Tag: Arik Air
NDLEA Reads Riot Act To Airlines
Nigerian airlines must do all they can to prevent drug trafficking, Nigeria’s anti-drug trafficking boss, Ahmadu Giade, said on Thursday,…
Drug Trafficking: Cabin Crew Not Checked —Airport Sources
Hand luggage of cabin crew in Nigeria are hardly checked at airports because airline staff are expected to be upright,…
Arik Cabin Crew Had N180m Cocaine
Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, said on Tuesday that one of the two Arik Air female cabin crew…
2 Arik Air Staff Caught With Cocaine In UK
Two members of staff of Nigerian largest airline, Arik Air, have been arrested at Heathrow airport in London for drug…
How Nigerian Airlines Can Attract Passengers
Nigerian airlines are in a fierce competition amidst dwindling passenger traffic and skyrocketing air fares. But stakeholders say their efforts…
Motorsport: Racing Eagles’ Drivers To Tour Nigeria
The plans of GRC Motorsport to popularise motor racing in the country is gradually becoming a reality as the Nigeria…
Arik Air Appoints Bamgbose As VP
Arik Air, Nigeria’s largest airline, announced on Monday it has appointed Mr. Lanre Bamgbose as its Associate Vice President (AVP),…
Arik Dominance Deepens Bi-Courtney’s Troubles
The new structure named Murtala Muhammed Domestic Terminal 1, MMDT1 which was built to replace the General Aviation Terminal, GAT…
Arik Air, Emirate Touch Aviation Services in lease pact
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Arik Air said on Thursday that it has signed a lease agreement with Emirate Touch Aviation Services…
Arik Air To Rebuild Lagos Hangar
Mr. Joseph Arumemi-Ikhide, the Chairman of Arik Air, on Monday said the airline would rebuild its aircraft maintenance hangar in…
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Arik Air to fly African Champions Super Eagles home
Africa’s new football champions, Nigeria’s Super Eagles will arrive in Abuja from Johannesburg, South Africa, on Tuesday at about 1:00…
Traffic Picks Up At Lagos Airport
Traffic is picking up again at the Lagos airport after the Christmas holidays. At the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal 1,…
Arik Air begins flights to Kinshasa
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Arik Air, Nigeria’s largest commercial carrier announced on Saturday that it is expanding its regional African network…
Arik Air pleads with CBN over bank loans
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Nigeria’s biggest airline, Arik Air, on Tuesday, begged the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to allow banks…
Williams Sisters Expected In Lagos Today
The Williams sisters, Venus and Serena are expected in Lagos today on a four-day visit to Nigeria. World tennis’s most…
Dead man boarded Arik plane from Lagos
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Nigeria’s biggest airline, Arik Air, said on Monday it has established that the man whose corpse was…
Bomb Scare On Arik Flight
There has been a bomb scare on an Arik Air flight from Maiduguri to Abuja but the Ministry of Aviation…
Libel: Punch floors Arik Air boss
N20 Billion Arik Suit: Court Rules In Favour Of Punch JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin A Benin High Court Wednesday ruled in favour…
Arik Air’s Turbulent Skies
By Simon Ateba In the wake of recent crisis between Nigeria’s largest airline, Arik Air, and three aviation agencies, one…
Minister soft pedals on Arik Air legal threat
Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation, Princess Stella Oduah, has suspended her planned legal action against Arik Air over allegation that she…
Reporter’s Diary: Nigeria’s aviation industry in limbo
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent For those who have predicted that Nigeria’s aviation industry is heading for a crash and its airlines,…
Arik Air back in the air with empty seats
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Nigeria’s largest airline, Arik Air, began flying this morning with planes half empty, three days after it…
Arik begins flying again Sunday
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Nigeria’s biggest airline, Arik Air, said on Saturday that it will resume fight operations on Sunday, three…
Arik Air Grounded for Day 3
Simon Ateba/Aviation Correspondent Nineteen of the 23 aircraft of Arik Air, Nigeria biggest airline, remained grounded on Saturday and its…
Femi Otedola leads toxic Nigerian bank debtors
With a humongous loan portfolio of $1.2 billion, Femi Otedola, President Goodluck Jonathan’s business friend is the biggest danger to…
Aviation Minister threatens to sue Arik Air
Though officials of Arik Air and Federal aviation agencies are expected to attend a meeting in Abuja today to verify…
Arik Air, Aviation Agencies Summoned To Abuja
Simon Ateba/Aviation Correspondent Nigeria’s Federal Government on Friday summoned Arik Air and aviation agencies to a meeting on Saturday in…
Unions Call off Protests Against Arik Air
Simon Ateba/Aviation Correspondent Federal Government aviation workers have called off the two-day old protests against Nigeria’s largest airline , their…
Arik Planes Still Grounded, Passengers Groan
Hundreds of passengers struggled to board planes in Nigeria on Friday, as the country’s largest airline, Arik Air, remained grounded…
Who Will Rescue The Aviation Industry?
Nigeria’s aviation industry seems to be in disarray and the recommendation on Wednesday by the Senate Committee on Aviation to…