Ibom Air Acquires more Aircraft to Boost Operation

Ibom Air, has boosted its fleet by adding two more Bombardier CRJ 900 to its operation, which arrived at the weekend.

With this addition, Ibom Air now operates a total of nine aircraft, including two Airbus A220-300s and seven CRJ 900s.

The two CRJ 900s are outright purchase financed through a shareholder loan.
” Their addition will bring more capacity to Ibom Air’s service offerings, facilitating better connectivity and reliability for travellers”,Mfom Udom,the Chief Executive Officer disclosed at the reception event in Uyo . Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State officially received the aircraft marked 5N-CED and 5N-CEE along side other top government functionaries.

Governor Eno, said:
“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.”
Chief Executive Officer of Ibom Air, Mr Mfon Udom, on his part, said: “We are delighted to welcome these two new CRJ 900 aircraft to our fleet “Still, we are not resting because to become a serious scheduled carrier, we need to keep growing our fleet”.
The airline , according to Udom is eagerly awaiting the deliveries nine remaining Airbus A220-300s from Airbus Company in the next three years.