Pan African Airlines
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| Founded | 1961 | ||||||
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| Parent company | Bristow Group | ||||||
| Headquarters | Nigeria | ||||||
Pan African Airlines is an airline based in Nigeria and owned by the Bristow Group. They mainly provide helicopter and fixed-wing services to the oil industry[1]. The airline also provides charter services[2].
History
Pan African Airlines was founded in Nigeria in 1961. The Nigerian government set a deadline of April 30, 2007 for all airlines operating in the country to re-capitalise or be grounded, in an effort to ensure better services and safety. The airline satisfied the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA)’s criteria in terms of re-capitalization and was re-registered for operation.[3] In 2011 Bristow Group began selling it's stake in Pan African Airlines[4].
Fleet
Helicopters[5]
Fixed Wing
Accidents and incidents
- According to the Aviation Safety Database, Pan African Airlines has had one fatal crash, on September 28, 1968, when all 57 people on board a Douglas C-54B airliner were killed when the 24-year old propeller driven airliner struck the tops of two 50-foot high trees while making its approach to Port Harcourt on a nighttime flight from Lagos. In addition to the passengers, the plane was also carrying a cargo of munitions that exploded upon impact and caused a massive fire that killed the plane's occupants and one person in a village near the airport.[6]
External links
- Official website Archived 2023-06-10 at the Wayback Machine
References
- ^ "Pan African Airlines Airline Profile | CAPA". centreforaviation.com. Retrieved 2026-02-19.
- ^ "Pan African Airlines (Nigeria) on ch-aviation". ch-aviation. Archived from the original on 2026-01-17. Retrieved 2026-02-19.
- ^ All Africa.com 5 May 2007
- ^ HeliHub.com (2011-06-13). "Bristow sells stake in Pan African Airlines". HeliHub.com. Retrieved 2026-02-19.
- ^ HeliHub.com (2011-06-13). "Bristow sells stake in Pan African Airlines". HeliHub.com. Retrieved 2026-02-19.
- ^ Aviation Safety Database accident description