Okada Air
IATA ICAO Callsign
9H OKJ OKADA AIR
Founded1983 (1983)
Commenced operationsSeptember 1983 (1983-09)
Ceased operations1997 (1997)
Okada Air Boeing 747-100, Manchester, 1993
Okada Air Douglas DC-8, Luxembourg, 1985
The abandoned fleet of Okada Air at the Benin Airport, 2006. One Boeing 727 and 17 BAC 1-11 are visible

Okada Air was an airline based in Benin City, Nigeria. The carrier was established in 1983 with a fleet of BAC-One Eleven 300s.[1][2] and started charter operations in September the same year.[3] In 1984, a Boeing 707-355C was acquired for cargo operations. By 1990, ten BAC One-Elevens were bought, and eight more were acquired in 1991. The company was granted the right of operating international flights in 1992.[4]

The owner of Okada Air was Chief Gabriel Igbinedion, the Esama of Benin.[5] In 1997, the company was disestablished.

Destinations

Okada Air served the following destinations throughout its history:[3]

Historical fleet details

Accidents and incidents

Fatal accidents

Non-fatal hull-losses

See also

References

  1. ^ "World airline directory – Okada Air". Flight International. 143 (4362): 114. 24–30 March 1993. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014.
  2. ^ "World airline directory – Okada Air". Flight International. 125 (3908): 874. 31 March 1984. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016.
  3. ^ a b "World airline directory – Okada Air". Flight International. 149 (4517): 73. 3–9 April 1996. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014.
  4. ^ Guttery (1998), p. 146.
  5. ^ Forrest, Tom (1994). The advance of African capital: the growth of Nigerian private enterprise. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press for the International African Institute. ISBN 0-7486-0492-8.
  6. ^ Sałata, Dariusz; Sałata, Krzysztof; Wrona, Andrzej (2004). "Użytkownicy śmigłowców W-3" [W-3 helicopter users]. Aeroplan (in Polish). No. 5-6/2004 (50/51). Agencja Lotnicza Altair. p. 29. ISSN 1232-8839.
  7. ^ Accident description for 5N-AOW at the Aviation Safety Network
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  9. ^ Accident description for 5N-AOT at the Aviation Safety Network
  10. ^ Accident description for 5N-AOR at the Aviation Safety Network

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