AFRICAN charter service provider air Bonanza Express is shifting the base of its IL-76 freighter aircraft to cater for demand out of Chad and the Ivory Coast.
The Nairobi-based firm will base its IL-76TD at Ndjamena in Chad and Abidjan in the Ivory Coast, writes London's Air Cargo News.
It has previously been based in Ghana, where it was catering for demand from the United Nations for its peace-keeping operation in Mali, and Kenya and South Sudan.
Air Bonanza Express chief executive Boniface Kimani said that the decision to move the aircraft is 'both strategic and demand-driven'.
'There are a few project cargo movements and several others awaiting confirmation,' he said. 'This is an indicator that, alongside demand, helps us take calculated risks in moving the aircraft to the region.'
He added that Air Bonanza is partnering with local cargo agencies around the region and identifying opportunities to consolidate cargo, with the aim of opening up an intra-regional cargo network.
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The Nairobi-based firm will base its IL-76TD at Ndjamena in Chad and Abidjan in the Ivory Coast, writes London's Air Cargo News.
It has previously been based in Ghana, where it was catering for demand from the United Nations for its peace-keeping operation in Mali, and Kenya and South Sudan.
Air Bonanza Express chief executive Boniface Kimani said that the decision to move the aircraft is 'both strategic and demand-driven'.
'There are a few project cargo movements and several others awaiting confirmation,' he said. 'This is an indicator that, alongside demand, helps us take calculated risks in moving the aircraft to the region.'
He added that Air Bonanza is partnering with local cargo agencies around the region and identifying opportunities to consolidate cargo, with the aim of opening up an intra-regional cargo network.
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