Category: TRAVEL & AVIATION

The management of Arik Air, which is under the portfolio of Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has announced that it would be resuming operational services from the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Ikeja Lagos to the Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu State. The flight resumption takes effect from October 6, 2020. Mr Adebanji Ola, Arik Air image maker said in a statement that the flights between Lagos and Enugu, which had its runway rehabilitated and recommissioned recently will operate three times a week on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday in…

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Qatar Airways on Sunday received $2billion in state aid to enable them cushion the destabilising  effect of the dreaded coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, as it posted huge annual losses after enduring one of its “most difficult years,” since it started operations. The firm said that the combination of the coronavirus pandemic, a boycott by Gulf neighbours and the liquidation of 49 percent-owned Air Italy which announced its bankruptcy in February had resulted in a near doubling of losses. This brought the carrier’s net loss for the year to end-March to 7.0…

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Arik Air in receivership under the auspices of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has announced that it is back to full flight operations following the resolution of the illegal picketing embarked upon by a section of the workers’ union on Monday, September 14, 2020. Adebanji Ola, the spokesperson of the airline in a statement said normal flights have since resumed in all its routes. He said, “While we regret the untold inconvenience caused by the disruption, we seize the opportunity to assure you of our continued commitment to…

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Managing Director/Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Ibom Air, Mr. George Uriesi The proposed Ibom Maintenance Repair Organization (MRO) facility at the Victor Attah International Airport Akwa Ibom will come online in the next two years according to the Managing Director/Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Ibom Air, Mr. George Uriesi. The development increases the chances of creating a hub of some sort with the Airport. When the airport was established, the Akwa Ibom state government, had hinted that the long-term plan was to ensure that Akwa Ibom is made a hub…

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After the flight disruptions that was caused by the protesting aviation unions on Monday, the management of Arik Air has announced the resumption of normal flight operations. Mr Adebanji Ola, the spokesperson of the airline, which is in receivership under the portfolio of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) said in a statement that all the early morning flights for the day were operated as scheduled. Ola said, “All our early morning flights for Tuesday, 15 September 2020 operated in and out of Lagos on schedule and all other…

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Earlier today, the operations of Arik Air in receivership under the auspices of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) were shut down by the aviation unions over alleged non-payment of staff salaries since April. The protesting workers claimed that the non-payment started after the company placed 90 per cent of the workforce on compulsory leave and others, which the described as ‘anti-labour practices.’ The protesting unions are made up of members from the National Union of Air Transport Employees and Air Transport Senior Staff Services Association of Nigeria. It…

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Capt. Roy Ilegbodu Arik Air Chief Executive Officer Arik Air, which is in receivership under the auspices of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) following the threat by the aviation union’s to down tools tomorrow Monday, September 14, 2020 has written to the Minister of Labour and Employment. The letter we gathered is appealing to the minister for an intervention in seeking for the understanding and cooperation of the workers’ unions; while explaining some key issues in the disagreement. This is just as the airline states that the issues…

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Mrs Elaine Chao The United States of America Secretary of Transportation, Mrs Elaine Chao, has announced that the President Donald Trump’s government would award more than $1.2 billion in airport safety and infrastructure grants through the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to 405 airports in 50 states and the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, Palau, and the US Virgin Islands. She said, “This $1.2 billion federal investment will improve our nation’s airport infrastructure, enhance safety, and strengthen growth in local communities, which is…

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File photograph Managing Director/CEO, Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria AMCON Mr Ahmed Lawan Kuru (left) in a chat with Jude Nwauzor, Head of Corporate Communications Department at an event The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has come out strongly to dispel speculations in some quarters that it is rebranding Arik Air, which it took over some years back following a humongous indebtedness of over N300billion. In a statement issued on Thursday by AMCON’s image maker, Jude Nwauzor, the government recovery agency clarified that its proposal to aviation authorities in…

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Aubameyang’s new three-year Arsenal contract to be signed ‘imminently’ Gunners captain is poised to eclipse Mesut Ozil as the club’s highest earner German earns £350,000 a week under terms of his current Arsenal contract Aubameyang’s decision follows months of negotiations and uncertainty The 31-year-old, who scored 29 times last term, was into his final 12 months Manager Mikel Arteta and player’s father were influential in his decision Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is ‘poised to sign a new three-year contract at Arsenal’ that will see him become the club’s highest-paid player. The news…

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