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 […]
Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), operators of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal two (MMA2), has commended Ibom Air for the acquisition of its brand-new Airbus A220-300 aircraft. BASL said the arrival of the aircraft, a first in the lineup of 10 orders, has indeed marked a significant milestone for the Airline and underscores its commitment […]
The Chairman and CEO of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, has congratulated Ibom Air for the delivery of its first out of 10 aircraft it ordered from world’s largest airplane maker, Airbus. Onyema who was elated by the addition of the aircraft to Ibom Air fleet, said Nigerian carriers are getting stronger and stronger by the […]
A young but highly promising Nigerian carrier, Ibom Air, kicked off its plans to extend its operations to African destinations on Tuesday with inaugural flight to Accra from Lagos, one of the major lucrative routes in West Africa. Many industry observers say that Ibom Air has so far defied some well-known industry assumptions. It has […]
During a recent Aviation Round Table (ART) breakfast meeting in Lagos, stakeholders agreed that one of the major challenges faced by Nigerian airlines is the maintenance of their aircraft overseas. The stakeholders agreed that Nigerian carriers spend over $1.5 billion annually on aircraft maintenance. Ferrying the aircraft overseas, allowances for the crew, foreign exchange and […]
