Chinese investors seek partnership with Air Peace

A group of Chinese investors are seeking a transport and trade partnership with Air Peace as the Nigerian carrier finalizes plans to commence commercial flight operations on the Enugu-Guangzhou (China)-Enugu route.The Federal Government recently designated Air Peace to operate direct scheduled flights into Guangzhou, China. The airline also secured government’s approval to operate flights to Atlanta, Dubai, Johannesburg, and Mumbai.
Speaking when she led a 20-member delegation to the corporate headquarters of Air Peace in Lagos at the weekend, President of the Overseas Investment Union of China (OIUC), Ms. Pansy Liu, said the airline’s partnership with the group of Chinese investors is vital in achieving seamless business trips between Nigeria and China.
She said the Chinese investors had great confidence in the quality of Air Peace flight operations, pledging to also mobilise Chinese investors and aviation regulators in China to ensure the quick launch of Air Peace’s flights on the Enugu-Guangzhou-Enugu routes.
In his response, Chairman of Air Peace, Chief Allen Onyema, urged the Chinese investors to take advantage of the huge business opportunities in Nigeria by deepening their investments in the country. He said the country had a boundless space for profitable businesses for genuine investors. Onyema said Air Peace, which recently launched its Lagos-Benin-Lagos and Abuja-Benin-Abuja routes, planned to deploy a Boeing 777 aircraft on the Enugu-Guangzhou-Enugu routes.
He assured the Chinese investors, who were on a week-long business tour of Nigeria, that the airline chose a B777 aircraft to make trade trips from Nigeria seamless, safe and comfortable.
Onyema said, the airline had retained the services of some of the best facilities in the world for the maintenance of its aircraft because of the premium it placed on the safety and satisfaction of its passengers.
The airline, he added, had some of the most qualified and experienced pilots in its employ.
“We take issues of safety seriously. It will interest you to know that we have BCT Aviation of UK here in Nigeria to maintain our aircraft 24 hours of the week because of the premium we place on safety. We have the best pilots in this country. Most of our pilots have flown for the big airlines of the world,” Onyema said.- Nigeria Today