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Aircraft maintenance hanger at Uyo airport ready for business.

MRO hanger ready for Aircraft maintenance, ibom air to maintain all its Aircraft here. The 5 bombardier crj 900 and 10 Airbus A220 will be maintained here.
Ibom air is the Anchor client. Other airlines are welcome to do maintenance here too.

This terminal building will have 5 avio bridges, and is expected to enable the domestic and international travels, ibom air has announced its plans to commence flights to 7 african countries.
The Terminal building is designed to make this dream come true.

The smart airport is expected to be completed before may 29th 2023

Work is nearing completion on both the airport terminal building, Apron, taxiway, carport and the MRO

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mrvitalis:
Oh please

Wicked because I'm against government Runing an aviation industry business ? Especially in a democratic government , government has no business in business really


Akwa ibom is a state I know very well ...if this money was invested into 2000 fishing trawlers do to know what can do the the economy of the state ?

Do you know the fishing potential of akwa ibom ...prawns ,shrimps , fish bro it's massive

All I'm saying is this business is not a good investment simple

And Igbo hating akwa ibom ? Those people that love u where are their investment in akwa ibom ? Those people that own your oil well where are their investment in akwa ibom ?

Took an igbo man to save Tropicana , de choice owned by Igbo , innels , crunches , Kilimanjaro ..this places and many more employ thousands of your brothers yet we hate


Ijaws are there claiming oron ,ibono and the rest but igbos are the problem make una enjoy ooh

Go and advise your state government. we are not complaining about our state investment.
you want to tell Akwa ibom people about fish and seafood. check your statistics 80% of Nigeria crayfish comes from Oron waters in Akwa Ibom. 60% of wild caught fish in Nigeria comes from akwa ibom yet pseudo intellectuals like you are busy spewing trash .
Seafood is not our problem. you cant teach fishermen about fish we got that. if you lack what to say just keep quiet. stop disguising your jealousy and envy as concern for the state.
Akwa Ibom is developing Aviation. not just an Airline, it started with Gov. victor Attah almost 21years ago 3 administrations are still building it. component by component Airline is just a component.

1). Airport with large runway for the biggest jets 3,600km x 60m = complete
2) . Second runway of same dimension to double as taxiway = 90% completion
3) Maintenance, repair and overhaul facility MRO = Done , fitting of aviation equipment ongoing opening 2022.
4) Ibom Air = complete
5) cargo facility = ongoing.
6) New terminal building = 60% completion opening 2022.
7). Aviation training school. = Ongoing.
. Four lane airport access way currently expanded to 6 lanes = Ongoing.
9). Airport Electricity/Power grid linked to State owned Ibom power plant, first airport in Nigeria to get 24/7 electricity not run by generators.

Newboss:
That is even worse.

Government provides all the funding. The people managing it have nothing to lose but everything to gain. That is called awoof.

As they say, fear who no get anything to lose. Airline business is an ultrahigh liquidity business. Government should not have hand in it.

keep your money so that as soon as ibom air shares is open for the public buy in, you will be among the first shareholder, since you are very concerned about private holding of the airline.

perambulator:
the same people typing "good one" are the same people that will be abusing Emmanuel when this airline inevitably collapses. Like I have said many times, Nigeria's domestic air-travel economics cannot sustain airbus or Boeing planes, that why all those who have established airlines using them for domestic routes in Nigeria have failed. These guys dont know what they are doing and they will learn the hard way. The ideal planes for domestic routes in countries like Nigeria are bombardier and Embraer regional jets. Like you said the aviation industry is an industry of very thin margins, all it takes is one Naira devaluation and you are already in the red. you dont shoot yourself in the foot before you even start because you want to brag you have prestigious name planes.

look at viable airlines in challenging environments and see what planes they use for domestic short haul , you will find they are regional jets and turboprops.

Ibom air already owns 5 CRJ 900 and 2 A220. They have been in business for more than 2years, and so far the preferred airline in Nigeria domestic route.
You want to tell us you know more about the choice of aircraft for their routes. Than their actual practical experience.
Ibom air wants to be a regional carrier meaning they will soon be going everywhere in Africa. Those regional gets dont have the range to travel from uyo to say south Africa or Ethiopia. But a220 will and can go from uyo to London if they choose that route.
Pseudo intellectual do your research before speaking. Ibom air pioneered the use for many regional jets in domestic routes in Nigeria, that has become a fad. they have practical experience on this issue of choice of aircraft which you dont have so be humble in your opinion.

perambulator:
Does this govt even know how to manage it? they are buying airbus for local routes, when they should be buying embraer or bombardier regional jets.

Ibom air currently owns 5 CRJ 900 ,the most by any airline in Africa. They know more about regional jets than you do, because they have been running it for over 2 years, so relax.

Newboss:
Continue wasting funds. Business should be left for private sector. Especially this kind of business.

I even thought a professor would have better sense. Air transport business is not what you waste public funds on.

Ibom air is run by private sector not by government.
Its government owned but private sector managed. No government interference. That's why it the preferred domestic airline by Nigerians.

colestephan86:
Dey there they fool yourself, in less than 3 years we will see what happens

Am sure you were one of those bellyache people that said the airline will not take off. Two and counting ibom air is waxing strong.
Keep focusing on evil and evil will follow you.

luizpippo:
I doubt if the airline would add anything to the state's coffer in the next five years, aside being still relatively new in the terms of funding required to run an airline, acquiring more aircrafts is definitely going to set them back if they made any profit.

I want to believe the airline is in debt but better than air Nigeria where billions were frittered away on branding and logo.

I think the only good thing they can do now is publish their financial statement for the year, for transparency sake.

Pseudo intellectuals like you are the problem of this country.
Airline business is not run anywhere in the world for profit. Only about 1 percent of airlines world wide are profitable. The profit of running an airline is the value they add to the economy in this case a state. As we speak ibom air is installing equipment to open its MRO which will be the first standard MRO in west and central Africa. Think of the profit that will make ibom and the number of aeronautic engineers with good jobs that will be employed, not to talk of pilots and other airline staff jobs that will be added. How about opening up the state to tourism? Tourism is the biggest employer of labor in the world do you understand the impact ibom air will have in tourism in Akwa ibom, already uyo is one of the most visited state capitals outside of Lagos and Abuja, you think that is by accident?
Endeavour to talk on things you know.

perambulator:
If you want to be a fool, Oyinbo man will help you. keep buying planes that are not suited to Nigerian routes and wonder why your airline collapsed in 5-6 years. No airline has si=uceeded in Nigeria with 737s and Airbus narrow body planes. They are too expensive for short haul in Nigeria.

Ibom air already owns 5 CRJ 900 and 2 A220. They have been in business for more than 2years, and so far the preferred airline in Nigeria domestic route.
You want to tell us you know more about the choice of aircraft for their routes. Than their actual practical experience.
Ibom air wants to be a regional carrier meaning they will soon be going everywhere in Africa. Those regional jets don't have the range to travel from Uyo to say south Africa or Ethiopia. But a220 will and can go from uyo to London if they choose that route.
Dont cry more than the grieved.

Focusmind:
I need to see the financials of this company to give my commendation. I am not a fan of Nigerian Politicians. A project cannot be accumulating huge debt and costs without commiserate return on investment.

Ibom Air should publish its books, stating appropriation of profits so that we see the financial contribution of the airline to the State coffers.
Nigerian politicians can do anything for hype and camera. For those that will come for me, you are on your own. If you want, continue to be excited about little things that these politicians dish to you.

You should ask for the financials of NNPC with three non working refineries but spending billions on salaries monthly while importing fuel for local consumption.

colestephan86:
But in my view it's a white elephant project, if not privatised all the plane parts will be sold for scraps.
I think he should engage in projects that captures much more citizens of akwa ibom.

Badbelley people.

BuyAndSellStuff:
Prostitution just received a huge boost in Akwa Ibom

short sited man you think say an short time motel that you know be this.
The jobs openings in the hotel are international jobs where your experience can be transferred worldwide, not some local jobs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7l_lHh1S1rA?t=17

udom is working

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NkanAkpanika:
Welcome back @Atouke we miss you bro..
Keep Akwa Ibom spotlight coming ..

Thanks, I had no idea that you were a fan. thanks for missing me, it does feel good to be missed.

Sweet New Arena in Eket . Akwa Ibom Ayaya!!!!

view from outside , Awesome!!!!

bastardmod:
Actually igbo land is the life line of the south south. Check the areas that are far removed from igbos like bayelsa...with all their wealth and small size yet nothing to show. Akwa ibom is close to igbos geographically and even culturally, and our influence looms large over there resulting in progress. they love us and we love them.

Bro don't hate who God has blessed

yes we don hear, now go and sleep. no body can do anything in Nigeria without the igbos, we have heard this over and over again. in fact without igbo money Akwa ibom state government can not budget for and build this Stadium! i hope you are satisfied now that you have made your point. Bad belle personified!

MadamExcellency:
Tinapa was a booming torrist attraction until the roads from Aba to IkotEkpene brokedown. Tinapa is now a ghost town.

Southeast and South-South are inseparable if you want the geographical area to flourish.

yeah we don hear Nna you own south south! there was more to Tinapa demise than the bad road in South east. stop being so myopic every thing in the south south does not revolve around whats going on in Igbo land.

This is the prototype of the stadium under construction. This is the first project in Nigeria that the finished product will be better than the prototype!!!

tartan track layed