Allied Air
IATA ICAO Callsign
4W AJK BAMBI
Founded1998
HubsMurtala Mohammed International Airport
Fleet size4
HeadquartersLagos, Nigeria
Key peopleVal Tongo (CEO)
Websitewww.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]

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 3 1 operating for DHL Aviation
Boeing 737-800F 1
Total 4

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

Accidents and incidents

References

  1. ^ a b Allied Air website retrieved 12 May 2007
  2. ^ a b c 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.