BEVERLY HILLS, June 05, (THEWILL) – Air Peace has announced the arrival of one of its aircraft, a Boeing 737 that has been undergoing C-Check Maintenance in Israel.
The aircraft, with registration number 5N-BQU, arrived in Lagos on Friday, June 4, 2021.
THE WILL gathered that, this is the fourth aircraft to return after undergoing various levels of extensive maintenance checks.
According to the airline, several of its aircraft are still undergoing maintenance overseas having been flown out before the COVID-19 outbreak and the lockdown that ensued.
An official statement issued by the airline, stated, “We have many of our aircraft on maintenance abroad. We ought to have received a good number of them but the COVID-19 lockdown in different parts of the world has been slowing work on the aircraft.”
The airline stated that as more aircraft return from maintenance, it would resume suspended routes gradually and increase frequencies to selected destinations.
The statement also revealed that Air Peace would be deploying its two brand new E195-E2 aircraft for scheduled operations very soon, as the jets were currently operating demo flights.
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Anthony Awunor, is a business correspondent who holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Linguistics (UNILAG). He is also an alumnus of the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria Kaduna State. He lives in Lagos.
