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Africa World Airlines Limited (AWA) is a
Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...
ian airline company that was incorporated in 2010 and commenced flights in 2012. It has its head office in Airport City Accra, and its main hub at
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in Accra. It is the largest airline in Ghana with over 600,000 passengers booked in 2021, accounting for 65% of domestic passengers and 30% of all air passengers in the country. The airline has been consistently profitable since 2014. AWA is a joint venture between Ghanaian shareholders SAS Finance Group and
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, with minority shareholdings also by both
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and
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via Zhongjia Investments of China.


History


Startup

AWA was born as the brainchild of noted Ghanaian
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and
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. The airline received its Air Carrier License from
Ghana Civil Aviation Authority GCAA or Ghana Civil Aviation Authority is the civil aviation authority and regulatory agency of the Republic of Ghana for air transportation in the country. It has its headquarters in Kotoka Airport in Accra.CEO A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer (CEO), chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number of corporate executives charged with the management of an organization especially ...
Zhang Jiuhua and
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Sean Mendis proceeded with the technical certification of the airline. AWA took delivery of its first
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aircraft in August 2012, immediately followed by a second aircraft in September 2012. It received its
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on 21 September 2012 and commenced flight operations that same day with daily services between
Accra Accra (; tw, Nkran; dag, Ankara; gaa, Ga or ''Gaga'') is the capital and largest city of Ghana, located on the southern coast at the Gulf of Guinea, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2021 census, the Accra Metropolitan District, , ...
and
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. Flights to Tamale commenced later that year. By 2013, Zhang had been replaced by Michael Cheng Luo as CEO, and Mendis was replaced as COO by Apiigy Afenu. A third Embraer 145 was delivered in November 2013 as the airline increased frequencies on the domestic routes.


Consolidation

In December 2013, AWA launched its first international route connecting
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with
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in
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. Services to its fourth domestic destination of
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commenced in May 2015. Plans for expansion of regional routes were temporarily put on hold due to the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa, but the airline nonetheless recorded its first annual profits in 2014. The airline continued to expand its domestic
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during this period, and focussed on training Ghanaian staff in technical roles such as
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and
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to reduce dependence on
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. In May 2015, AWA successfully completed its first
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audit, making it only the second airline in Ghana to achieve this international safety standard. In October 2015, Samuel Thompson took over from Apiigy Afenu as COO.


Expansion

AWA began the next phase of its expansion in December 2016, with the delivery of its fourth Embraer 145 aircraft. In 2017, John Xiaoyi Quan, former Managing Director of Air Guilin in China, took over as CEO. Two additional aircraft were also delivered in 2017 taking the fleet up to six. New services to
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and
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were launched. AWA became a full member of IATA in 2017, following the completion of its second IOSA audit. The airline is the only IATA member airline in Ghana. In 2018, Sean Mendis returned as COO after 6 years away. The airline launched flights to
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in 2018, Wa in 2019, and
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in 2020. Michael Cheng Luo also returned as CEO in 2019 and the airline took delivery of its seventh and eight aircraft in 2018 and 2019 respectively. The airline was the largest international carrier operating to Nigeria by 2019 with 200 monthly frequencies to both
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and
Abuja Abuja () is the capital and eighth most populous city of Nigeria. Situated at the centre of the country within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), it is a planned city built mainly in the 1980s based on a master plan by International Plann ...
. AWA consolidated its position as the premier airline in Anglophone West Africa with its dominance of the Nigerian regional travel market, and its numerous partnerships with international airlines.


COVID-19 pandemic

AWA temporarily suspended passenger operations on 30 March 2020 due to the spread of
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in Ghana. Domestic passenger operations resumed on 1 May 2020 under enhanced sanitary protocols, including disinfection of the aircraft after each flight. The airline continued to operate humanitarian flights to repatriate Ghanaians stranded abroad during the period of closed borders, and began a phased resumption of international flights from September 2020. Domestic traffic had recovered to 2019 levels by the end of 2020. AWA received the second highest score among all
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for their COVID-19 safety protocols as assessed by independent watchdog Safe Travel Barometer. In 2021, AWA once again booked over 600,000 passengers, thus almost matching the record traffic levels seen in 2019.


Post COVID Challenges

AWA failed to restart flights to Wa after the COVID-19 related disruptions, citing safety concerns at the airport. The airline saw significant staff turnover and changes during the period immediately following the pandemic, with both COO Mendis and CEO Luo exiting the company for the second time at the expiry of their contracts in 2020 and 2022 respectively, and Yingli Zhou taking over as the new Chief Executive. The airline faced significant operational issues that led to the grounding of three aircraft and forced them to suspend flights to
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,
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and
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. Increased competition from
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also led to an erosion of AWA's previously dominant domestic market share during 2022. Zhou has cited a need to refocus operations away from lower yielding international routes as one of his priorities.


Fleet


Current fleet

The Africa World Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of September 2022):


Fleet development

Africa World Airlines took delivery on 30 August 2012 of its first
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aircraft that was used to operate domestic routes. A second aircraft was delivered on 8 September 2012. The airline added a third aircraft in 2013 and a further five aircraft between 2016 and 2019. All these aircraft were previously operated by
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which is a sister company within the
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. AWA was the largest operator of the Embraer 145 type in the Middle East and Africa region, but operational constraints have left the fleet with only 4 airworthy aircraft as of September 2022.


Future plans

Africa World Airlines stated that it intended to introduce two additional ERJ-145s in 2021, as well as a larger capacity aircraft type at the appropriate time to expand its regional routes. In 2019, a three-way MoU was signed between
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, CAD Fund and AWA to promote the launch of the ARJ-21 aircraft in the African market, although no specific timeline was given for the introduction of this type.


Destinations

Africa World Airlines operated the following scheduled services as of August 2022. On 15 April 2021, Africa World Airlines conducted the first ever test flight by a jet aircraft to
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in the
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of Ghana. The airline stated that they intended to commence scheduled services between Ho and Accra shortly thereafter. However, in March 2022, AWA confirmed that it had decided not to launch flights on this route due to operational challenges. In August 2022, AWA made the decision to suspend all flights to Freetown and Monrovia due to operational constraints. Coming on the heels of the cancellation of Abidjan services, it left AWA serving only destinations in Ghana and Nigeria as of September 2022.


Statistics

As a privately owned carrier, AWA does not make financial data available to the public. However, traffic statistics are published by the airline as well as
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. Other figures have been made available via press reports, interviews and other publications.


Partnerships

Africa World Airlines has
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s with the following airlines: *
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* ASKY *
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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Agreements

In 2019, AWA signed a Memorandum of Understanding with
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to jointly pursue opportunities in West Africa, including a system-wide
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agreement and other commercial partnerships. The codeshare went into effect in October 2019. The airline also announced an interline partnership with
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to provide domestic and regional feed to their flights at
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in
Accra Accra (; tw, Nkran; dag, Ankara; gaa, Ga or ''Gaga'') is the capital and largest city of Ghana, located on the southern coast at the Gulf of Guinea, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2021 census, the Accra Metropolitan District, , ...
. AWA also signed a
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partnership with
Ethiopian Airlines Ethiopian Airlines (commonly referred to as Ethiopian; am, የኢትዮጵያ አየር መንገድ, translit=Ye-Ītyōṗṗyā āyer menged), formerly ''Ethiopian Air Lines'' (EAL), is the flag carrier of Ethiopia, and is wholly owned by ...
and ASKY to offer seamless travel within the West African region. In October 2019, AWA and
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concluded an interline partnership to connect passengers through their joint networks. AWA and
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announced in January 2020 that they had concluded a partnership for passengers to connect from
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through Accra to
Lagos Lagos (Nigerian English: ; ) is the largest city in Nigeria and the List of cities in Africa by population, second most populous city in Africa, with a population of 15.4 million as of 2015 within the city proper. Lagos was the national ca ...
,
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and Abidjan. Africa World Airlines and
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also announced a partnership effective from February 2020 to improve connectivity in West Africa between their respective networks. In May 2022, AWA and
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announced an expansion of their partnership to enhance West African connectivity between the two airlines over AWA's hub at
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in Accra.


Awards and recognition

Africa World Airlines has been recognised as "Domestic Airline of the Year" in Ghana every year consecutively since 2015. In September 2019, the airline was inducted into the CIMG Hall of Fame after being voted the winner in the "Domestic Airline of the Year" category for five consecutive years. Africa World Airlines was also recognised as "Best Airline in West Africa" for 2019 by the Balafon Travel Awards being held during the Accra Weizo 2019 travel conference and exhibition. In April 2019, AWA was recognised by
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for providing the highest quality standard of fleet reliability data among all
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operators worldwide. In October 2019, Africa World Airlines received the 2019 AviaTour award for "Best Passenger Experience". In December 2019, the prestigious Routes Africa Awards honored the airline with the Airline Excellence Award for "Innovation and Capacity Growth" in recognition for AWA's steady growth and creative marketing. AWA also received recognition and commendation from the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and President
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in July 2020, for assisting with the repatriation of Brazilian citizens from 7 countries in West Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic. Africa World Airlines was the recipient of the Tower Award for "Best African Airline Connectivity (Regional)" at the Aviators Africa conference in October 2021. The airline won the award for the second consecutive year in October 2022. In February 2022, AWA was recognised as the Best International Carrier in Nigeria for 2021 by the organisers of the Abuja Jabamah Travel Awards.


Incidents

* On 13 February 2018, an Africa World Airlines
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from
Lagos Lagos (Nigerian English: ; ) is the largest city in Nigeria and the List of cities in Africa by population, second most populous city in Africa, with a population of 15.4 million as of 2015 within the city proper. Lagos was the national ca ...
to
Accra Accra (; tw, Nkran; dag, Ankara; gaa, Ga or ''Gaga'') is the capital and largest city of Ghana, located on the southern coast at the Gulf of Guinea, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2021 census, the Accra Metropolitan District, , ...
with 41 passengers and 4 crew was the target of a robbery plot while taxiing for departure. The pilot discharged hot air from the aircraft's exhaust onto the robbers, scaring them away. The aircraft was subsequently checked by police and departed after a 2 hour delay.


References


External links


Official website
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