Africa World Airlines is legitimate. We are quite pleased to respond here (or via any other channels that our team frequents) to any questions that you might have about the airline and our plans.
By way of background, our company was incorporated in November 2010 and received an Air Carrier License from Ghana Civil Aviation Authority in March 2011. ICAO code "AFW" and IATA code "AW" have been assigned. The AOC process commenced in March 2011 but various delays both within and outside our control (not unexpected in this part of the world) have meant that we are unlikely to commence operations until early-2012 in a best case scenario. We will begin operations with two leased ERJ-145s on domestic routes in Ghana and then expand to regional routes within a few months.
Our shareholders are a mix of Ghanaian and Chinese investors. The main promoter of the airline is Togbe Afede XIV, who is the Founder and CEO of the investment banking firm SAS Finance Group, as well as the paramount Chief of the Asogli State and a member of the President's Economic Advisory Council.
We are aware of the level of fraud involved in so-called airline recruitment in West Africa (we have already shut down two fraudulent accounts on LinkedIn and Facebook claiming to be recruiting on our behalf). There are no external agents presently engaged to recruit for us (although this may change in due course). All jobs are posted at
Africa World Airlines - Recruitment . As noted there, any correspondence from us will be exclusively from email addresses in the @flyafricaworld.com domain.
Lots of new carriers coming to Ghana in the next few months (Starbow, fly540 and ourselves to name but three) so exciting times and crowded skies ahead. Thanks for starting this thread and as mentioned before, we're happy to answer any legitimate questions anyone may have here.