Airlines - Nigeria

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Nigeria is a republic in western Africa, bordered by Cameroon to the east, Chad to the northeast, Niger to the north, Benin to the west, and the Atlantic Ocean to the south. Until 1991, the capital was the largest city, Lagos, on the south-western coast. At that time, the new city of Abuja, in the country's interior, became capital.

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Airline	Operating Dates	IATA : ICAO	Tree	Status
ADC Airlines (Aviation Development Company)	1984* - 2007	Z7 : ADK		Inactive
Aero (AeroContractors)	2002 - 2012>	AJ : NIG	Aero	Active
Aerocontractors Company of Nigeria	1959 - 2002	AJ : NIG	>Aero	Renamed
Africa One Nigeria	2003* ~ 2003*			Began?
African International Airways	** ~ **			Unconfirmed
African Trans Air	** ~ **			Unconfirmed
Afrijet Airlines	1999 - 2009	6F : FRJ		Inactive
Afrimex Aviation	1994* - 2003*			Status?
Afriwest Airlines	2004* ~ 2004*			Began?
Air Atlantic Cargo	1996* - 2000*			Status?
Air Midwest	2010 - 2010	-- : VTY		Inactive
Air Nigeria	1993* ~ 1993*			Began?
Air Nigeria	2003* ~ 2003*	XY : ---		Began?
Air Nigeria	2010 - 2012>		Air Nigeria	Active
Air Trans Air	** - **			Status?
Air Vanni	1978* - 1978*		>Intercontinental Airlines	Status?
Albarka Air Services	2000 - 2007	F4 : NBK		Inactive
Al-Dawood Air	2002* - 2006*	-- : LIE		Status?
Alheri Airlines	1987 - 1987			Inactive
Allied Air Cargo	1998 - 2012>	4W : AJK		Active
Allied Cargo Express	** ~ **			Unconfirmed
Amako Airlines	2002* - 2004*			Inactive
Amed Air (AmedAir)	1996* - 1996*			Inactive
Apex Air	2010* ~ 2010*			Began?
Arab Wings Nigeria	1981 - 1981			Inactive
Arax Airlines	1978* - 1989*			Status?
Arik Air	2006 - 2012>	W3 : ARA		Active
Associated Aviation (Associated Air Cargo)	1996* - 2012>	-- : SCD		Active
Axiom Air	2009 - 2012>			Active
Bako Air	2004* - 2006	-- : OGJ		Inactive
Bakoji Airlines Services	1999* - 2000*	-- : OGJ		Inactive
Barnax Air	** - **			Status?
Bellview Airlines	1992 - 2009	B3 : BLV	>Bellview Airlines	Inactive
Bristow Helicopters	2002* - 2003*			Status?
Capital Airlines	2003 - 2010	-- : NCP		Inactive
Central Airlines	** - **			Status?
Chanchangi Airlines	1997 - 2012>	5B : NCH		Active
Chrome Air Services	1990* - 2007	-- : CHQ		Inactive
City Link Airlines	1993 - 2002*			Status?
Comet Air	2000* ~ 2000*			Began?
Concord Airlines	** - **			Status?
Dala Air Services	2000* - 2001	-- : DLR		Inactive
DANA (Dornier Aviation Nigeria) (Yuletide)	1979 - 2012>	-- : DAV		Active
Dana Air	2008 - 2012>			Active
Das Air	2004* - 2006*			Status?
Dasab Airways	2002* - 2007			Inactive
Delta Air Charter	1969* - 1969*			Status?
Earth Airlines	2002 - 2006*	-- : ERX		Status?
EAS (Executive Aviation Services)	2007* - 2009*			Status?
EAS Airlines	1993 - 2006	-- : EXW	>Nicon Airways	Renamed
EAS Cargo Airlines	1983* - 1993		>Nicon Airways	Renamed
Easy Link	2002* - 2006	-- : FYE		Inactive
Eco Air	2004* - 2004*			Status?
Elders Colonial Airways	** - **			Status?
Empire Aviation Services	1999* - 2009*			Status?
Executair	** - **			Status?
Executive Airline Service	1993 - 2004*			Status?
Falcon Airlines	** - **			Inactive
Farproden Air Lines	1991* ~ 1991*			Began?
Fassey Aviation	1996* - 1997*			Inactive
Fayban Express Cargo	1996* - 1996*			Inactive
Fegan Aviation	1995* - 1996*			Status?
Fezel Air	1993* - 1995			Inactive
FirstNation Airways	2011 - 2012>			Active
Flash Airlines	1985* - 1996*			Inactive
Fleet Air Nigeria	2005* - 2006		>Nicon Airways	Renamed
Foremost Aviation	1992 - 1994			Inactive
Freedom Air	2010* ~ 2010*			Began?
Freedom Air Services	2001 - 2007	-- : FFF		Inactive
Fresh Air	2001* - 2007	-- : FRR		Inactive
Fresh Air Cargo	2001* - 2007	-- : FRR		Inactive
Galaxy Airways	1988* - 1988*	-- GXY		Status?
GAS Air	1973* - 2000			Inactive
GAS Air Cargo	1979 - 1983*			Status?
Geminair	1974* - 1975*			Status?
Global Airlines	1994* - 1994*			Status?
Hamzair	1983 - 1983			Inactive
Harco Air Services	1992 - 1994		>Harca Air Services	Renamed
Harka Air Services (Harco Air Services)	1994 - 2001*			Inactive
Hold-Trade Air Services	1991 - 2000			Inactive
IAT Cargo	1997* - 1998*			Inactive
Impala Air	1990s			Status?
Intercontinental Airlines	1983* - 1990		Intercontinental Airlines	Inactive
International Air Tours	1996* - 1996*			Inactive
International Air Tours	2004* - 2006*			Status?
Interstate Airlines	** - **	-- : IAE		Inactive
IRS Airlines	2002 - 2012>	-- : LVB		Active
Jambo Air	1980s			Status?
Kabo Air	1981 - 2012>	N2 : QNK		Active
Kabu Air Cargo	1992* - 1992*			Status?
Kati Air (Kano Transport International)	1983* - 1997	-- : KTI		Inactive
Kenuz Airlines	1990s			Status?
Kings Air	2007* - 2010*			Status?
Koda Air	2001* - 2001*			Status?
Kolkol Airlines	1994* - 2000*			Inactive
Maina Air	1994 - 1996*			Status?
Mangal Airlines	2006 - 2008		>MaxAir	Renamed
MAS Airlines (Morgan Air Services)	** ~ **			Unconfirmed
MaxAir	2008 - 2012>		MaxAir	Active
Med-View Airline	2007 - 2012>	-- : MEV		Active
Merchant Express Aviation Services	1994 - 2001*	-- : MXX		Inactive
Meridian Airlines	** ~ **			Unconfirmed
New Africa Airlines	2006* ~ 2006*			Began?
Nexus Aviation	** - **			Inactive
Nicon Airways	2006 - 2009*	-- : NCN	Nicon Airways	Status?
Nigeria Air Services	1946 - 1947			Inactive
Nigeria Airlines.com	2004* ~ 2004*			Began?
Nigeria Airways	1958 - 2003	WT : ---		Inactive
NigeriaGlobal	2004* ~ 2004*			Began?
Nigerian Eagle Airlines	2005* ~ 2005*			Began?
Nigerian Eagle Airlines	2009 - 2010		>Air Nigeria	Renamed
Nigerian Trade Wings	1978* - 1979*			Status?
North-East Airlines	** - **			Status?
Northern Air Service	1982* - 1982*			Inactive
Northwest Air Services	** - **			Status?
Nyemoni Airways	1991* ~ 1991*			Began?
Okada Air	1983 - 2003*			Inactive
Oriental Airlines	1990 - 2003*			Status?
Overland Airways	2003 - 2012>	OJ : OLA		Active
Overnight Cargo Nigeria	** - **			Status?
Pan African Airlines	1961 - 2000*	PE : ---		Status?
PMAS Regional Airlines	** - **			Status?
Premier Airlines	2005* ~ 2005*			Began?
Premium Air Shuttle (PAS)	1999* - 2006*	-- : EMI		Status?
Private Airlines	2010* ~ 2010*			Began?
Rahamaniyya Airlines	2010 ~ 2010			Began?
Red 1 Xpress	2010 ~ 2010			Began?
RiteTime	** - **			Inactive
RN Air Cargo	** - **			Status?
Savannah Airlines	2001* - 2003*			Status?
Savva Airlines	1989* ~ 1989*			Began?
Selcon International	** ~ **			Unconfirmed
Sky Executive Airlines	** - **			Inactive
SkyBird Air	2011 ~ 2011			Began?
Skybridge Airline	2008* ~ 2008*			Began?
Skylimit Jet and Charter Services	2010* - 2010*			Status?
Skyline	1999 - 2008*	-- : SMT		Status?
Skypower Express Airways (Express Airways Nigeria)	1985 - 2007	-- : EAN		Inactive
Slok Airlines	2004 - 2004		>Slok Air International	Renamed
SMA Airlines	1999* - 2000*			Inactive
Sobreiro Air	1991* ~ 1991*			Began?
Sosoliso Airlines	2000 - 2007	SO : OSL		Inactive
Space World International Airlines	2004* - 2007			Inactive
TaK Aviation	2010 - 2012>			Active
TAS (Thames Air Services & Charter)	1993* - 1994	-- : TMQ		Inactive
TAT Nigeria	2008* - 2009*			Status?
Top Brass Aviation	2010* ~ 2010*			Began?
Tradecraft Air	2010* - 2010*			Status?
Trans African Airlines	** ~ **			Unconfirmed
Trans Sahara Air	2001 - 2006*	-- : SBJ		Status?
Trans Sahel Airlines	1985* - 1998*			Status?
Trans Sky Airlines	2006* ~ 2006*			Began?
Trans-Air Services	1990s			Status?
Triax Airlines (Triax Air Services)	1992 - 2000			Inactive
United Air Express	Early 1990s			Inactive
United Air Services (UAS Cargo)	1980s			Inactive
Venture Africa Airlines	1995 ~ 1995			Unconfirmed
Virgin Nigeria	2005 - 2009	VK : VGN	>Air Nigeria	Renamed
WAAC (West African Airways Corporation)	1946* - 1976*		>Unknown	Renamed
West African Venturers	1975 - 1975			Inactive
West Coast Airlines	2010* ~ 2010*			Began?
Wings Aviation	2004* - 2009*	-- : TWD		Status?
Yvic Air	1992* - 1997	-- : VYC		Inactive
Yvic Airlines	1990s			Status?
Zenith Air	1992 - 1994*			Status?
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