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Aero Contractors (Nigeria)

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Aero Contractors
IATA
AJ
ICAO
NIG
Callsign
AEROLINE
Founded 1959
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
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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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]

Destinations

Aero serves the following destinations:

Fleet

As of February 2012 the Aero Contractors (Nigeria) fleet includes the following aircraft:[5]

References

  1. ^ "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"
  2. ^ "Privacy Policy." Aero Contractors. Retrieved on 8 December 2011. "Aero Contractors Company of Nigeria Limited, (Private Terminal), Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria."
  3. ^ http://www1.flyaero.com/about-us/history/
  4. ^ http://www1.flyaero.com/about-us/company-profile/
  5. ^ Aero Contractor Fleet

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