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Arik Air
File:Arik Air Logo.png
IATA ICAO Callsign
W3 ARA ARIK AIR
Founded2002
Commenced operations30 October 2006
Hubs
Frequent-flyer programArik Affinity Wings
Fleet size23[1]
Destinations26
Parent companyAsset Management Corporation of Nigeria
HeadquartersArik Air Aviation Center
Murtala Muhammed International Airport
Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria
Key people
  • Sir JIA Arumemi-Ikhide (Chairman)
  • Michael Arumemi-Ikhide (Group CEO)
Websitearikair.com

Arik Air is a Nigerian airline operating mainly from two hubs at Murtala Muhammed International Airport near Lagos and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja.[2] Arik Air's head office is the Arik Air Aviation Center on the grounds of Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Ikeja.[3] Arik Air serves a network of regional and mid-haul destinations within Africa.

History

Early years

On 3 April 2006, Arik Air took over the former Nigeria Airways facilities in Lagos,[4] some three years after its liquidation, and began reconstruction work. On 14 June 2006, Arik took delivery of 2 new Bombardier CRJ-900 aircraft to fly domestic routes throughout Nigeria and, within the African continent from Summer 2006, 2 ex-United Airlines Boeing 737–300s and 3 50 seat Bombardier CRJ-200 aircraft.

In August 2006, the Federal Ministry of Aviation granted Arik Air authorisation to fly to Trinidad and Tobago and Amsterdam, London and Madrid in Europe. Furthermore, the airline then planned to fly to Atlanta, Miami, and Houston in the United States and Birmingham in the United Kingdom. On 30 October 2006, Arik Air began scheduled passenger flights with four flights between Lagos and Abuja using CRJ 900 aircraft. Flight operations began to Calabar on 15 November 2006 and services to Benin City and Enugu started on 7 January 2007.[5] The airline is wholly owned by Ojemai Investments.[2]

The Nigerian government set a deadline of 30 April 2007 for all airlines operating in the country to re-capitalise or be grounded in an effort to ensure better services and safety. The airline satisfied the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA)’s criteria in terms of re-capitalisation and was re-registered for operation.[citation needed]

On 4 April 2008, Arik Air was given permission to fly to the United States by the US Department of Transportation.[6] Arik Air started international operations to London-Heathrow on 15 December 2008, using an Airbus A340-500 aircraft damp-leased from Hi Fly.[7] It added Johannesburg on 1 June 2009,[8] New York JFK on 30 November 2009,[9] and Dubai on 28 July 2014.

Subsidiary airline Arik Niger (IATA code: Q9) commenced operations in April 2009, but was shut down in February 2010.[10]

Development since 2010

Arik Air transported its 5 millionth passenger on 6 August 2010[11] and it transported its 10 millionth passenger on 18 September 2012, both on flights between Johannesburg and Lagos.[12]

On 20 September 2012, the airline cancelled all its domestic operations after aviation officials raided the airline's office in Lagos, Nigeria.[13] Flights resumed on 23 September.[14]

Arik Air had placed an order for five Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, which was cancelled in 2011.[15] Arik Air then placed an order for two Boeing 747-8I aircraft 2013.[16][17] However, in early 2017, Arik Air converted the 747-8I orders to two Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners instead.[18] Arik Air had been the last remaining airline customer for the passenger 747-8 (who had not yet received any examples), and now the United States Air Force is the sole remaining customer.

The conversion of the 747-8 order to Dreamliners came shortly after the airline, owing to major financial stress and most aircraft not being operational, was taken over by the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) at the start of 2017, deeming the airline as too big to fail. Since the takeover, all flights leaving Africa, along with flights to O.R. Tambo International Airport, have been gradually suspended.[19][20] Simultaneously, KPMG was appointed by AMCON to conduct a forensic audit on Arik Air's books.[21] Since then, AMCON is gradually in the process of reviving and stabilising the airline and its operations.[22]

Corporate affairs

Arik Air financial and operational performance[23]
Year Passengers flown (million) Cargo carried (thousand) Turnover (NGNm) Expenditure (NGNm) Net profit(+)/Loss(-) (NGNm)
2007 Increase0.66 - - - -
2008 Increase1.12 - - - -
2009 Increase2.00 - - - -
2010 Increase2.30 - - - -
2011 Decrease2.14 - - - -
2012 Increase2.32 - - - -
2013 Increase2.75 - - - -

Destinations

Main article: Arik Air destinations

Arik Air has built up a domestic network covering mainly Nigerian and several other Western African destinations.

Fleet

Arik Air A330-200
Arik Air Boeing 737–800

As of February 2017, the Arik Air fleet includes the following aircraft:[1]

Arik Air fleet
Aircraft Total Orders Passengers[1] Notes
C Y Total
Airbus A330-200 2 — 30 187 217
Airbus A340-500 2 — 36 201 237
Boeing 737-700 9 — 12 112 124
12 119 131
0 149 149
Boeing 737-800 4 — 16 132 148
Boeing 737 MAX 8 — 8[24] TBA
Boeing 787-9 — 9[24] TBA 2 orders converted from Boeing 747-8s[18]
Bombardier CRJ900 4 — 10 62 74
Bombardier CRJ1000 1 2[25] 12 88 100
Bombardier Q400 4 2[25] 10 62 72
Total 23 21

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Our Fleet". Arik Air. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 27 March 2007. p. 77.
  3. ^ "New aircraft to make arik air the largest commercial carrier in nigeria arik air reflects on six months of flying “the new experience”." Arik Air. 28 March 2007. Archived from Retrieved on 8 September 2010. "For more information, please contact: Gbemiga Ogunieye, Head of Communications, Arik Air Ltd, Arik Air Aviation Centre, Murtula Muhammed Domestic Airport, PO Box 10468, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria."
  4. ^ "About Arik Air." Arik Air. 15 June 2006. Retrieved on 3 December 2010.
  5. ^ Arik Air website retrieved 4 February 2007
  6. ^ "Notice of Action Taken re: Arik Air Limited". U.S. Department of Transportation. 4 April 2008.
  7. ^ "Arik Air's First Flight to London Heathrow a Success". Arik Air. 15 December 2008. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
  8. ^ Arik Air arrives in Johannesburg, Arik Air, 2 June 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
  9. ^ Arik makes historic flight into New York, Vanguard (Nigerian newspaper), dd. 1 December 2009
  10. ^ http://www.apanews.net/apa.php?page=eco_article&id_article=69866[dead link]
  11. ^ "Arik Air reaches milestone carrying 5 millionth passenger during summer period". African Aviation. 10 September 2010. Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
  12. ^ http://www.arikair.com/ng/MEDIA-CENTRE/Press-Releases/Arik-Air-reaches-10-millionth-passenger-milestone.aspx
  13. ^ "Nigeria's Arik Air cancels domestic flights". BBC News. 20 September 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  14. ^ "Nigeria's Arik Air resumes flight operations today". Nigeria Vanguard. 23 September 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  15. ^ [1]
  16. ^ http://active.boeing.com/commercial/orders/displaystandardreport.cfm?cboCurrentModel=747&optReportType=AllModels&cboAllModel=747&ViewReportF=View+Report
  17. ^ Boeing 747-8#Orders and deliveries
  18. ^ a b Nigeria’s Arik Air switches Boeing 747-8s with 787-9s, accessed January 28, 2017
  19. ^ http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/223041-update-nigerian-govt-takes-over-distressed-arik-airline-gives-lifeline
  20. ^ Arik Air suspends flights to London, Johannesburg, accessed February 15, 2017
  21. ^ AMCON appoints KPMG to audit Arik Air, accessed February 15, 2017
  22. ^ guardian.ng - Arik Air gets better, says AMCON 26 February 2017
  23. ^ http://www.anna.aero/2014/07/30/arik-airs-traffic-grows-19-2013-dubai-international-destination-12/
  24. ^ a b boeing.com - Orders & Deliveries retrieved 18 February 2017
  25. ^ a b bombardier.com - Commercial Aircraft Status Reports retrieved 18 February 2017

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