Last week, the House Committee on Banking and Currency toured the facilities of two major domestic carriers under the management of Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), Aero Contractors and Arik Air to evaluate what the government agency had done in the two airlines. On February 19, 2017 AMCON took over Arik Air due its […]
Aviation industry stakeholders have continued to applaud Aero Contractors, which recently rolled out its Boeing B737-500 after successfully conducting a C-check on the aircraft, positing that the facility could save Nigerian and West African airlines a lot in terms of capital flight. For aviation industry stakeholders, the ability to conduct C-check on a major aircraft […]
What was cardinally important about the successful conduct of C-check on Boeing B737 Classic by Aero Contractors was the fact that the maintenance exercise was delivered by largely indigenous personnel. It has been over 30 years such feat was achieved in Nigeria. But in Ethiopia, Ethiopia Airlines for several years has been conducting such high […]
Foremost Nigerian carrier, Aero Contractors has recalled about 69 workers to boost its technical personnel for its Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility, which recently started conducting C-check for Boeing B737 aircraft. In addition to the recalled workers, the airline is poised to recall additional 30 in the coming weeks, as airlines queue their aircraft […]
For transforming a mere dream to reality, the aviation industry at the weekend was agog for Nigeria’s oldest airline, Aero Contractors when it rolled out and celebrated its successful conduct of c-check on Boeing 737 classic, the second in the history of Nigeria after the defunct Nigeria Airways Limited. The Boeing B737 aircraft […]