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FG okays concession of Kano, PH airports
Hadi Sirika The Federal Government on Tuesday said it had approved the concession of Kano and Port Harcourt airports, as well as transaction advisers for the process. The…
Air Peace now IATA Member
By Njideka Ude-Arinze Air Peace, has joined the league of the global body, the International Air Transport Association (IATA). According to the firm, the membership offers it fillip…
Arik Shareholders File N20bn Suit against FG, Ethiopian Airlines
Shareholders of Arik Air Limited have filed a N20 billion suit against the federal government and Ethiopian Airlines over recent stories in the media that they were…
Arik Air shareholders move to defray debts owed to AMCON
Arik Air’s shareholders have held talks with a Middle East-based firm to partner with the airline to pay off the debts it (Arik) owes to Asset Management Corporation of…
Springfountain proposes $20b investment in aviation sector
*Representative of the Minister for State for Aviation and Director of Operation and Training at the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Capt. Sidi Abdullahi; Sales Director, West Africa Commercial Aircraft,…
Air Peace earmarks N.3bn to train students on non-violence education
Onyema, CEO/Chairman, Air Peace Air Peace has concluded plans to train 52 executive members of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) in non-violence education in Nigeria and at…
Merger, financial regulation panacea for airlines’ survival …Aisuebeogun
The former Managing Director, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mr. Richard Aisuebeogun has called for the need for Nigeria’s domestic carriers to consider the merger option as well as…
Air Meridien leaves 40 passengers stranded at Lagos airport
Italian airline, Air Meridien, on Tuesday left about 40 of its passengers stranded at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The passengers were reportedly prevented from checking in by the…
NCAA issues AOC to Genesis Global Aviation
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has issued Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) to Genesis Global Aviation to operate full charter helicopter services. The certificate was issued after the company had…
“Arik can’t afford N1.6b fuel cost to sustain int’l routes”–AMCON MD
The managing director of Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) Mr. Ahmed Kuru has said that Arik Air which was taken over by his agency on February 9 spends about…