L-R: Mr. Hubert Wigwe, the Access Bank Group Managing Director; Mr. Godwin Emefiele, the Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Sen. Hadi Sirika, Minister of Aviation; Capt. Val Tongo Managing Director of Allied Air and Capt. Musa Nuhu, Director-General, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority during the reception of the newly-acquired B737-800SF in Abuja
Nigeria-based and West Africa’s biggest cargo airline, Allied Air, has taken delivery of its first Boeing 737-800 converted freighter. The aircraft worth about N8bn is the first for airlines in Africa. The freighter (MSN 36846) is the youngest 737-800 in the world that has been converted to-date.
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