Dornier Aviation Nigeria Explained

Airline:Dornier Aviation Nigeria
Fleet Size:5
Iata:-
Icao:DAV
Callsign:DANA AIR
Parent:Dornier Aviation Nigeria AIEP Limited
Founded:1979
Headquarters:Kaduna, Nigeria
Key People:
  • Col. Sani Bello
  • Babangida Inuwa
  • Hamid Bawa
Hubs:Old Kaduna Airport
Website:dananig.aero

Dornier Aviation Nigeria is an airline based in Kaduna, Nigeria. It operates Dornier aircraft in Nigeria on a charter basis, as well as running a fixed-base and maintenance operation. It also undertakes agricultural flying, aerial photography and emergency medical evacuation services. Its main base is Old Kaduna Airport. Dornier Aviation Nigeria also participated in the 2015 Hajj airlift led by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, the airlift was financed by Nigerian Businessman Babangida Inuwa.

History

It was established in 1979 and has 207 employees (at March 2007).[1]

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.

Destinations

Dornier Aviation Nigeria operates no scheduled services.

Fleet

Current fleet

The Dornier Aviation Nigeria fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2019):[2]

Former fleet

The airline fleet previously included the following aircraft (at March 2007):[1]

References

  1. News: Directory: World Airlines . . 74 . 2007-04-03.
  2. Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One). Airliner World. October 2019. 22.

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