Afrijet Airlines is an airline based in Lagos, Nigeria. It was established and started regional cargo operations in 1999. Its main base is Murtala Mohammed International Airport^[1]. Image File history File links Afrijet_logo. ... IATA airline designators, sometimes called IATA reservation codes, are two-character codes assigned by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to the worlds airlines in accordance with the provisions of Resolution 762. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with ICAO airline code. ... Most airlines employ a distinctive and internationally recognised call sign that is normally spoken during airband radio transmissions as a prefix to the flight number. ... An airline hub is an airport that an airline uses as a transfer point to get passengers to their intended destination. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... For other uses, see Lagos (disambiguation). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... An Airbus A380 of Emirates Airline An airline provides air transport services for passengers or freight. ... For other uses, see Lagos (disambiguation). ... This article is about the year. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

History

As well as operating cargo services from Nigeria, the airline also operated high profile security flight operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The airline has just moved from its offices at Murtala Mohammed International Airport to its corporate headquarters in Opebi, Lagos. It still maintains an aviation maintenance shop with its sister company Elite Aviation, as well as completing a Boeing 757-sized aircraft maintenance facility at Murtala Mohammed International Airport. Capt. William Berry Noelle serves as the airline's Managing Director/CEO and it is a privately owned airline.^{[citation needed]} For other uses, see Lagos (disambiguation). ... The Boeing 757 is an American short to medium range commercial passenger aircraft manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. ...

The Nigerian government set a deadline of April 30, 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-capitalization and was re-registered for operation.^[2] is the 120th day of the year (121st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

Destinations

^{[citation needed]} Afrijet Airlines has been licensed by the Nigerian Government to operate scheduled domestic passenger and international services to Malabo, Luanda, Kinshasa, Douala, Accra, Freetown, Conakry, Banjul, Johannesburg, Jeddah, Madrid and Lyon. It has also formed cargo partnerships with MK Airlines and Panalpina with operations to Luxembourg, Ostend and London. Location of Malabo in Equatorial Guinea Malabo is the capital city of Equatorial Guinea, located on the northern coast of Bioko Island (formerly Fernando Póo). ... Luanda (formerly called Loanda) is the largest city and capital of Angola. ... Kinshasa (formerly Léopoldville or, before 1960, also Leopoldstad) is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... Accra, population 1,970,400 (2005), is the capital of Ghana. ... Freetown, population 1,070,200 (2004), is the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone. ... Conakry or Konakry (Malinké: KÉ”nakiri), population 2,000,000 (2002), is the capital of Guinea. ... Location of Banjul in The Gambia Street in Banjul city Banjul (formerly Bathurst) is the capital of The Gambia. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Nickname: Location of Jeddah Coordinates: , Country Saudi Arabia Province Makkah (Mecca) Established 500+ BC Government  - Mayor Adil Faqeeh  - City Governor Mishal Al-Saud  - Province Governor Khalid Al-Faisal Area  - City 1,320 km²  (509. ... Motto: (Spanish for From Madrid to Heaven) Location Coordinates: , Country Spain Autonomous Community Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid Province Madrid Administrative Divisions 21 Neighborhoods 127 Founded 9th century Government  - Mayor Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón Jimémez (PP) Area  - Land 607 km² (234. ... This article is about the French city. ... MK Airlines DC-8 at Manston, England MK Airlines Boeing 747-200, at Filton Airfield, England MK Airlines is a cargo airline registered in the United Kingdom and providing worldwide freight operations. ... Panalpina Panalpina on six continents is one of the worlds leading providers of forwarding and logistics services, specializing in intercontinental air freight and ocean freight shipments and associated supply chain management solutions. ... The esplanade with the Thermae Palace, the former Royal Residence and the casino For other uses, see Ostend (disambiguation). ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

Fleet

The Afrijet Airlines fleet includes the following aircraft (at July 2007) ^[1] : Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

• 1 Fairchild FH-227D
• 1 Fokker F27J

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Previously operated

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• 1 Boeing 727-200F (at January 2005)
• 1 McDonnell Douglas MD-83 (at October 2006)

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External links

• Afrijet Airlines
• Afrijet secures $30m loan for aircraft acquisition
• Aviation in Nigeria - The Daily Sun Nigeria
• Afrijet assists in Hajj - Vanguard Online
• Afrijet earmarks 30-aircraft fleet

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Directory: World Airlines", Flight International, 2007-03-27, p. 51. 
2. ^ Nigeria Direct 2 May 2007