The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has once again stepped in to resolve the disagreement between Arik Air and aviation unions, which prompted the later to picket and disrupt the operations of the airline on Thursday. The management of the airline confirmed Thursday night that it has settled with the unions comprising the National Union […]
Staff of Arik Air on Thursday kicked against the picketing of the airline’s operations, saying that if the unions really care about the airline, they should seek for its survival first because obstructing its operation in this precarious state is to exacerbate its situation. In keeping with their earlier plan, aviation unions comprising of […]
There are indications that aviation unions in Nigeria may picket operations of the beleaguered Arik Air over the failure of the airline’s management to re-instate sacked union leaders and several other issues in the airline. By yesterday the union executives concluded the plan and except any later development, the airline may not be allowed […]
Ibru family moves to repossess Airline There are indications that Nigeria’s oldest airline, Aero Contractors, is laying off about 60 per cent of its workforce, in an apparent move to cut costs as the company struggles to stay afloat. The layoffs to be executed in few days, was aimed at repositioning the airline to operate profitably. […]
Air Transport Service Senior Staff Association (ATSSAN) backed by the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), National Association of Airline Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE) and staff of the Nigerian Civil aviation Authority (NCAA) have protested against the recently appointed directors for the agency, saying some of them do not possess the prerequisite qualification to […]