Wings Aviation

Wings Aviation
IATA ICAO Call sign
TWD TRADEWINGS
Founded2001
Ceased operations2012
HubsLagos Murtala Muhammed Airport
HeadquartersLagos, Nigeria

Wings Aviation was a charter airline based in Lagos, Nigeria. It operates customised air charter services. Its main base is Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos.[1]

History

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The Nigerian government set a deadline of 30 April 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.[2] It later merged with JedAir.[3]

Fleet

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Incidents and accidents

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  • Wings Aviation lost an aircraft in 2008, the wreckage was only found after a few months.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ BuyUSA retrieved 12 May 2007
  2. ^ All Africa.com 5 May 2007
  3. ^ ch-aviation.com - Wings Aviation (Nigeria) retrieved 23 June 2019
  4. ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Beechcraft 1900D 5N-JAH Besi, Obanliku". Aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  5. ^ [1] Archived 5 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine