JAMAICA, N.Y., June 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- North American Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of World Air Holdings, Inc. (OTC Pink Sheets: WLDA.PK), is the official airline of the 2006 Leon H. Sullivan Summit in Abuja, Nigeria, and will transport approximately 200 delegates from Baltimore to the conference July 17-20, 2006.
"As the only U.S. airline offering nonstop scheduled service between the United States and Africa, it is an honor for North American Airlines to provide the flights for this notable humanitarian organization," said Rob Binns, chief marketing officer.
North American will transport the delegates aboard its Boeing 767-300ER, the same aircraft type that will begin scheduled service between John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York and Lagos, Nigeria on July 17, 2006. The new JFK - Lagos service will depart JFK on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays, and depart Lagos on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The aircraft features 176 Coach seats and 30 Business Class seats with all-leather seating, 55-inch seat pitch, 135-degree recline and in-flight entertainment, including nine audio and six video channels.
The Sullivan Summits are organized by the Leon H. Sullivan Foundation and held biennially in an African nation to highlight key issues and best practices, stimulate discussion and define opportunities, promote private enterprise and foster high-level strategic partnerships.
Inspired by the spirit and legacy of the late Reverend Leon H. Sullivan, the Summits bring together the world's political and business leaders, delegates representing national and international civil and multinational organizations, and members of academic institutions in order to focus attention and resources on Africa's economic and social development. Their mission is to carry on Rev. Leon H. Sullivan's belief that the development of Africa is a matter of global partnerships.
North American has a 15-year record of financially successful operations offering both scheduled and charter service. North American operates scheduled flights serving Georgetown, Guyana; and Accra, Ghana, from JFK; and Banjul, The Gambia, and Accra from Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. North American is a U.S.-certificated air carrier offering air transportation services throughout the world for the U.S. military and commercial customers. Founded in 1989, North American operates a fleet of nine passenger aircraft in scheduled and charter service. For information, visit http://www.flynaa.com/.
