Nicon Airways

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

Nicon Airways is an airline based in Nigeria.

History

In July 2006, Fleet Air Nigeria Limited, a subsidiary of NICON Group of Companies, formally merged with EAS Airlines to form Nicon Airways.[1]

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.[2]

Destinations

Nicon Airways currently operates domestic services between Lagos, Abuja and Jos.

Fleet

The Nicon Airways fleet consists of the following aircraft (at June 2007):


External links


References

  1. ^ Newswatch 10 July 2006
  2. ^ Nigeria Direct 2 May 2007