Nigeria: Ibom Air's Latest Airbus Aircraft Is Second Among the 10 Ordered By Ex-Gov Emmanuel's Administration

What the report says

Ibom Air has taken delivery of another Airbus A220-300, the second aircraft from a 10-jet order placed under former Akwa Ibom Governor Udom Emmanuel’s administration in 2021. According to the report carried by Premium Times via AllAfrica, the aircraft, registered 5N-CDC, was handed over in Mirabel, Canada after title documents were signed by Ibom Air managing director and chief executive George Uriesi.

The airline said the new jet is part of a wider expansion plan and will increase its Airbus fleet to three aircraft. Ibom Air currently operates seven Bombardier CRJ900s and two Airbus A220-300s, serving seven domestic destinations plus Accra, Ghana. The report said the aircraft is expected to be formally received at Victor Attah International Airport in Uyo during Akwa Ibom State’s 39th anniversary celebrations.

The article also places the delivery in the context of the state’s aviation policy under Emmanuel, who established Ibom Air in 2019 and later ordered 10 Airbus A220-300s at the 2021 Dubai Airshow. The report says Akwa Ibom was the first sub-national government in Nigeria to own and run a commercial airline. It also notes that the former administration built a new international terminal at Uyo airport, which the current governor, Umo Eno, has publicly praised as part of the state’s aviation record.