First Nation Airways
| First Nation Airways | |
|---|---|
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| IATA code : | - |
| ICAO code : | FRN |
| Call sign : | FIRST NATION |
| Founding: | 2011 |
| Seat: |
Lagos , Nigeria
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| Home airport : | Lagos airport |
| Fleet size: | 2 |
| Aims: | national |
| Website: | www.flyfirstnation.com |
First Nation Airways is a Nigerian airline based in Lagos and based at Lagos Airport .
history
First Nation Airways was founded in 2011 by former employees of Bellview Airlines , which was dissolved in 2009 . In April 2011, three Airbus A320-200s were delivered to the company, with which regular flight operations could commence in November 2011 after the air traffic operator's certificate had been issued. Flight operations ceased in June 2012 and the three A320s were finally returned to the lessor in October.
Flight operations were resumed in 2013 with two Airbus A319-100s . These two aircraft hit each other's wings at Lagos Airport in July 2015 and were damaged in the process. One of the two Airbuses was put back into operation in early August.
On September 2, 2016, flight operations had to be temporarily suspended because legal requirements could not be met.
fleet
As of March 2020, the First Nation Airways fleet consists of two aircraft with an average age of 23.1 years:
| Aircraft type | Aircraft registration | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus A319-100 | 5N-FND | inactive |
| 5N-FNE | inactive |
See also
Web links
- Website of the First Nation Airways (English)
- First Nation Airways photos on airliners.net
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b First Nation Airways accepts its first two Airbus A320s. worldairlinenews.com, April 10, 2011, accessed February 5, 2013 .
- ↑ Airbus A320 Stored with FirstNation Airways. airfleets.net, accessed February 5, 2013 .
- ↑ First Nation Airways receives Air Operator Certificate. nationaldailyngr.com, November 6, 2011, accessed February 5, 2013 .
- ↑ All three First Nation A320-200s returned to lessor. ch-aviation, October 26, 2012, accessed on February 5, 2013 (English).
- ↑ NIGERIA: First Nation Airways set to lease to A319 from the ILFC. theafricanaviationtribune.com, December 28, 2012, accessed February 5, 2013 .
- ↑ Airfares drop by 50% as competition heightens. thebeat99.com, January 31, 2013, accessed February 5, 2013 .
- ↑ First Nation Airways Blames FAAN For Aircraft Collision At Lagos Airport. (No longer available online.) Nigerian News from Leadership News, July 19, 2015, archived from the original on December 17, 2015 ; Retrieved December 6, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Nigeria's First Nation Airways returns one A319 to service. ch-aviation.com, August 6, 2015, accessed December 6, 2015 .
- ↑ Nigeria is sliding deeper into the aviation crisis. Retrieved September 9, 2016 .
- ^ First Nation Airways Fleet Details and History. Retrieved March 10, 2020 .
