With the addition of two new CRJ 900 Next Gen aircraft to the fleet of Ibom Air, Akwa Ibom State Commissioner for Information, Comrade Ini Ememobong, says the commitment of Governor Umo Eno to ensuring sustainable growth in the aviation sector is unquestionable. Reflecting on the development over the weekend, Ememobong said Pastor Eno’s sustained […]
Ibom Air has officially unveiled its second Airbus A220-300 aircraft, 5N-CBD, which landed in Lagos on August 10, 2024. The Akwa Ibom State Government, Ibom Air’s shareholder, formally received the aircraft in Uyo on August 20, 2024. The airline management said the acquisition aligned with Ibom Air’s strategic goal of rapidly increasing capacity and expanding […]
The immediate past Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel yesterday at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport (NAIA), Abuja said he felt satisfied for launching Ibom Air under his administration. He noted that out of nothing, his administration created something, and that it was a whole concept of creativity and ideas. Udom, while speaking on the […]
Zenith Bank Plc, Ibom Air and Airbus have celebrated the successful closure of the commercial financing for Ibom Air’s first A220 delivered in November 2023. The airline said this historic collaboration also represents the bank’s commitment for aircraft financing. The agreement between Ibom Air and Zenith Bank, which was initiated by Airbus, is part of a broader shift […]
During a tour of Ethiopia Aviation University in Addis Ababa in November 2023, this writer and other members of the team from Nigeria came into a class where over 30 students from Akwa Ibom State were being trained on aircraft maintenance by seasoned young instructors. What was particularly interesting about the beneficiaries of the training […]
