An indigenous airline, Arik Air, and Nigeria’s Presidential Air Fleet (PAF) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on capacity building, to assist in imparting proficiency and line training for PAF’s pilots.
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ARIK, MM2 END DECADE-LONG RIFT
After over a decade of refusing to operate from the Murtala Muhammed Airport Domestic Terminal Two (MM2) Lagos, the Management of Arik Air has reached a rapprochement with Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Ltd (BASL), operators of MM2 terminal.
Continue reading »ARIK SHAREHOLDERS FILE N20BN SUIT AGAINST FG, ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES
Shareholders of Arik Air Limited have filed a N20 billion suit against the federal government and Ethiopian Airlines over recent stories in the media that they were in negotiations on the takeover of the airline.
Continue reading »ETHIOPIAN GOVERNMENT BIDS TO TAKE OVER ARIK AIR
Ethiopian Airlines, owned 100 percent by the Ethiopian government, says it has made a bid to the Nigerian government to take over Arik Air, Nigeria’s biggest airline.
Continue reading »ARIK LAUNCHES AMBASSADORS’ UNIT TO ENHANCE CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP
Arik Air on Monday brightened the relationship between it, its customers and other airport users with the inauguration of an Ambassadors’ Unit. The inauguration took place at Arik Air’s counter at the General Aviation Terminal of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos. Speaking at the ceremony, Capt. Murat Ozcan, Vice President, Ground Operations, Arik Air, said the idea originated from the […]
Continue reading »UAE-BASED FIRM SET TO PARTNER ARIK AIR, OFFSET DEBTS TO AMCON
Indications reaching the aviation sector yesterday showed that shareholders of Arik Air may have started discussing with a major Dubai based investor to partner with the Nigerian airline, with a view to offsetting the debts owe Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) and other creditors.
Continue reading »BUSTED! ARIK CONFIRMS ARREST OF TWO PASSENGERS
Arik Air has confirmed the arrest of two male passengers caught stealing from the baggage of another passenger onboard the airline’s Lagos-Abuja flight on Friday morning.
Continue reading »FED GOVT MAY MERGE ARIK, AERO AS NATIONAL CARRIER
A likely merger and conversion of assets of Arik Air and Aero Contractors is one of the options being considered by the Federal Government (FG) in the build-up to a new national carrier for the country.
Continue reading »ARIK RESUMES MAIDUGURI FLIGHTS
Arik Air on Tuesday resumed flight operations to Maiduguri, after suspending flights to the North Eastern city since 2013 due to insecurity.
Continue reading »DOMESTIC FLIGHT OPERATIONS DECLINE BY 67% IN FIRST QUARTER – NCAA
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority on Monday said domestic flight operations declined by 67 percent in the first quarter of 2017, compared to the same period last year.
Continue reading »WE MAKE N75M REFUND TO CUSTOMERS WEEKLY – ARIK
The Asset Management Company of Nigeria-appointed management of Arik Air has said that as a result of the rot in the airline, it is being forced to make refunds of between N60m and N75m to dissatisfied customers on a weekly basis.
Continue reading »AMCON INJECTS N1.5BILLION IN ARIK AIR
The Asset Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON) has injected N1.5 billion in Arik Airline Ltd to safeguard its operations since its takeover.
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