Arik Resumes Flights after Disruption by Cabin Crew

Nigeria’s major operator, Arik Air yesterday resumed flight service after several hours on Friday due to strive action embarked by the cabin crew who were agitating for improved welfare and the fulfillment of promises made to them by the airline management. According to the statement issued by the airline and signed by its spokesman, Banjo […]

Alhaji Muneer Bankole, MD/CEO, Med-View Airline with other passengers on board cutting the cake to celebrate Med-View Airline Lagos-Abuja-Dubai inaugural flight. Aviation

Breaking the Dubai Route Jinx

    Medview Airlines would be the third Nigerian airline to operate to Dubai. The airline marked its inaugural flight to the Middle East business hub on December 7, recording high load factor of over 85 per cent. That was an encouraging figure and may be a prologue to successful flight operation to Dubai by […]

MMA2 Grossly Underutilised, as Operator Seeks for Regional Service

Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), operators of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Two (MMA2), Lagos, has canvassed for regional flight operations to emanate from the private terminal, which has the most efficient and ultra-modern facilities in Nigeria. The airport terminal which was built to provide service for both regional and domestic passengers has been grossly underuitlised […]

Picketing the Airlines

Over the years it has become a tradition for aviation labour unions, especially the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE) and the Air Transport Service Senior Staff Association (ATSSSAN) to disrupt the operations of airlines, when they infringe on labour issues concerning the welfare of […]

AMCON DeniesTalks with Ethiopian Airlines over Arik Air

The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has finally responded to series of inquiries on the fate of Arik Air and yesterday issued a statement denying  that it had not entered into any recent negotiation with the management of Ethiopian Airlines regarding Arik Air Limited. AMCON’s Head, Corporate Communications, Jude Nwauzor, in a statement on […]