Afrijet Airlines

Infobox Airline
airline = Afrijet Airlines

logo_size = 250px
fleet_size = 2
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IATA = 6F
ICAO = FRJ
callsign = AFRIJET
parent =
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founded = 1999
headquarters = Lagos, Nigeria
key_people = Colin Carr - Chairman,
Capt. William Berry Noelle - MD/CEO
hubs = Murtala Muhammed International Airport
secondary_hubs =
focus_cities =
frequent_flyer =
lounge =
alliance =
website = http://www.flyafrijet.com/

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 Airportcite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= Flight International | page= 51 | date= 2007-03-27] .

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.Fact|date=April 2007

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. [ [http://www.nigeria.gov.ng/NR/exeres/B30C7654-36D9-4C57-837C-1EAB4A103091.htm?id=637 Nigeria Direct] 2 May 2007]

The airline has announced its plans to relaunch its local flights by February 2008.

Destinations

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.

Fleet

The Afrijet Airlines fleet includes the following aircraft (as of 4 October 2008) [http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=FRJ&al_op=1] :

*1 McDonnell Douglas MD-82
*1 McDonnell Douglas MD-83

External links

* [http://www.flyafrijet.com/ Afrijet Airlines]
* [http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=FRJ&al_op=1 Afrijet Airlines Fleet]

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