United Nigeria Airlines (UN, Enugu) will wet-lease an A330 from Air Anka (6K, Izmir Adnan Menderes) from July 2026, the Turkish carrier announced on social media.
ch-aviation has reached out to both airlines for more information.
Air Anka's fleet includes two A330-200s, only one of which is active, and one A330-300, also grounded, according to ch-aviation fleets data.
United Nigeria Airlines relies heavily on ACMI capacity. It already wet-leases a CRJ900ER and a CRJ900LR, both from CemAir; an E190 from Windrose Airlines; and four A320-200 from Fly2Sky. The in-house fleet includes four E145s (three active) and one B737-500 (inactive).
The Nigerian carrier has signed a sale and purchase deal with Southwest Airlines (WN, Dallas Love Field) for six B737-800s and expressed interest in four more, to be inducted between the first quarter of 2026 and the first quarter of 2027.