A statement by the airline on Monday noted that the aircraft were younger fleet and part of a nine aircraft programme.
It added that the Airbus A319 delivery was historic as the first set of A319 to come on Nigerian register.
The statement said, “The Airbus A319 has the same optimised cabin cross section as the A320 which is the widest single aisle fuselage on the market and set the standard for passenger cabin comfort.
“The A319 continues to prove its versatility to enable airlines around the world like British Airways, Lufthansa, Iberia, Air France, South African Airways, American Airways, Delta Airlines, Virgin American Airways to benefit from its range option and versatility.”
The statement said that the airline would re-launch its services in August 2013, initially serving domestic routes between Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt, offering premium passenger experience.
It said that the aircraft had been installed with AFIRS 220 iridium satellite global communication equipment one of the very few aircraft with this state of the art Satellite Navigation equipment operating in West Africa.
“The SATNAV provide crew reliable voice and simultaneously connect to aircraft systems analyzing performance in-flight. This allows the airline to track aircraft system performance in-flight from ground,” the statement added.
This is one of the most advanced SATNAV systems, which support the airline flight operations’ quality assurance oversight.
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