▁efficient ▁and ▁prof itable . ▁At ▁that ▁time , ▁its ▁fleet ▁consisted ▁of ▁about ▁ 3 0 ▁aircraft , ▁but ▁the ▁car rier ▁was ▁two ▁years ▁behind ▁with ▁its ▁accounts ▁to ▁the ▁extent ▁that ▁aircraft ▁were ▁acquired ▁for ▁c ash . ▁O wn ed ▁or ▁le ased , ▁the ▁car rier ▁operated ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁aircraft ▁during ▁its ▁history , ▁including ▁the ▁Air bus ▁A 3 1 0 , ▁the ▁Bo eing ▁ 7 3 7 , ▁and ▁the ▁Douglas ▁DC - 1 0 , ▁of ▁which ▁it ▁fle w ▁the ▁last ▁one ▁ever ▁built . ▁Pl ag ued ▁by ▁mis - management , ▁cor ruption , ▁and ▁over st aff ing , ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁closure ▁the ▁air line ▁had ▁deb ts ▁tot alling ▁, ▁a ▁poor ▁safety ▁record , ▁and ▁its ▁oper ative ▁fleet ▁compr ised ▁a ▁single ▁aircraft ▁flying ▁domestic ▁routes ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁two ▁le ased ▁aircraft ▁operating ▁the ▁international ▁network . ▁Niger ia ▁Air ways ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁Virgin ▁Niger ia , ▁and ▁the ▁ground ▁facilities ▁were ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁A rik ▁Air . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁The ▁air line ▁came ▁into ▁being ▁on ▁ ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁West ▁African ▁Air ways ▁Corporation ▁Niger ia ▁Limited ▁( WA AC ▁Niger ia ), ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁Niger ian ▁Air ways , ▁to ▁succeed ▁the ▁fol ded ▁West ▁African ▁Air ways ▁Corporation ▁( WA AC ); ▁the ▁title ▁" WA AC " ▁was ▁retained ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁prest ige ▁this ▁company ▁had ▁previously ▁earned . ▁Initial ly