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'''Nicon Airways''' is an [[airline]] based in [[Nigeria]].
{{Infobox Airline
|airline = Nicon Airways
|logo =
|logo_size =
|fleet_size = 2
|destinations = Lagos, Abuja, Jos
|IATA = -
|ICAO = NCN
|callsign = NICON AIRWAYS
|parent = Nicon Airways Limited
|company_slogan =
|founded = 2006
|ceased = 2007
|headquarters = [[Nigeria]]
|key_people = Jimoh Ibrahim(Chairman/CEO)
|hubs = [[Murtala Muhammed International Airport]]
|secondary_hubs =
|focus_cities =
|frequent_flyer =
|lounge =
|alliance =
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|website = http://www.niconairways.com/ (defunct)
}}

'''Nicon Airways''' was a short-lived [[airline]] based in [[Nigeria]] between 2006 and 2007.<ref>[http://www.airlineupdate.com/content_public/airlines/africa/nigeria.htm Nicon Airways at airlineupdate.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110508105845/http://www.airlineupdate.com/content_public/airlines/africa/nigeria.htm |date=2011-05-08 }}</ref>


==History==
==History==


In July [[2006]], Fleet Air Nigeria Limited, a subsidiary of NICON Group of Companies, formally merged with [[EAS Airlines]] to form Nicon Airways.<ref>[http://www.newswatchngr.com/editorial/allaccess/business/10710094117.htm Newswatch] 10 July 2006</ref>
In July 2006, '''Fleet Air Nigeria Limited''', a subsidiary of [[NICON Group]], merged with [[EAS Airlines]], thus creating Nicon Airways.<ref>[http://www.newswatchngr.com/editorial/allaccess/business/10710094117.htm Newswatch] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927002436/http://www.newswatchngr.com/editorial/allaccess/business/10710094117.htm |date=2007-09-27 }} 10 July 2006</ref> Until its closure one year later, the newly formed airline operated domestic services among [[Lagos]], [[Abuja]] and [[Jos]].


==Fleet==
The Nigerian government set a deadline of [[April 30]] [[2007]] for all airlines operating in the country to re-capitalise or be grounded, in an effort to ensure better services and safety. The airline satisfied the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA)’s criteria in terms of re-capitalization and was re-registered for operation.<ref>[http://www.nigeria.gov.ng/NR/exeres/B30C7654-36D9-4C57-837C-1EAB4A103091.htm?id=637 Nigeria Direct] 2 May 2007</ref>
The Nicon Airways fleet consisted of the following aircraft:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.airfleets.net/flottecie/Nicon%20Airways.htm|title=Nicon Airways Fleet {{!}} Airfleets aviation|website=www.airfleets.net|access-date=2017-09-13}}</ref>

*2 [[Boeing 737|Boeing 737-200]].
==External links==
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*[http://www.niconairways.com/ Nicon Airways]


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 19:14, 31 August 2023

Nicon Airways
IATA ICAO Callsign
- NCN NICON AIRWAYS
Founded2006
Ceased operations2007
HubsMurtala Muhammed International Airport
Fleet size2
DestinationsLagos, Abuja, Jos
Parent companyNicon Airways Limited
HeadquartersNigeria
Key peopleJimoh Ibrahim(Chairman/CEO)
Websitehttp://www.niconairways.com/ (defunct)

Nicon Airways was a short-lived airline based in Nigeria between 2006 and 2007.[1]

History[edit]

In July 2006, Fleet Air Nigeria Limited, a subsidiary of NICON Group, merged with EAS Airlines, thus creating Nicon Airways.[2] Until its closure one year later, the newly formed airline operated domestic services among Lagos, Abuja and Jos.

Fleet[edit]

The Nicon Airways fleet consisted of the following aircraft:[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Nicon Airways at airlineupdate.com Archived 2011-05-08 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Newswatch Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine 10 July 2006
  3. ^ "Nicon Airways Fleet | Airfleets aviation". www.airfleets.net. Retrieved 2017-09-13.


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