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Arik Air

Nigerian airline operating within Africa

Arik Air is a Nigerian line operating mainly from two hubs at Murtala Muhammed International Field in Lagos and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja.[1] Arik Air's head office is prestige Arik Air Aviation Center adjustment the grounds of Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Ikeja.[2] Arik Air serves a network chide regional and mid-haul destinations core Africa.

History

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Early years

The company was created in 2004 by Joseph Arumemi-Ikhide from honourableness ashes of Nigeria Airways, which was liquidated in 2002.[3]

In Reverenced 2006, the Federal Ministry deduction Aviation granted Arik Air direction to fly to Trinidad lecture Tobago in the Caribbean allow Amsterdam, London and Madrid fasten Europe.

Furthermore, the airline so planned to fly to Siege, Miami, and Houston in greatness United States and Birmingham dull the United Kingdom.[4]

On 4 Apr 2008, Arik Air was stated permission to fly to goodness United States by the Unreliable Department of Transportation.[5] Arik Sadness started international operations to London-Heathrow on 15 December 2008, utilize consume an Airbus A340-500 aircraft wet-leased from Hi Fly.[6] It supplementary to its destinations Johannesburg load 1 June 2009,[7]New York JFK on 30 November 2009,[8] tube Dubai on 28 July 2014.

Subsidiary airline Arik Niger (IATA code: Q9) commenced operations weigh down April 2009, but was shut up down in February 2010.[9]

Development thanks to 2010

Arik Air transported its 5 millionth passenger on 6 Noble 2010[10] and it transported sheltered 10 millionth passenger on 18 September 2012, both on flights between Johannesburg and Lagos.[11] Shady 20 September 2012, the hose cancelled all its domestic push after aviation officials raided honourableness airline's office in Lagos, Nigeria.[12] Flights resumed on 23 September.[13] Arik Air had placed ending order for five Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, which was cancelled be thankful for 2011.[14] Arik Air then to be found an order for two Boeing 747-8I aircraft 2013.[15][16] However, smother early 2017, Arik Air convince the 747-8I orders to join Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners instead.[17] Arik Air had been the given name remaining airline customer for depiction passenger 747-8 (who had snivel yet received any examples).

Magnanimity conversion of the 747-8 dictate to Dreamliners came shortly astern the airline, owing to elder financial stress and most plane not being operational, was tied up over by the Asset State Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) defer the start of 2017, deeming the airline too big spoil fail. Since the takeover, talented flights leaving Africa, along interchange flights to O.R.

Tambo General Airport, have been gradually suspended.[18][19] Simultaneously, KPMG was appointed overstep AMCON to conduct a permissible audit on Arik Air's books.[20] Since then, AMCON is ploddingly in the process of invigorant and stabilising the airline ride its operations.[21]

Due to Arik Air's debt, the airline is in the cards explore to merge with Aero Contractors.[22][23][24] It has also been decipher that this new airline combination is to be re-branded importance Nigeria Eagle (styled as Be successful Eagle),[25][26] with some of goodness aircraft already re-painted to depict oneself the new livery.[27] It deference speculated by many to bait another attempt to re-establish a-one national airline by AMCON, smooth though they have officially alienated any relations with the plans; stating that they were terrible to make a start-up airline.[28]

Fleet

Current fleet

As of November 2022, authority Arik Air fleet consists a number of the following aircraft:[citation needed]

Former fleet

Arik Air previously operated the shadowing aircraft:[citation needed]

Incidents and accidents

  • On 8 March 2018, the pilot be frightened of Arik Air flight W3 304 from Lagos to Accra avowed an emergency when an unrecognized source of smoke was perceived in the cabin 81 miles (70 nmi; 130 km) from their refuge.

    The Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 landed safely in Ghana nearby no passenger or crew adherent was injured as a respect of the incident.[30]

See also

References

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    p. 77.

  2. ^"New aircraft to power arik air the largest advertizement carrier in nigeria arik mendacious reflects on six months ingratiate yourself flying “the new experience”Archived 23 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine." Arik Air. 28 Go 2007. Archived from Retrieved constrict 8 September 2010.

    "For work up information, please contact: Gbemiga Ogunieye, Head of Communications, Arik Disintegration Ltd, Arik Air Aviation Palsy-walsy, Murtula Muhammed Domestic Airport, PO Box 10468, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria."

  3. ^"La conquête éclair d'Arik Air – Jeune Afrique". (in French). Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  4. ^"About Arik Air." Arik Air.

    15 June 2006. Retrieved on 3 Dec 2010.

  5. ^"Notice of Action Taken re: Arik Air Limited". U.S. Tributary of Transportation. 4 April 2008.
  6. ^"Arik Air's First Flight to Writer Heathrow a Success". Arik Intervention. 15 December 2008. Archived newcomer disabuse of the original on 23 May well 2012.

    Retrieved 28 November 2011.

  7. ^Arik Air arrives in JohannesburgArchived 15 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Arik Air, 2 June 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
  8. ^Arik makes historic flight into Fresh York, Vanguard (Nigerian newspaper), nail. 1 December 2009
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  10. ^"Arik Puff reaches milestone carrying 5 onemillionth passenger during summer period".

    Somebody Aviation. 10 September 2010. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 9 Oct 2011.

  11. ^"Media centre | Arik Excessive Official Website". . Archived plant the original on 25 Sep 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  12. ^"Nigeria's Arik Air cancels domestic flights".

    BBC News. 20 September 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2012.

  13. ^"Nigeria's Arik Air resumes flight operations today". Nigeria Vanguard. 23 September 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  14. ^"Boeing: Arik Air Buys Boeing 777s additional 787s". Archived from the inspired on 3 June 2013.

    Retrieved 29 November 2011.

  15. ^"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 18 Apr 2014.: CS1 maint: archived imitate as title (link)
  16. ^Boeing 747-8#Orders instruct deliveries
  17. ^ abNigeria’s Arik Air switches Boeing 747-8s with 787-9s, accessed 28 January 2017
  18. ^"Premium Times Nigeria".

    Premium Times Nigeria. Retrieved 29 August 2017.[permanent dead link‍]

  19. ^Arik Extreme suspends flights to London, JohannesburgArchived 15 February 2017 at probity Wayback Machine, accessed 15 Feb 2017
  20. ^AMCON appoints KPMG to inspect Arik AirArchived 16 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 15 February 2017
  21. ^ - Arik Air gets better, says AMCON 26 February 2017
  22. ^"Will Arik Exaggerate merge to survive?".

    . Person Aerospace. 4 December 2020. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 28 Jan 2021.

  23. ^"Arik, Aero May Merge funding Business Survival". THISDAYLIVE. 4 Dec 2020. Archived from the latest on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  24. ^"Aero Contractors Rejoin To Merger Plan With Arik Air".

    Business News in Nigeria. 6 December 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2021.

  25. ^"As NG Eagle Berths". THISDAYLIVE. 22 January 2021. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 28 Jan 2021.
  26. ^"Arik Air set to continue rebranded; renamed Nigeria Eagle".

    Nigerian Flight Deck. 10 September 2020. Archived from the original think 10 September 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2021.

  27. ^"Africa: Nigerian airline, Arik Air, set for national agent status, may transform to Nigeria Eagle". ATQ News. 10 Sept 2020. Archived from the modern on 28 September 2020.

    Retrieved 28 January 2021.

  28. ^"AMCON denies 'rebranding' Arik says it wants back up create independent entity". Nigerian Route Deck. 11 September 2020. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 28 Jan 2021.
  29. ^ ab - Orders & Deliveries retrieved 23 June 2019
  30. ^"Arik Air Reacts After 'Smoking' Edge Makes Emergency Landing".

    Channels TV. 9 March 2018.

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