Thread: Arik Air announces its first transatlantic route

thanks for not answering the question

Aircraft: Airbus A340-500 (quad-jet) (H/A345/Q - track or photos) Origin: Murtala Mohammed Int'l (DNMM / LOS) Destination: John F Kennedy Intl (KJFK) Route: LAG UA609 TYE UA601 TD UA601 YF UR976 ULTEM 2900N 04000W 3600N 05000W 3900N 06000W DOVEY N18C SAILE PLYMM PLYMM4 Date: Sunday, Nov 29, 2009 Duration: 10 hours 56 minutes Status: Arrived 21 minutes ago! (track log) Scheduled Actual/Estimated Departure: 10:30PM UTC 10:55PM UTC Arrival:...

Rwedareyet, if you took time to read the entire thread you would have observed that Westcoaster made reference to 5N a/c not being allowed to fly to the US AND EU countries. You may also have observed that all those who replied his post picked on his inclusion of EU countries.At the moment 5N REG.A/C are not allowed to fly scheduled services to the US. As regards the US it is not a question of individual AOCs but the categorization of the...

Wouldn't mind that one bit. If Nigerian planes aren't good enough to land in US airports, one would expect their airports aren't good enough for US planes. you know, safety and what not!!! Quote: It all plays into the nigerian government hands, beccause if the FAA does not change its status to category 1 next FEB, Lookout! cause the Nigerian government WILL cancel all their landing rights!!!!

Good thinking on behalf of Arik Air for using CS reg aircraft. Gets there foot in the USA market.

The Boeing 737-800 aircraft offers 20 Business Class seats and 126 Economy Class seats offering personal audio and video entertainment including a choice of short programs and a selection of Hollywood and Nollywood movie favourites. As for the US route; it's very much the FAA/TSA/DOT who need CAA Cat1 requirements to be met, not the airline etc - something not that easy for many African nations!

They already deployed 738 on JNB route, effective Nov. 26

Mr Smith and 9jarep, Don't shoot the messenger because you don't like the story. It was a story conveyed to me by my sim partner when I told him I had been there flying as a contractor a while back. I never mentioned Worth Airlines..?? Everytime I've been to Nigeria, I've been extorted for money over and over again, it's not just a fine art there.. it's just how things are done. So gentlemen, please get off your...

Westcoaster you really want to tell me you been there 5 years and you can make a statement like this "Hence the reason that a 5N is not flying into Europe or North America". How does Arik fly to JNB and London with the 5N 737 once in a while. Let me guess thats wet lease right. You may not feel embarrased for making such a silly comment, but I do mate. I think the authority with which you speak sort of fizzled out after that...

Sure I will get bashed for saying it, but who cares, here it goes....Reg of the aircraft is not really the issue, the holder of the AOC has a little more to do with it. So the bickering of 5N aircraft is a little stupid. Case in point....we will keep Nigeria, the rest of Africa, the EU and the US out of it for this case study. Some airlines in the MidEast have aircraft with reg's all over the world....just look at some of the reg's...