Operator Aspires to Bring Business Connectivity to Africa

Nigerian business aviation concern and Falcon Aerospace Group subsidiary Vivajets—a Lagos-based provider of aircraft management, fractional ownership, and aircraft sales and acquisition services—has introduced a set of products conducive to business connectivity throughout the African continent.

Additionally, the organization released a guide pertaining to fractional aircraft ownership, a specialized service by which Vivajets customers are afforded opportunity to acquire partial ownership stakes in contemporary business aircraft.

In a press release, Vivajets set forth: “As Africa evolves through an increase in population, innovation, and enterprise, new business leaders have emerged and business aviation has become crucial in enhancing their efficiency. Business aviation, therefore, has the potential to stimulate African economic development alongside increased connectivity across the continent. Vivajets is positioning itself to meet this rising demand on the continent with a full range of services including aircraft management services, fractional ownership opportunities, and aircraft sales and acquisition.”

Falcon Aerospace CEO Chukwuerika Achum stated: “Vivajets is beyond a company. We are a young and dynamic organization, born out of the need to bring Africans together, facilitate regional connectivity, and empower African growth and renaissance.”

Mr. Achum added: “We want to be part of the new African story. We want to support the next set of people who will retell the continent’s story. We believe that our business strategy and culture will help facilitate and accelerate Africa’s integration.”

Achum, set forth Vivajets currently operates a number of international chartered flights from its base in Lagos—Nigeria’s most populous and former capital city. Destinations serviced by Vivajets include London; the Ghanaian capital city of Accra; and Abidjan, the largest city and economic capital of the Ivory Coast. Vivajets offers customers a range of operational strategies devised to improve travel efficiency, reduce travel time, maximize aircraft utilization, and render business aviation increasingly egalitarian.

Falcon Aerospace head of business excellence Tejumade Salami characterized Vivajets’s corporate culture as “dynamic, innovative, and friendly.”

Mr. Salami remarked: “Building an excellent corporate culture starts with recruitment. At Vivajets we try to ensure that we recruit a set of people that have mindsets related to our work culture. In our operations, we drive the ideology of safety. We have created a space for people who are mindful of the safety of our passengers, crew and aircraft. We are also a customer and innovation-oriented organization. We are constantly researching new ways to solve our customers’ needs and improve operational efficiency.”

Falcon Aerospace head of products and innovation Basil Agbor asserted: “Technology plays a crucial role in the way we operate and offer our services at Vivajets. The culture of innovation and technology use permeates our business as well as corporate culture. Through technology, we are able to maintain a lean team and work collaboratively from anywhere in the world. We have also developed digital platforms to improve customers’ access to our services.”

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