Aero Contractors (Nigeria)
Aero Contractors | |
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IATA code : | NG |
ICAO code : | NIG |
Call sign : | AEROLINE |
Founding: | 1959 |
Seat: | Lagos , Nigeria |
Home airport : | Lagos airport |
Company form: | Limited |
Fleet size: | 10 |
Aims: | National and international |
Website: | www.flyaero.com |
Aero Contractors , actually Aero Contractors Company of Nigeria Ltd , is a Nigerian airline based in Lagos and based at Lagos Airport .
history
The company was founded in 1959 by Schreiner Airways . Back then, shuttle flights were carried out between oil platforms and the mainland.
In 1976 the majority of the company passed into Nigerian ownership and is now 100% owned by the Ibru family.
Destinations
Aero Contractors serves numerous destinations within Nigeria.
fleet
As of April 2020, the Aero Contractors fleet consists of ten aircraft with an average age of 26.2 years:
Aircraft type | number | ordered | Remarks | Average age |
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Boeing 737-400 | 2 | two inactive | 28.8 years | |
Boeing 737-500 | 6th | three inactive | 27.6 years | |
De Havilland DHC-8-300 | 1 | inactive | 20.8 years | |
De Havilland DHC-8-400 | 1 | inactive | 17.7 years | |
total | 10 | - | 26.2 years |
See also
Web links
Commons : Aero Contractors - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Web presence of Aero Contractors (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Schreiner Aero Contractors »Schreiner Airways» CHC Airways. In: airlines-airliners.de. Retrieved August 12, 2020 .
- ^ History. In: bflyaero.com. Retrieved on August 12, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Aero Contractors Fleet Details and History. In: planespotters.net. April 29, 2020, accessed April 30, 2020 .