tered ▁from ▁BO AC . ▁On ▁, ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁re brand ed ▁as ▁Niger ia ▁Air ways . ▁At ▁this ▁time ▁the ▁air line ▁used ▁aircraft ▁le asing ▁as ▁a ▁common ▁practice : ▁Bo eing ▁ 7 0 7 s ▁that ▁fle w ▁the ▁Lag os – Lond on ▁route ▁were ▁le ased ▁from ▁L aker ▁Air ways ▁and ▁Eth iop ian ▁Airlines ▁until ▁a ▁new ▁Bo eing ▁ 7 0 7 - 3 2 0 C ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁the ▁fleet ▁and ▁deployed ▁on ▁the ▁route ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁and ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁a ▁Bo eing ▁ 7 3 7 ▁was ▁le ased ▁from ▁Aer ▁L ing us . ▁Another ▁Bo eing ▁ 7 0 7 - 3 2 0 C ▁was ▁ordered ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁along ▁with ▁two ▁Bo eing ▁ 7 3 7 - 2 0 0 s . ▁A ▁Bo eing ▁ 7 0 7 ▁was ▁le ased ▁from ▁Aer ▁L ing us ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁for ▁deployment ▁mainly ▁on ▁the ▁Lag os – Lond on ▁route , ▁with ▁the ▁provision ▁of ▁crew ▁and ▁maintenance . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁a ▁F ok ker ▁F 2 8 ▁entered ▁the ▁fleet ▁on ▁a ▁le ase ▁agreement ▁with ▁F ok ker , ▁and ▁later ▁on ▁aircraft ▁of ▁this ▁type ▁were ▁ordered . ▁In ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁a ▁contract ▁for ▁management ▁assistance ▁was ▁signed