Arik Kicks Off 7th Anniversary Year as Nigeria's Largest Airline

Arik Airline

Arik, Nigeria’s largest airline, Arik Air, on Saturday, celebrated its seventh anniversary with a brand new Bombardier’s next generation CRJ 100 aircraft, the first of its kind in Africa.

“As we mark our seven years of uninterrupted service, we also look forward to the next chapter of our history in revolutionising air travel and we do so by proudly unveiling the newest member of Arik’s modern fleet – Bombardier’s next generation CRJ 100 regional jet,” said Dr. Michael Arumemi-Ikhide, Arik Air Group Chief Executive Officer and son of the airline’s chairman, Joseph Arumemi-Ikhide.

“Moreover, as in the past, Arik Air is humbled by its status as the Canadian based manufacturer’s African customer for the CRJ 100,” he added during a speech delivered at a grand party to unveil the new aircraft.

“This CRJ 100 is our latest born in our CRJ family. It is highly reliable, highly economical and very good environmental footprint in terms of noise, fuel burnt,” Haddad said.

Arik Air began operations on 30 October 2006 with three brand new Bombardier CRJ 900 aircraft and flew only four daily flights between Nigeria’s commercial city of Lagos to the country’s capital of Abuja