•AMCON to continue managing Arik Air under new executive • Qatar selected as core investor Former Managing Director of Virgin Nigeria Airways, Captain Dapo Olumide has been named interim Managing Director of the new national carrier, Nigeria Air by the federal government. This is coming as the federal government has decided that the Asset Management […]
Domestic airline operators said they lost business opportunities and multi-billion naira investment due to government’s plan to float a national airline, Air Nigeria which was suspended on Wednesday. THISDAY learnt there was last minute suspension of talks earlier this year between investors and stakeholders of an airline under the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), as the […]
The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) would like to commend the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) for taking the bold step to suspend the planned National Carrier Project in the interest of the nation and in response to the many cries for reason put forward by AON that has continued to call for a rethink […]
Ethiopian Airline management has said that its Group chief executive officer, Tewolde Gebremariam, never said the airline is the front-runner to partner in the Nigeria Air project. The Airline stated that its Group CEO only said his company showed interest to partner with Nigerian government on Nigeria Air. In a statement released by the […]
Industry experts at a forum in Lagos, recently reviewed the the national carrier, Nigeria Air, which was unveiled by the federal government about a fortnight ago. The experts spoke at the event organised by the League of Airport and Aviation Correspondents (LAAC). Despite the unveiling of the national carrier, the plan to establish a national […]
