Dana Acquires Boeing 737 Aircraft To Boost Fleet

As part of its expansion
plans, Dana Air has added a Boeing 737-500 series aircraft to boost its fleet. With the additional aircraft, Dana Air will now  operate a fleet comprising the Boeing  MD 83 series and Boeing 737 brand of aircraft.
The Boeing 737-500 aircraft which is the first of the Boeing 737 aircraft, arrived the Murtala Mohammed International Airport,  Lagos, on Wednesday, after necessary inspection and certification  by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) auditors.
Speaking on the introduction of the B737 aircraft, the Chief Operating Officer and Accountable Manager of Dana Airlines, Mr. Yvan Drewinsky, said the plan to introduce the Boeing 737 fleet of aircraft  has always  been an integral part of the long term business model of the airline.
Our plan was to  have two  B-737 aircraft join our fleet in the last quarter of 2013 but we   had to reschedule the  delivery date as we were undergoing an operational audit  involving the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) Flight Standard Group (FSG) in conjunction with their foreign partners”, Drewinsky said.
He also noted that the aircraft has undergone significant internal enhancements to ensure that Dana  Airlines  customers continue to enjoy the unique  and outstanding on board experience they have  come to expeCt from the airline.
Mr. Dewinsky explained  that Dana Airline’s plan to re-fleet, which is a gradual process and the outcome of  the operational audit carried  out by NCAA is therefore, welcome  development.
According to him, the outcome of the operational audit has further  reinforced the airline’s adherence strictly to prescribe standard  having demonstrated  satisfactory  competence in the operations of the Boeing Mc Donnell Douglas  (MD 83) aircraft –fleet.
Dana Airlines he said is the  first Nigerian airline to successfully undergo the NCAA prescribed  operational audit.