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 […]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA), on Wednesday, 12th April 2023, formally presented Ibom Air with its Operational Safety Audit Certificate. The certificate was received by the Ibom Airlines Limited management team, led by the CEO, Mfon Udom, at the Ibom Air headquarters in Uyo, Akwa-Ibom state from IATA representatives Dr. Samson Fatokun, Area Manager, […]
Nigeria’s fast-growing carrier, Ibom Air has explained that security operatives were invited to remove a passenger on its 6:00 PM Abuja-Lagos flight on March 31, 2023 because of his unruly behaviour. In a statement signed by the Group Manager, Marketing and Communication, Aniekan Essienette, the airline stated that the passenger stood up at the isle of the […]
Security operatives at the domestic wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos have charged to court and secured conviction of a passenger who travelled on Ibom Air flight over false claim of losing his luggage during the flight. The passenger was said to have boarded an Ibom Air Q10319 from Abuja to Lagos […]
Ikwa Ibom owned and based Ibom Air, has recorded its 2 millionth passenger. The airline’s sophisticated algorithm had calculated that the milestone would be reached on the 16 of December. And the exact flight turned out to be the 11:30am Uyo to Lagos flight. The management of Ibom Air, led by the COO, Mr. George […]
