Congo Airways E195 E2 1
To increase profitability, the continent’s carriers must grow the intra-regional market, increase frequencies, achieve higher load factors, and fly aircraft with lower operating costs. This can only be achieved with a fleet of efficient and right-sized aircraft.
One of the biggest problems for African carriers is attributed to inappropriate aircraft use or the acquisition of aircraft that are not efficient for the type of operations undertaken. The Nigerian aviation industry and indeed Africa’s aviation industry is replete with aircraft that are fuel guzzlers, expensive to maintain, and leading to the grounding of many within a few years of acquisition.
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