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 […]
Aero Contractors recently made history by undertaking the maintenance of a Boeing B737 Classic aircraft at the C-check level. The chief executive of the company, Capt Ado Sanusi described the feat as a major milestone for Nigeria that would engender local content in the aviation sector. How far have you gone with the Maintenance, Repair […]
Nigeria’s oldest airline, Aero Contractors has made history by conducting the first C-check on a Boeing B373. This follows the certification of the airline by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) which issued Approved Maintenance Organisation (AMO) certificate to the company, qualifying it to carry out aircraft maintenance up to C-check level on Boeing Classics: […]
Nigeria’s oldest airline, Aero Contractors has started the maintenance of one of its aircraft on C-check. This follows the certification of the airline by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) which issued Approved Maintenance Organisation (AMO) certificate to the company, qualifying it to carry out C-check maintenance on Boeing Classics: B737-300, B737-400 and B737-500. Aero […]
Chairman of Air Peace, Allen Onyema has said that for Nigeria to firm up the value of the naira, government, airline operators must work together to curtail the amount of foreign currency taken out of the country by the aviation industry. Excerpts: What is your evaluation of the Nigerian travel market vis-a-vis the performance of […]