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Spott It is an Nigerian airline that operates mainly by two hubs at the Murtala Muhammed international airport in Lagos and at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. [first] The main headquarters of Arik Air is the Arik Air Aviation Center on the ground of the Murtala Muhammed international airport of Ikeja. [2] Arik Air serves a network of regional and medium -range destinations in Africa. [3]

The early years [ change | Modifica Wikitesto ]

On April 3, 2006, Arik Air took over the former structures of Nigeria Airways in Lagos, about three years after its liquidation, and started reconstruction. [3] On June 14, 2006, Arik took over 2 new CRJ 900 Bombardier to fly on national routes throughout Nigeria and, in the summer of 2006, 2 Boeing 737-300 ex-united Airlines and 3 50-seater CRJ200 Bombardier.

In August 2006, the Federal Air Force Ministry granted Arik Air the authorization to fly to Trinidad and Tobago and Amsterdam, London and Madrid in Europe. In addition, the company had planned to fly to Atlanta, Miami and Houston in the United States and Birmingham in the United Kingdom. On October 30, 2006, Arik Air started the line passenger flights between Lagos and Abuja using the CRJs 900. Flight operations for Calabar began on November 15, 2006 and services for Benin City and Enugu on January 7, 2007. The airline It was entirely owned by Ojemai Investments.

On April 4, 2008, Arik Air obtained permission to fly to the United States from the United States Transport Department. [4] Arik Air started international operations for London-Heathrow on December 15, 2008, using an Airbus A340-500 in Wet Lease from Hi Fly. [5] Johannesburg added on 1 June 2009, New York Jfk on November 30, 2009 and Dubai on July 28, 2014. [6]

The Arik Niger subsidiary (IATA code: Q9) began operations in April 2009, but was closed in February 2010.

Developments since 2010 [ change | Modifica Wikitesto ]

Arik Air transported his 5 millionth passenger on August 6, 2010 and 18 September 2012 his 10 millionth passenger, both on flights between Johannesburg and Lagos. [7] [8] On September 20, 2012, the company canceled all its national operations after aviation officials broke into the airline office in Lagos, Nigeria. [9] Flights resumed on September 23rd. [ten] Arik Air had placed an order for five Boeing 777-300er, which was canceled in 2011. [11] The company then placed an order for two Boeing 747-8i in 2013. [twelfth] However, at the beginning of 2017, he converted the orders of 747-8i in two Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. Arik Air should have been the last customer for the 747-8 in passenger version. The conversion of the order 747-8 in DreamLiners took place shortly after the airline, due to the serious financial stress and most non-operational aircraft, had been detected by the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (Amcon) at the beginning of 2017, believing that the airline was too large to fail. From the acquisition, all flights departing from Africa, together with the flights to the O.R. Tambo International Airport have been gradually suspended. [13] Since then, Amcon has been gradually relaunching and stabilizing the airline and its operations. [14]

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Fusione con Aero Contractors e Rebranding [ change | Modifica Wikitesto ]

Due to the debt of Arik Air, contacts were started for a merger with Aero Contractors. [15] [16] [17] It was also revealed that, after the merger, the new company will be renamed “Nigeria Eagle” (or NG Eagle [18] [19] ), with some of the planes already repainted to represent the new livery. [20] Many hypothesize that it is another attempt to restore a national airline by Amcon, even if the officials have denied, reporting that it is only a start-up. [21]

Current fleet [ change | Modifica Wikitesto ]

In December 2022 the Ark Air fleet is so composed [22] :

Historical fleet [ change | Modifica Wikitesto ]

ARIK AIR previously operated with the following aircraft [22] :

  1. ^ ( IN ) Fly Arik Air – West-Africa’s leading airline offering domestic, regional and international flights. . are Arikair.com . URL consulted on February 13, 2021 .
  2. ^ ( IN ) Arik Air Limited . are web.archive.org , 23 May 2012. URL consulted on February 13, 2021 (archived by URL Original May 23, 2012) .
  3. ^ a b ( IN ) About Arik Air . are web.archive.org , June 15, 2006. URL consulted on February 13, 2021 (archived by URL Original on June 15, 2006) .
  4. ^ ( IN ) Notice of Action Taken re: Arik Air Limited . are regulations.gov . URL consulted on February 13, 2021 .
  5. ^ ( IN ) Arik Air’s First Flight to London Heathrow A Success . are Arikair.com . URL consulted on February 13, 2021 (archived by URL Original May 23, 2012) .
  6. ^ ( IN ) Arik makes historic flight into New York . are Vanguard News , 1 December 2009. URL consulted on February 13, 2021 .
  7. ^ ( IN ) Arik Air reaches milestone carrying 5 millionth passenger during summer period . are African- Aviation.com . URL consulted on February 13, 2021 (archived by URL Original April 25, 2012) .
  8. ^ ( IN ) Arik Air reaches 10 millionth passenger milestone . are web.archive.org , 25 September 2012. URL consulted on February 13, 2021 (archived by URL Original September 25, 2012) .
  9. ^ ( IN ) Nigeria’s Arik Air cancels domestic flights , in BBC News , 20 September 2012. URL consulted on February 13, 2021 .
  10. ^ ( IN ) Arik Air resumes flight operations today . are Vanguard News , 22 September 2012. URL consulted on February 13, 2021 .
  11. ^ ( IN ) Boeing: Arik Air Buys Boeing 777s and 787s . are web.archive.org , June 3, 2013. URL consulted on February 13, 2021 (archived by URL Original on June 3, 2013) .
  12. ^ ( IN ) Arik Air: The Boeing 747-8 Customer That Never Was . are Simple Flying , August 21, 2020. URL consulted on February 13, 2021 .
  13. ^ ( IN ) Arik suspends flights to London, Johannesburg | TODAY.ng . are web.archive.org , February 15, 2017. URL consulted on February 13, 2021 (archived by URL Original February 15, 2017) .
  14. ^ ( IN ) Arik Air gets better, says AMCON . are Guardian.ng . URL consulted on February 13, 2021 .
  15. ^ ( IN ) African Aerospace – Will Arik Air merge to survive? . are Africanaerospace.aero . URL consulted on February 13, 2021 .
  16. ^ ( IN ) unmask, Aero Contractors React To Merger Plan With Arik Air . are Business News in Nigeria , 6 December 2020. URL consulted on February 13, 2021 .
  17. ^ ( IN ) editor, Arik, Aero May Merge for Business Survival . are THISDAYLIVE , 4 December 2020. URL consulted on February 13, 2021 .
  18. ^ ( IN ) editor, As of eagle berths . are THISDAYLIVE , January 22, 2021. URL consulted on February 13, 2021 .
  19. ^ ( IN ) Arik Air set to be rebranded; renamed Nigeria Eagle . are Nigerian Flight Deck , September 10, 2020. URL consulted on February 13, 2021 .
  20. ^ ( IN ) Atqnews on September 10, 2020, Africa: Nigerian airline, Arik Air, set for national carrier status, may transform to Nigeria Eagle . are ATQ NEWS , September 10, 2020. URL consulted on February 13, 2021 .
  21. ^ ( IN ) AMCON denies ‘rebranding’ Arik says it wants to create independent entity . are Nigerian Flight Deck , 11 September 2020. URL consulted on February 13, 2021 .
  22. ^ a b ( IN ) Arik Air Fleet Details and History . are Planespotters.net . URL consulted on 31 December 2020 .
  23. ^ 5N-MJO march, 5N-MJP E 5N-MJQ.
  24. ^ ( IN ) Boeing: Arik Air . are boeing.com . URL consulted on February 13, 2021 .
  25. ^ ( IN ) Arik Air Orders GE Engines for Its 787 and 777 Fleet | GE Aviation . are geaviation.com . URL consulted on February 13, 2021 .

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