IRS Airlines explained

Airline:	IRS Airlines
Fleet Size:	4
Destinations:	6
Iata:	IS
Icao:	LVB
Callsign:	SILVERBIRD
Founded:	2002
Ceased:	2013
Headquarters:	Abuja, Nigeria
Key People:	Rabiu Isyaku-Rabiu Yemi Dada
Hubs:	Murtala Muhammed International Airport Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport
Frequent Flyer:	T-plus

IRS Airlines Limited was an airline based in Abuja, Nigeria. It operated scheduled domestic passenger services. Its main base was Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport.^[1] The airline was established in 2002 and started operations in March 2002.^[2] It ceased operations in 2013.^[3] The company slogan was Now you can go places.

Destinations

IRS operated services to the following domestic scheduled destinations as of February 2013.

• Nigeria
  • Abuja – Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Hub
  • Kaduna – Kaduna Airport
  • Kano – Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport
  • Lagos – Murtala Muhammed International Airport Hub
  • Maiduguri – Maiduguri International Airport
  • Yola – Yola Airport

Fleet

The IRS Airlines fleet included the following aircraft (as of August 2016):^[4]

In fleet!Order!Passengers!Notes

Fokker 100	4	0	100
Total	4	0

Accidents and incidents

• On 11 May 2014, an IRS Airlines Fokker 100, registered 5N-SIK, was returning from a post maintenance check-up when it crashed near the township of Ganla, Niger. The two pilots survived with undisclosed injuries.^[5]

External links

• Official website (archived)

Notes and References

1. News: Directory: World Airlines . . 94 . 2007-04-03.
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20060813203156/http://www.flyirsairlines.com/ Home page IRS Airlines
3. https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/airline/IRS ch-aviation.com – IRS Airlines
4. Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part One). Airliner World. October 2016. 22.
5. Web site: IRS plane crashes in Niger Republic . 2014-05-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140511011803/http://www.punchng.com/news/irs-plane-crashes-in-niger-republic/ . 2014-05-11 . dead .