The government of Nigeria is about to start operations of a new state-owned airline, Nigeria Air, which will replace Air Nigeria, which went bankrupt in 2012. However, the options evaluated by Nigeria Air are not limited to the two planemakers. Domestic flights in ChinaThe C919 has just received type certification from CAAC, the Chinese civil aviation authority, after a long period of development. EASA, the European civil aviation agency, has started the procedures to approve it to fly in Europe, however, there is no deadline for approval to take place. So far, the only customer for the aircraft of the manufacturer COMAC outside China is the leasing company GECAS.

Source: Ethiopian News October 03, 2022 09:01 UTC