Wings Aviation

Wings Aviation

Infobox Airline
airline = Wings Aviation

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IATA = -
ICAO = TWD
callsign = TRADEWINGS
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founded =
headquarters = Lagos, Nigeria
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hubs = Murtala Mohammed International Airport
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Wings Aviation is a charter airline based in Lagos, Nigeria. It operates customized air charter services. Its main base is Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos. [http://www.buyusa.gov/nigeria/en/serviceproviders.html?bsp_cat=90120000 BuyUSA] retrieved 12 May 2007]

History

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://allafrica.com/stories/200705050045.html All Africa.com] 5 May 2007]

Incidents

Wings Aviation lost an aircraft in 2008, the wreckage was only found after a few months. [ [http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20080315-0] ] [ [http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=121469] ]

Fleet

* 1 Raytheon Beech 1900D Airliner
* 1 Beechcraft Super King Air

References


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