Aero Contractors (Nigeria)

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Aero Contractors

IATA AJ	ICAO NIG	Callsign AEROLINE
Founded		1959
Hubs		Murtala Mohammed International Airport
Member lounge		Heritage Lounge
Fleet size		10
Destinations		11
Parent company		Oteri Holdings
Headquarters		Lagos, Nigeria
Key people		Koen Neven (CEO), Hans Rikkerink (CFO), Dapo Olumide (Manager, Fixed Wing), Mark Snoxell, Business Development Manager, Charles Onyeukwu , HR Director
Website: http://www.flyaero.com

Aero Contractors (Aero Contractors Company of Nigeria Ltd) or simply "Aero" is an airline based in Lagos, Nigeria. It operates scheduled services, air taxi, charter and third party aircraft operations, largely in support of Nigeria's extensive oil and gas industry. Its main base is Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, with a hub at Port Harcourt International Airport.

1 History
2 Services
3 Destinations
- 3.1 Africa
4 Fleet
5 External links
6 References

[edit] History

AeroContractors was formed in 1959; officially registered in Nigeria in 1960 and, at that time, 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 (C.H.C.) who acquired 40% holding of Aerocontractors while the 60% majority share remained within the Ibru family.

[edit] Services

Aero Contractors operates domestic services to Lagos, Abuja, Enugu, Port Harcourt, Warri, Calabar, Benin City, and Bebi. It plans to serve Kano. Its international flights cover Malabo, Equatorial Guinea from Port Harcourt and to Accra, Ghana and Bamako, Mali from Lagos. In August 2006 the airline was granted traffic rights for Lagos-Sao Tome, announcing plans for 2 weekly flights in the near future.

[edit] Destinations

[edit] Africa

Equitorial Guinea
- Malabo

Ghana
- Accra (Kotoka International Airport)

Mali
- Bamako (Senou International Airport)

Nigeria
- Abuja (Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport )
- Bebi (Bebi Airstrip)
- Benin City (Benin Airport)
- Calabar (Magaret Ekpo International Airport)
- Enugu (Akanu Ibiam International Airport)
- Lagos (Murtala Mohammed International Airport) Hub
- Owerri (Imo Airport)
- Port Harcourt (Port Harcourt International Airport)
- Warri

[edit] Fleet

The Aero Contractors fleet includes the following aircraft (as of August 2006) ^[1]:

2 Boeing 737-300
5 Bombardier Dash 8 Q300
1 [[De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter|De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300] On ground due to Nigerian Aviation Authority regulations concerning age of aircraft]