Ibom Air Boosts Fleet With Two New CRJ 900 Next-Generation Aircraft
By Dennis Udoma, Uyo
Ibom Air has consistently expanded its fleet with additional two Bombardier CRJ 900 Next-Generation aircrafts, registered as 5N-CED and 5N-CEE.
Formal reception of aircrafts by the Governor, Umo Eno took place in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, where he said that, new aircrafts to Ibom Air represent, the State government support to actualizing it’s agenda in the aviation sector in the state.
“The addition of these two CRJ 900 next-generation aircraft is an assurance of our administration’s continuous support for Ibom Air and, a strict adherence to our ARISE Agenda’s goal of strategic investment in sectors capable of stimulating economic growth and enhancing the status of our state among the assemblage of states in the federation”, stated Governor Eno.
Ibom Air’s CEO, Mr. Mfon Udom emphasized speaking besides the Governor stated, the importance of the acquisition for the airline’s operations.
According to him, “We are delighted to welcome these two new CRJ 900 aircrafts to our fleet. With this addition, Ibom Air now operates a total of nine aircrafts, including two Airbuses; A220-300s and seven CRJ 900s”.
He said, the company is not resting in it’s oasis because, to become a serious scheduled carrier, we need to keep growing our fleet.
“. . . And so we eagerly await the deliveries of our nine remaining Airbus A220-300s from Airbus in the next 3 years.
“These two new CRJ 900s were outright purchases financed through a shareholder loan. Their addition will bring more capacity to Ibom Air’s service offerings, facilitating better connectivity and reliability for travelers”.
She added that, the airline is committed to setting the benchmark as the airline of choice for passengers, operating a fleet of nine aircrafts; seven Bombadier CRJ 900s and two Airbus A220-300s.
Ibom Air serves six domestic destinations and Accra, Ghana and focuses on schedule reliability, on-time departures, and excellent service.
