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Na From Germany, joined Dec 1999, 9605 posts, RR: 10
Posted (10 years 5 months 3 weeks 20 hours ago) and read 1504 times:

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I heard that startup Air Nigeria plans to operate a 747, but that its a leased 744 of Singapore Airlines is a surprise to me.

Any info?

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Cx flyboy From Hong Kong, joined Dec 1999, 6341 posts, RR: 56
Reply 1, posted (10 years 5 months 3 weeks 20 hours ago) and read 1457 times:

I saw this aircraft on thursday still in SIN, with all the doors closed and no maintenance being performed on it. It is still all white with the grey underside, but curiously the winglets are still in SQ colours, just as they were when this same aircraft was leased to Ansett. Does SQ have something against their winglets being repainted?

Anyway, I would not be surprised if due to financial issues the lease is being held up.

Ejazz From United Arab Emirates, joined May 2002, 702 posts, RR: 36
Reply 2, posted (10 years 5 months 3 weeks 17 hours ago) and read 1409 times:

Anyone remember African Star Airlines? They also arranged to lease a B747 from Singapore Airlines and paid enough to have the aircraft painted in their colours. Then the cash ran out and the lease cancelled. I have a suspicion the same may well happen with Air Nigeria.

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Alpha From Czech Republic, joined Jul 2005, 0 posts, RR: 0
Reply 3, posted (10 years 5 months 3 weeks 17 hours ago) and read 1395 times:

Hello Na,

Air Nigeria a start up ? I thought it was the new name of Nigeria Airways, no ?

Hello Ejazz,

Here is a photo of African Star Airlines :

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Steph

Mr.BA From Singapore, joined Sep 2000, 3423 posts, RR: 23
Reply 4, posted (10 years 5 months 3 weeks 13 hours ago) and read 1328 times:

The paint of the winglet probably signifies the aircraft's still SQ's. Smile

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Ryanair!!! From Singapore, joined Mar 2002, 4652 posts, RR: 27
Reply 5, posted (10 years 5 months 3 weeks 13 hours ago) and read 1331 times:

Those winglets on the Ansett 744 were actually of Ansett's colours. Many people thought that it was simply an extension of SQ's colours but really, it wasn't.

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Na From Germany, joined Dec 1999, 9605 posts, RR: 10
Reply 6, posted (10 years 5 months 2 weeks 6 days 19 hours ago) and read 1242 times:

SIA seems to be quite unlucky with leasing out older 747s - and too fast and optimistic in repainting them.
African Star is only one example. Another 747-300 was painted in full green/blue colours of "Transinternational Express" in 1998/99, even N-registered!

Alpha From Czech Republic, joined Jul 2005, 0 posts, RR: 0
Reply 7, posted (10 years 5 months 2 weeks 6 days 19 hours ago) and read 1240 times:

Hello Na, not many photos on A.net :

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Steph

Aviasian From Singapore, joined Jan 2001, 1453 posts, RR: 16
Reply 8, posted (10 years 5 months 2 weeks 6 days 18 hours ago) and read 1222 times:

Agree with Na that SIA's attempts at leasing airplanes seem to be less than smooth. Here's another shot of the Trans International Express B743 . . . and guess what, this same aircraft (formerly 9V-SKH) went on to Cameroon Airlines for yet another very short lease!!

KC Sim
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Na From Germany, joined Dec 1999, 9605 posts, RR: 10
Reply 9, posted (10 years 5 months 2 weeks 6 days 18 hours ago) and read 1220 times:

The Cameroon contract is only short term? For how long? The bird is flying for them for more than a year now, and I just saw TV footage last week where it was shown at Lagos flying back distressed beauty queens to London after the muslim atrocities (some call it "protests") in Northern Nigeria.

Aviasian From Singapore, joined Jan 2001, 1453 posts, RR: 16
Reply 10, posted (10 years 5 months 2 weeks 6 days 18 hours ago) and read 1214 times:

Last I heard, the lease to Cameroon Airlines was already gone . . . unless someone can confirm if it is still operating for Cameroon Airlines or is now operating for whoever owns it (but still carrying Cameroon colours).

KC Sim
Bangkok . . . thanks for any update on this.

Aviatsiya From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 11, posted (10 years 5 months 2 weeks 6 days 18 hours ago) and read 1217 times:

Air Nigeria is supposed to be a joint venture between Nigeria Airways and Airwing Aerospace (UK), and there were indeed rumours that they were getting a 747 from SQ. But there has been much written in the Nigerian press regarding this company lately.

Here are some articles;

Background on the airline - http://www.kwenu.com/nigeria/airways/adeworan_disinfo.htm

Air Nigeria aircraft to arrive soon - http://www.nigeriasyt.com/aa17.htm

SQ denies involvement - http://www.nigeriasyt.com/c18.htm

Call for review of Air Nigeria - http://www.nigeriasyt.com/aa51.htm

It will be a while before Air Nigeria gets off the ground, and I don't think they will be with SQ aircraft as has been rumoured (the rumour put out by Airwing Aerospace mind you).

Alpha From Czech Republic, joined Jul 2005, 0 posts, RR: 0
Reply 12, posted (10 years 5 months 1 week 16 hours ago) and read 1123 times:

Hello, 9V-SMD still all white and still @ SIN :

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