Aero Contractors (Nigeria)

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Aero Contractors
Logo of the Aero Contractors
Aero Contractors Boeing 737-300
IATA code : NG
ICAO code : NIG
Call sign : AEROLINE
Founding: 1959
Seat: Lagos , NigeriaNigeriaNigeria 
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

Aero Contractors Boeing 737-500
De Havilland Canada DHC-8-300 from Aero Contractors

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
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

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Schreiner Aero Contractors »Schreiner Airways» CHC Airways. In: airlines-airliners.de. Retrieved August 12, 2020 .
  2. ^ History. In: bflyaero.com. Retrieved on August 12, 2020 .
  3. a b Aero Contractors Fleet Details and History. In: planespotters.net. April 29, 2020, accessed April 30, 2020 .