ASKY Welcomes Aircraft Involved in Niamey Incident Back to Service
Chinedu Eze Major regional airline, ASKY has announced the return to service of Boeing 737 aircraft with registration mark, ET-BBB, following an extensive heavy maintenance and structural repair programme successfully completed by Ethiopian MRO. The
Major airline ASKY has brought back into service a Boeing 737 aircraft that was involved in an incident at Niamey International Airport in Niger Republic on January 29, 2026. The registration mark of the aircraft is ET-BBB. The plane experienced some structural damage during the incident and underwent a thorough heavy maintenance and structural repair program conducted by Ethiopian MRO.
The aircraft's return to Lomé is a major achievement for ASKY, showcasing the successful completion of a rigorous technical recovery program. ASKY expressed its deepest gratitude to Ethiopian MRO and its highly skilled maintenance teams for their exceptional professionalism, technical expertise, and steadfast commitment throughout the repair process.
The airline emphasized that the restoration of ET-BBB entailed extensive heavy maintenance and structural repair work, which demanded the utmost levels of engineering precision, coordination, and strict adherence to all relevant aviation safety and maintenance standards and regulations.
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