A stabilized foreign exchange is currency seeing the influx of new factory-fitted and modern aircraft across airport tarmacs from Lagos to Uyo, reflecting a deliberate shift toward younger and lower maintenance fleet.
Industry data highlights a steady stream of fleet additions across leading domestic operators.
Following the addition of a Boeing 737-800 Next Generation (189-seat economy layout) in May, Air Peace took delivery of a new Embraer E175. This builds on a delivery program that brought in its second and third Embraer 190 aircraft between September and December 2025.
State-owned Ibom Air recently welcomed its third Airbus A220-300 at Victor Attah International Airport in Uyo—the second direct delivery under an ongoing 10-jet order with Airbus.
United Nigeria Airlines recently expanded its operational capacity with two Boeing 737-800NG aircraft landing at Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos to service core domestic routes.
