Friday, September 25, 2009

5N-VNE in Nigerian Eagle colors



The second Virgin Nigeria B737 to undergo the transformation to Nigerian Eagle Airlines was delivered out of Shannon this afternoon. The aircraft,registered 5N-VNE,  msn 29340 and former easyJet machine G-EZYP was rebranded at Lufthansa's Shannon paint facility, having arrived last Saturday morning.
Speaking at last Friday's press launch of the rebranded airline, the company's chief executive officer Capt. Dapo Olumide said that the airline has great potential in spite of the challenges facing the global aviation industry. He said that the adoption of the new brand name will give the management team the impetus to retain it's established culture of excellence. The airline is 51% owned by Nigerian institutional investors and 49% by Virgin Atlantic.
Pictured above, 5N-VNE taxis for departure to Palma on the first leg of it's trek home.

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