SCD ASSOCIATED Headquarters Ikeja, Nigeria Fleet size 3 | Focus cities Benin City Founded 1996 | |
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Hubs Murtala Mohammed International Airport Parent company Associated Aviation Limited Hub Murtala Muhammed International Airport | ||
Associated Aviation is an airline based in Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria. It was established in 1996 and operates passenger and cargo services within Nigeria and in West Africa. Its main base is Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos.
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History
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.
In July 2008 the company was sold to a group of investors who have launched a major route expansion and acquisition of new aircraft from Embraer.
Destinations
Associated Aviation serves the following destinations (January 2009):
Fleet
The Associated Aviation fleet consists of the following aircraft (at November 2008):
Accidents
On 3 October 2013, Associated Aviation Flight 361 operated by an Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia crashed on take off from Lagos Airport bound for Akure. The aircraft was on a charter flight taking the body of the former Governor of Ondo State, Dr. Olusegun Agagu for burial. The aircraft had 20 people on board and at least 15 of them have died.