Industry experts and airline operators have said the challenging operating environment characterised by high interest rates, unstable foreign exchange and poor infrastructure are some of the factors threatening the existence of airlines in the country. Currently there are only seven commercial operators in the country compared with 13 seven years ago, while there about 42 […]
Nigeria oldest carrier may have broken a jinx in Nigeria by successfully conducting successful C-check maintenance on a Boeing B737 and this signals that Nigerian airlines may heave a sigh of relief as subsequently they can be conducting their major checks at home and save themselves huge revenues. Aero on Thursday carried out test flight […]
The desire of airline operators to have Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facilityin Nigeria, is gradually becoming a reality. In the next six weeks, Nigeria’s oldest airline, Aero Contractors would start C-check maintenance of Boeing classics, Boeing B737-300, B737-400 and B737-500 in addition to Bombardier Dash 400 and helicopters. The airline has sent the necessary […]
The CEO of Aero Contractors, Captain Ado Sanusi has explained the smoke incident that happened in its Port Harcourt to Lagos flight on Tuesday and explained that the incident was not life threatening various reports have indicated. Below is the timeline of the flight. Aero flight NG316 on April 18, 2017, departed Port-Harcourtairport in […]
The new Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria’s oldest airline, Aero Contractors, Captain Ado Sanusi says his management has fashioned out a blueprint to turnaround the airline. The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) in 2011 took over Aero, but from 2011 till now there is no sign of reviving Aero, now they have taken over […]
