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Air Nigeria adds its first Airbus A330 as it returns to long-haul flying

Air Nigeria (Lagos) is leasing this Airbus A330-243 registered as SU-GCI (msn 696) from EgyptAir (Cairo). SU-GCI is named “Papa Do” and was leased on May 13, 2012. London (Gatwick) service was restored on May 16 after being suspended in January 2009.

In other news, IFE Services announced it has been selected by Air Nigeria as its in-flight entertainment(IFE) provider.

The agreement covers the provision of entertainment content across the airline’s fleet of A330s. Passengers in business class will be offered a complimentary iPad 3 on which to enjoy Nigerian, classic and latest release Hollywood movies as well as a broad selection of comedy, lifestyle, drama and kids TV shows. Air Nigeria is the first African carrier to offer the iPad 3 to passengers as an in-flight entertainment solution.

In economy class, passengers can enjoy latest release Hollywood movies and a selection of TV shows on the airplanes’ digital mainscreen systems. IFE Services is also producing a new animated safety film for the airline.

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Jet Airways seeks government approvals to expand international operations

Jet Airways (Mumbai) is seeking Indian government approval to expand its international operations from the current 370 flights a week to 518 flights a week by the winter of 2012 (close to Air India) according to this report by the Economic Times.

According to the report, the carrier wants to add 35 new flights to Germany and seven to both France and Belgium, in addition to seven each to Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sharjah and Vietnam.

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Turkish Airlines orders three additional Airbus A330-200F freighters and 10 A321s

Turkish Airlines (Istanbul) has signed a firm order for the purchase of ten Airbus A321s and three A330-200F freighter aircraft to meet their growth plans in the passenger and cargo markets. The airline has a further 27 aircraft on order with Airbus from contracts placed in 2009 and 2010.

The new aircraft will join Turkish Airlines’ existing fleet of 75 Airbus aircraft, including four A310 freighters, 50 A320 Family aircraft, 11 A330s, one A330-200F and nine A340s.

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