IRS Airlines
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| IRS Airlines | ||
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| IATA - |
ICAO LVB |
Callsign SILVERBIRD |
| Founded | 2002 | |
| Fleet size | 3 | |
| Destinations | 3 | |
| Headquarters | Abuja, Nigeria | |
| Key people | Isyaku Rabiu | |
IRS Airlines is an airline based in Abuja, Nigeria. It operates scheduled domestic passenger services. Its main base is Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.[1]
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[edit] History
The airline was established in 2002 and started operations in March 2002. Its air operators certificate was suspended briefly in March 2004 due to safety irregularities.[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.[2]
[edit] Destinations
IRS operates services to the following domestic scheduled destinations (as of March 2007):[citation needed]
[edit] Fleet
The IRS Airlines fleet includes the following aircraft (as of January 2008):
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines", Flight International, 2007-04-03, p. 94.
- ^ Nigeria Direct 2 May 2007
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