Peace free evacuation gesture

Ihesiulo Grace 8 September 2019 0

The Nigerian Union in South Africa (NUSA) has commended the proprietor of Air Peace Airline, Chief Allen Onyema, for donating an aircraft to evacuate Nigerians with intention of returning home from South Africa. The union on Saturday noted that the gesture came in the wake of the recent xenophobic attacks that swept across parts of […]

Aviation Business

Stakeholders, investors want aviation policy implemented

Ihesiulo Grace 19 July 2019 0

Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo Investors and stakeholders in the aviation sector in the country have argued that the government as an entity needs to do more and take decisive steps to develop aviation and in particular the airlines by providing an enabling environment that will attract investment. This is just as they said that the government must […]

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$3bn annual capital flight repatriated out of Nigeria, says AON

Ihesiulo Grace 17 July 2019 0

Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has said that not less than $3 billion capital flight repatriated out of the country annually, while calling on the federal government to increase support for indigenous carriers. This call for supports comes just as the AON listed stiff competition; sheer regulatory technicalities; unfair slot allocation,

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Aftermath of B737 MAX crash: IATA convenes meeting in Montreal

Ihesiulo Grace 17 May 2019

Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is calling for a meeting of airlines with Boeing 737 MAX in their fleet in Montreal, Canada next week. The meeting scheduled for May 23 also extended its invitation to airlines that have also placed orders for the aircraft. “The meeting is for airlines only, although updates […]

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No plan to operate UAE flights from Port Harcourt -Air Peace

Ihesiulo Grace 6 March 2019 0

West Africa’s biggest carrier, Air Peace on Tuesday dismissed reports that it plans to originate its flights to Sharjah and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from Port Harcourt, Rivers State. A statement signed by the carrier’s Corporate Communications Manager, Mr. Chris Iwarah said it had not altered its plan to commence its Sharjah […]

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Air Peace scales test for int’l operations

Ihesiulo Grace 3 December 2018 0

Nigerian carrier, Air Peace, has successfully performed partial emergency evacuation and ditching demonstrations as part of the safety tests for the operation of its Boeing 777 aircraft. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Air Peace Corporate Communications Manager, Mr Chris Iwarah, confirmed the development to newsmen in Lagos on Monday. Iwarah said the […]

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Air Peace takes delivery of 6th ERJ 145, assures on seamless operations

Ihesiulo Grace 29 November 2018 0

West Africa’s leading airline, Air Peace, has received the last of the six 50-seater Embraer 145 jets it recently acquired, assuring that its vision of providing seamless flight services on the domestic, regional and international routes was running according to plan. The aircraft marked 5N-BUW and named Virginia Omeogo Adegoke (Nee Onyema) arrived at the […]

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Air Peace Lagos-Owerri flight returns to base

Ihesiulo Grace 26 October 2018 0

Nigerian carrier, Air Peace has disclosed that its Lagos-Owerri Flight 7252 returned to base shortly after take off at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos on Thursday due to a change in cabin pressure. Air Peace fifth Embaer 145 aircraft marked 5N-BUX and named Udoka Ozor (Nee Onyema) at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos Mr Chris […]

Aviation Business

Air Peace flays expert over comments on acquisition of B777 aircraft

Ihesiulo Grace 12 September 2018 0

Air Peace has condemned the Secretary General of the Aviation Safety Round Table Initiative (ASTRI), Mr John Ojikutu for alleging that domestic airlines’ outright acquisition of aircraft is a “clever way for (sic) capital fight”. Ojikutu made this disclosure while speaking on the operations of domestic airlines, and was quoted saying: “Something could be wrong […]

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Air Peace deepens regional operations with night flights

Ihesiulo Grace 4 September 2018 0

Nigeria’s leading carrier, Air Peace on Sunday boosted its regional operations with the introduction of night flights out of Lagos, Accra, Banjul and Dakar. A statement signed by the carrier’s Corporate Communications Manager, Mr. Chris Iwarah quoted the Chief Operating Officer, Mrs. Oluwatoyin Olajide as saying the new flights were part of the airline’s strategy […]

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Air Peace begins Kaduna service August 13

Ihesiulo Grace 7 August 2018 0

Nigeria’s leading carrier, Air Peace has announced plans to commence daily flights from Lagos to Kaduna from August 13 as part of its no-city-left-behind project. The airline had earlier announced commencement of its four weekly flights from Lagos, Abuja and Accra to Monrovia with effect from August 6. A statement issued by the airline’s Corporate […]

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Wickedness: Air Peace crew foils attempt to traffic 3-month-old baby on Banjul flight

Ihesiulo Grace 9 June 2018 0

Vigilant Air Peace crew members have foiled an attempt by two women to traffic a three-month-old baby boy on the carrier’s Lagos-Banjul flight. Sources said the suspected traffickers were exposed mid-flight when the airline’s crew members noticed a baby crying inconsolably. It was gathered that attempts by one of the suspected traffickers, who claimed to […]