Now business news, Anambra State government has congratulated Air Peace Airlines on the acquisition of a brand new Boeing 777 aircraft for its international operations.

The aircraft is the third brand new Boeing 777 which the carrier has procured in the last one year preparatory to its flights into key cities in Europe, North America, Asia and Africa.

In a statement signed on behalf of the Anambra State government, the state Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Mr. C. Don Adinuba, quoted Governor Willie Obiano as describing Air Peace as Nigeria’s fastest growing and most ambitious airline in history.

He noted that the carrier has been in existence for less than six years, yet it has acquired over twenty aircrafts, making it the largest in the country.

The state government also commended Air Peace for its professionalism, citing its integrity as regards takeoff and landing time including the way it treats its passengers both on the ground and in the air.

According to the statement the Anambra State government reiterated its call on the Federal Government to make the airline the country’s aviation flag carrier, like British Airways which is the United Kingdom’s flag carrier.