DATE:01/12/08
SOURCE:Air Transport Intelligence
Nigeria's Arik Air takes delivery of first A340-500
By David Kaminski-Morrow
Nigerian carrier Arik Air has formally taken delivery of its first Airbus
A340-500 during an event at the airframer's Toulouse headquarters.
The Rolls-Royce Trent 500-powered aircraft is the first of three being
acquired by Lagos-based Arik, all of which were originally bound for India's
Kingfisher Airlines.
Arik plans to use the aircraft, configured in two classes, for long-haul
services to London, New York and Houston.
"Our new A340-500 is the first newly-built long-range aircraft delivered to a
Nigerian airline in more than 20 years," says Arik chairman Sir Joseph
Arumemi-Johnson.
Arik's fleet includes Boeing 737 and Bombardier CRJ900 aircraft but the
airline has a variety of types on order including Boeing 777-300ERs and 787s,
and Bombardier Q400s.
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2008/12/01/319581/nigerias-arik-air-takes
-delivery-of-first-a340-500.html
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