02.10.2020 - 16:26 UTC
Nigeria’s Ibom Air (QI, Uyo) plans to double its Bombardier Aerospace fleet in the next three years and aspires to acquire larger aircraft in line with aspirations to develop Uyo into an international gateway, Chief Operating Officer George Uriesi said.
The state-owned start-up recently received its fifth CRJ900 from Calgary, Canada, but immediate plans for another two aircraft have been put on hold until the impact of the COVID-19 crisis is better understood, Uriesi told Forbes.
“We are busy reviewing our business plan now and (are) waiting to see what kind of traction we get,” he said. “We intend to grow our fleet of CRJ900s to ten, and we will then change to another, bigger aircraft type. We were going to get to 10 in three years, but with COVID-19, only God knows what's going to happen.”
Having started in 2019, Ibom Air currently serves five domestic destinations: Uyo, Abuja, Calabar, Enugu, and Lagos
Uriesi said the addition of a larger aircraft type would drive expansion across West...
08.07.2020 - 04:15 UTC
The Nigerian government reopened its two main gateways, Abuja and Lagos, on July 8, with more airports due to reopen in stages on July 11 and July 15, 2020.
Following the announcement, Arik Air (W3, Lagos) said via its Facebook that it would restart flights between Abuja and Lagos on July 8, initially operating them 3x daily. 2x daily flights from Lagos and daily from Abuja to Port Harcourt Omagwa will resume on July 11.
According to the carrier's respective internet booking engines, Aero Contractors (N2, Lagos) is set to restart services between Abuja and Lagos on July 9, Overland Airways (OF, Lagos) plans to resume services from Abuja and Lagos to Akure, Ibadan, Ilorin, and Jalingo on July 15. Med-View Airline (MEV, Kano) displays all of its domestic flights as sold out on its website and did not provide any update as to its plans.
MaxAir (Nigeria) (VM, Katsina) and Azman Air (AZM, Kano) plan to restart...
15.06.2020 - 03:59 UTC
Ibom Air (QI, Uyo) is planning to expand its fleet and launch its first international services, to Equatorial Guinea, "in the next couple of months", deputy governor of Ibom State Moses Ekpo told local media.
As reported by The Sun daily newspaper, Ekpo underlined that Ibom Air, which is owned by Ibom State, is one of the drivers of the state's growth and one of the most successful, professionally managed enterprises in the region.
Ekpo did not provide any further details about the plans to launch international flights but hinted that the carrier would be getting more than one new aircraft in the coming months.
The state government will also shore up the airline's coffers ahead of its relaunch given the NGN4 billion naira (USD11.1 million) in losses it has incurred as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and its ensuing grounding for the past three months.
According to the ch-aviation fleets advanced module, Ibom Air, which launched in mid-2019, currently operates four CRJ900LRs. It connects Uyo with Abidjan...
04.06.2020 - 10:08 UTC
The Nigerian Federal Government has announced the resumption of scheduled domestic passenger flights with effect from 0000L, June 21.
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) said in a statement that in the first phase, airports at Abuja, Lagos, Kano, Port Harcourt Omagwa, and Owerri will reopen with others to follow in due course.
"All flights to any airport outside the above five listed airports above shall comply with the existing COVID-19 protocols for approvals," the regulator said.
In the interests of social distancing, airlines will be limited to loads of 50-70% on all flights.
According to the ch-aviation PRO airlines module, Nigeria's scheduled airlines include Aero Contractors, Air Peace, Arik Air, Azman Air, Dana Air, Ibom Air, MaxAir (Nigeria), Overland Airways, and the nascent United Nigeria Airlines.
