COMPANY PROFILE

ADC Airlines is owned by the Aviation Development Company plc. a Nigerian company incorporated in  December 1984 primarily to provide support services to the aviation industry both in Nigeria and in the West African sub region. These support services included the provision of operational support to private and corporate aircraft owners, provision of technical crew and airfreight brokerage. 

In 1990, Aviation Development Company plc. identified a gap for a safe, efficient, reliable and service-oriented airlines. Consequently it set up ADC Airlines to provide such a service and received its licence to operate schedule services. ADC Airlines commenced flight operations on 1^st January 1991. 

Populated by a dedicated workforce led by a management team committed to the ideals upon which the airlines was conceived, ADC Airlines soon became the byword for excellent service in a short time. The airlines grew rapidly in popularity and became renowned for the reliability of its schedule and for its courteous service. 

By 1986 and at the height of its operations, ADC Airlines operated 7 aircraft; 3 Boeing 727-200, 3 BAC 1-11, 1 Boeing 707 (Cargo) and 1 ATR42-320 and commanded 42% of the domestic flying passengers. 

It became inevitable in 1994 for Aviation Development Company to transform into a public liability company trading its stock at the Nigerian Stock Exchange. Aviation Development Company plc is currently owned by some 12,000 shareholders. It is worthy of note that Aviation Development Company Plc, was the first airline in Nigeria and  indeed in Africa to be listed on the Stock Exchange.             

By February 2002, the company had sufficiently restructured its operations and to be in the position to acquire a Boeing 737. It resumed operations on the 15^th day of the same month. Presently ADC Airlines has four Boeing 737-200 aircraft in her fleet. 

The goodwill ADC Airlines enjoyed in the past appears not to have been completely eroded leading to impressive performance since resumption of its operations in 2002. currently, within Nigeria, ADC Airlines currently flies to Abuja, Calabar, Port-Harcourt, Sokoto and Yola from its Lagos operational base. In addition to these routes, ADC Airlines provide a shuttle service between Calabar and Uyo where it maintains a Sales Office. 

In recognition of its performance, the Federal Government of Nigeria in April 2004 designated ADC Airlines as a flag carrier to fly to Europe and several other African Countries.

ADC Airlines have ticket outlets everywhere it flies to and have relationship with several Travel Agencies in these destinations selling its tickets and products.

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