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 Managing Director of Ethiopian Airlines International Operations, Esayas WoldeMariam Hailu has said that it would be extremely difficult for an airline that maintains its aircraft overseas to operate profitably. Overseas aircraft maintenance is very costly because in addition to the actual maintenance cost, the airline pays for ferrying of the aircraft, pilots allowances, accommodation, parking […]
It is often said in the aviation industry that Africa has the lowest number of flights but records the highest number of air crashes in the world. This has been a damning record over the years, but since the last few years, Africa has improved significantly. This was confirmed by the International Air Transport […]
The management of Aero Contractors has given assurance to the workers who were relieved of their duties and put on redundancy by the airline, saying that many of them would be re-absorbed. In fact, Aero has started re-absorbing some of them, as the technical personnel among them had gone back to work on contract basis […]
By the time Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria AMCON took over the management of Aero Contractors in early 2016, the hitherto foremost airline was at its nadir. There was no money to run the airline; the aircraft in its fleet were largely moribund and in dire need for maintenance. Besides, the labour unions were restive […]