Nigeria’s House of Representatives has ordered its committee on Aviation to investigate Maxi Air and Aero Contractors over recent accidents involving their planes. According to a motion which was moved by Umar Bala from Kano State, Max Air flight carrying 140 passengers including the Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero had an engine failure on […]
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Aero Contractors Airline, which is under the management of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), has sacked about 900 workers representing 60 per cent. Letters of redundancy were issued to the affected employees during the week. Media Consultant to the 58 year-old airline, Mr Simon Tumba, who confirmed the development in a statement issued on […]
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Aero Contractors, Nigeria’s oldest private airline will soon be back in operation. Its new owners, the Assets Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON) has appointed the Deputy Managing Director, Arik Air, Capt. Ado Sanusi as the new Chief Executive Officer. AMCON spokesperson, Mr Jude Nwauzor made this known in a statement issued to newsmen in Lagos […]
Continue ReadingAero Contractors airlines on Tuesday announced the resumption of its scheduled services across the country from December 21. The airline’s Chief Executive Officer, Fola Akinkuotu, made the confirmation in a statement in Lagos on Tuesday. Mr. Akinkuotu noted that the airline resumed operation after a near four month self-imposed suspension. According to him, the suspension […]
Continue ReadingAero Contractors Airlines on Wednesday said that it would suspend all its scheduled services indefinitely from Thursday Sept. 1.The airline’s Chief Executive Officer, Fola Akinkuotu, said in a statement in Lagos that the management decision was part of the strategic business realignment to reposition the airline and return it to the path of profitability. He […]
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