Allied Air

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Allied Air
Alliedair.jpg
IATA ICAO Call sign
4WAJKBAMBI
Founded1998
Hubs Murtala Mohammed International Airport
Fleet size4
Headquarters Lagos, Nigeria
Key peopleVal Tongo (CEO)
Website www.alliedairng.com

Allied Air is a cargo airline based in Lagos, Nigeria. It operates scheduled and charter services in Nigeria and throughout Africa. Its main base is Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos. [1] [2]

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History

The airline was established in 1998. [2] The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) set a deadline of April 30, 2007 for all airlines operating in the country to re-capitalise or be grounded. Allied Air successfully re-capitalised and was registered for operation. [3]

Destinations

Key scheduled destinations include Accra, Freetown, Monrovia, Entebbe, and Malabo. [1] It also has regular services to Liege. [2]

Fleet

The Allied Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of February 2021): [4]

Allied Air Fleet
Aircraft In Fleet Notes
Boeing 737-400F 31 operating for DHL Aviation
Boeing 737-800F 1
Total4

The airline used to operate Boeing 727-200Fs and one was written off in an accident on June 2, 2012.

Accidents and incidents

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References

  1. 1 2 Allied Air website retrieved 12 May 2007
  2. 1 2 3 ANA Aviation Archived 2007-06-29 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 12 May 2007
  3. All Africa.com 5 May 2007 [ permanent dead link ]
  4. "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019): 22.
  5. "Cargo Plane Hits Bus in Ghana Airport Crash". BBC. June 2, 2012. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  6. "Accident: Allied Cargo B722 at Accra on Jun 2nd 2012, overran runway on landing". AVHerald. June 2, 2012. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  7. Hradecky, Simon (December 11, 2024). "Accident: Allied Cargo B734 at Abuja on Dec 11th 2024, runway excursion on landing". The Aviation Herald. Retrieved December 12, 2024.