A/S Aero A/S Aero A/S Aero was a Norwegian airline company founded by Tancred Ibsen in January 1920. The company was financed by Tancred Ibsen's uncle, businessman Einar Bjørnson, and two shipowners. Despite the "A/S" (for private company limited by shares) in its name, A/S Aero was never formally registered as a limited company. The company purchased one Hansa Brandenburg W.29 and four Friedrichshafen FF.49 aircraft from Germany in February. This deal was probably illegal as the Entente prohibited the export of German surplus aircraft, but Ibsen nevertheless got permission from the Norwegian Ministry of Defence to import the five German aircraft.
Aero Contractors (Nigeria) become the first official airline casualty of Nigeria's worsening economic crisis after it announced it would suspend all scheduled operations with effect from September 1, 2016. Aero was wholly owned by the Ibru family. Asset Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON) now owns 60% of the shares, with the remainder owned by Ibru family interests. Aero has two divisions: Aero still has a technical partnership with CHC regarding its rotary wing division. No figures appear to have been published regarding profitability or other business trends. Aero serves the following destinations: The Aero Contractors Fleet consists of the following aircraft as of