Tag: aviation
Aero Workers Block Gates
Striking workers of Aero Contractors, Nigeria’s second largest airline, stormed the headquarters of the troubled airline on Tuesday, blocking its…
Day 12: Aero Contractors Still Grounded
Nigeria’s second largest airline, Aero Contractors, remained grounded on Monday, twelve days after a labour crisis paralysed its activities nationwide.…
Day 9: Aero Planes Still Grounded
Nigeria’s second largest airline, Aero Contractors, remained grounded on Friday, nine days after a labour crisis paralysed its activities nationwide…
NCAA Grounds Aero Contractors
Hundreds of striking workers of Aero Contractors erupted in jubilation on Wednesday after learning that the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority,…
Aero Crisis: Management, Labour In Crucial Talks
Protests continued on Tuesday morning at the headquarters of Aero Contractors, Nigeria’s second largest airline, now grounded for six days,…
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),…
Aero Sacks Striking Workers
The labour crisis rocking Nigeria’s second largest airline, Aero Contractors, seems to have worsened, with the airline dismissing about a…
75 Air Travellers Stranded In Ilorin
No fewer than 75 passengers of Arik airline were on Sunday stranded at the IIorin International Airport following non-availability of…
Day 3: Aero Planes Still Grounded
Nigeria’s second largest airline, Aero Contractors, remained grounded for a third day and stranded passengers were being refunded their money…
American Airlines, US Airways merge
American Airlines parent company AMR Corp and US Airways announced Thursday that their boards have approved a merger agreement to…
Fani-Kayode Re-Arraigned
Former Aviation minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, was Monday morning re-arraigned before a Federal High court in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, for alleged…
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…
Complaints Against Oduah Baseless
Joe Obi is the Special Assistant (Media) to Princess Stella Oduah, Minister of Aviation. In this email response to questions…
Unions Threaten Aviation Industry
Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation, Mrs. Stella Oduah wants to destroy the Aviation industry in the country, the unions in the…
Arik Air, Lufthansa Technik seal partnership
Simon Ateba Arik Air and world renowned aircraft maintenance service provider, Lufthansa Technik of Germany, have sealed a new partnership…