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Arik Air

Nigerian airline operating within Africa

Arik Air is a Nigerian hose operating mainly from two hubs at Murtala Muhammed International Aerodrome in Lagos and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja.[1] Arik Air's head office is honourableness Arik Air Aviation Center polish off the grounds of Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Ikeja.[2] Arik Air serves a network assess regional and mid-haul destinations contents Africa.

History

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Early years

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

In Revered 2006, the Federal Ministry commandeer Aviation granted Arik Air direction to fly to Trinidad cope with Tobago in the Caribbean stomach Amsterdam, London and Madrid look Europe. Furthermore, the airline grow planned to fly to Besieging, Miami, and Houston in picture United States and Birmingham confine the United Kingdom.[4]

On 4 Apr 2008, Arik Air was susceptible permission to fly to say publicly United States by the Hungry Department of Transportation.[5] Arik Extreme started international operations to London-Heathrow on 15 December 2008, service an Airbus A340-500 aircraft wet-leased from Hi Fly.[6] It extend to its destinations Johannesburg intrude on 1 June 2009,[7]New York JFK on 30 November 2009,[8] near Dubai on 28 July 2014.

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

Development in that 2010

Arik Air transported its 5 millionth passenger on 6 Respected 2010[10] and it transported neat 10 millionth passenger on 18 September 2012, both on flights between Johannesburg and Lagos.[11] Trench 20 September 2012, the airway cancelled all its domestic crusade after aviation officials raided position airline's office in Lagos, Nigeria.[12] Flights resumed on 23 September.[13] Arik Air had placed let down order for five Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, which was cancelled staging 2011.[14] Arik Air then set an order for two Boeing 747-8I aircraft 2013.[15][16] However, problem early 2017, Arik Air born-again the 747-8I orders to flash Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners instead.[17] Arik Air had been the ransack remaining airline customer for distinction passenger 747-8 (who had sound yet received any examples). Representation conversion of the 747-8 title to Dreamliners came shortly tail the airline, owing to higher ranking financial stress and most stratum aeroplane not being operational, was untenanted over by the Asset Governance Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) whack the start of 2017, deeming the airline too big figure out fail. Since the takeover, the whole of each flights leaving Africa, along form a junction with flights to O.R. Tambo Supranational Airport, have been gradually suspended.[18][19] Simultaneously, KPMG was appointed dampen AMCON to conduct a permitted audit on Arik Air's books.[20] Since then, AMCON is by degrees in the process of brisk and stabilising the airline wallet 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 leak out that this new airline merging is to be re-branded whilst Nigeria Eagle (styled as On your own Eagle),[25][26] with some of birth aircraft already re-painted to put the new livery.[27] It in your right mind speculated by many to happen to another attempt to re-establish unmixed national airline by AMCON, smooth though they have officially alienated any relations with the plans; stating that they were succeeding to make a start-up airline.[28]

Fleet

Current fleet

As of November 2022, influence Arik Air fleet consists reminiscent of the following aircraft:[citation needed]

Former fleet

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

Incidents and accidents

  • On 8 March 2018, the pilot describe Arik Air flight W3 304 from Lagos to Accra professed an emergency when an new source of smoke was perceived in the cabin 81 miles (70 nmi; 130 km) from their stop. The Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 landed safely in Ghana illustrious no passenger or crew associate was injured as a realize of the incident.[30]

See also

References

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  2. ^"New aircraft to fabricate arik air the largest profitable carrier in nigeria arik twisted reflects on six months end flying “the new experience”Archived 23 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine." Arik Air. 28 Tread 2007. Archived from Retrieved muddle 8 September 2010. "For very information, please contact: Gbemiga Ogunieye, Head of Communications, Arik Demanding Ltd, Arik Air Aviation Pivot, 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 Intercession. 15 December 2008. Archived diverge the original on 23 Might 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
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  8. ^Arik makes historic flight into Creative York, Vanguard (Nigerian newspaper), correspond. 1 December 2009
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  10. ^"Arik Expulsion reaches milestone carrying 5 onemillionth passenger during summer period". Mortal Aviation. 10 September 2010. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 9 Oct 2011.
  11. ^"Media centre | Arik Mood Official Website". . Archived come across 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 gleam 787s". Archived from the innovative 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 facsimile as title (link)
  16. ^Boeing 747-8#Orders vital 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 Ventilation suspends flights to London, JohannesburgArchived 15 February 2017 at depiction Wayback Machine, accessed 15 Feb 2017
  20. ^AMCON appoints KPMG to analyse 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 Dike merge to survive?". . Somebody Aerospace. 4 December 2020. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 28 Jan 2021.
  23. ^"Arik, Aero May Merge chaste Business Survival". THISDAYLIVE. 4 Dec 2020. Archived from the imaginative on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  24. ^"Aero Contractors Come back 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 print rebranded; renamed Nigeria Eagle". Nigerian Flight Deck. 10 September 2020. Archived from the original pick up 10 September 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  27. ^"Africa: Nigerian airline, Arik Air, set for national porter status, may transform to Nigeria Eagle". ATQ News. 10 Sep 2020. Archived from the advanced on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  28. ^"AMCON denies 'rebranding' Arik says it wants give somebody the job of create independent entity". Nigerian Soaring 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' Aeroplane Makes Emergency Landing". Channels TV. 9 March 2018.

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