Aero Contractors (Nigeria)
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| Founded | 1959 | |||
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| Hubs | Murtala Mohammed International Airport | |||
| Airport lounge | Heritage Lounge | |||
| Fleet size | 11 | |||
| Destinations | 12 | |||
| Company slogan | The Reliable Way to Fly | |||
| Parent company | Oteri Holdings | |||
| Headquarters | Murtala Muhammed International Airport Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria |
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| Website | flyaero.com | |||
Aero Contractors Company of Nigeria Limited, known as Aero Contractors or simply "Aero", is a Nigerian airline based at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria.[1][2] It operates domestic and international scheduled services, air charter and third party aircraft operations, largely in support of Nigeria's extensive oil and gas industry.
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[edit] History
Aero Contractors was formed in 1959 and officially registered in Nigeria in 1960. At that time, it was a wholly owned by Schreiner Airways B.V. of the Netherlands. It became a company with initially 40% Nigerian holding in 1973 and subsequently 60% in 1976, anticipating the requirements of the Indigenization Decree. In January 2004, Schreiner Airways was bought by Canadian Helicopter Corporation (CHC) which acquired a 40% holding in Aero while the 60% majority share remained within the Ibru family. Since 2010 the company has been wholly owned by the Ibru family, although Aero still has a technical partnership with CHC regarding its rotary wing division.[3]
Aero Contractors has two divisions:
- Fixed Wing – provides scheduled passenger services in Nigeria and western Africa.
- Rotary Wing – provides helicopter services for the oil and gas industry in Nigeria.[4]
[edit] Destinations
Aero serves the following destinations:
- Ghana
- Nigeria
- Abuja (Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport)
- Benin City (Benin Airport)
- Calabar (Magaret Ekpo International Airport)
- Kano (Aminu Kano Airport)
- Enugu (Akanu Ibiam International Airport)
- Lagos (Murtala Mohammed International Airport) Hub
- Owerri (Imo Airport)
- Port Harcourt
- Uyo (Akwa Ibom Airport)
- Warri (Osubi Airport)
[edit] Fleet
As of February 2012 the Aero Contractors (Nigeria) fleet includes the following aircraft:[5]
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ "Offices & Phone Numbers." Aero Contractors. Retrieved on 8 December 2011. "Aero Lagos International Airport Office Room 2058 2nd Floor Murtala Mohammed International Airport" and "AeroContractors Lagos Airport Office Private Terminal Domestic Wing Murtala Mohammed Airport Ikeja, Lagos"
- ^ "Privacy Policy." Aero Contractors. Retrieved on 8 December 2011. "Aero Contractors Company of Nigeria Limited, (Private Terminal), Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria."
- ^ http://www1.flyaero.com/about-us/history/
- ^ http://www1.flyaero.com/about-us/company-profile/
- ^ Aero Contractor Fleet
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