Tag: National Carrier
N78.96bn appropriated for national carrier, others – Sirika
The minister of aviation, Mr. Hadi Sirika disclosed yesterday that N78.96 billion had been budgeted in the 2021 Appropriation Bill to implement the plan...
Arik Air not fit for national carrier – Sirika
The minister
of aviation, Mr. Hadi Sirika has said that Arik Air is not suitable for a
national carrier because its business plan is not in...
AMCON wants Arik Air turned into national carrier
The managing director and chief executive officer of the
Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), Mr. Ahmed Kuru, has called on
the federal government to convert...
Death toll in Russian aircraft accident rises to 41
Russian authorities said late on Sunday that 41 people died
when a Sukhoi Superjet 100 crash-landed at Moscow Sheremetyevo airport.
“There were 78 people on board,...
I was sacked, recalled thrice as chief pilot in Nigeria Airways...
Ime Akpan
The former director of operations in the defunct Nigeria
Airways, Capt Dele Ore, the former Director of Operations, Nigeria Airways has
said that the...
Nigeria sits on huge untapped MRO gains–Fadugba
In this interview, the chief executive officer of Aviation Services Ltd and former secretary general of the African Airlines Association (AFRAA), Mr. Nick Fadugba,...
Sirika negotiates aircraft acquisition with Airbus, Boeing
Ahead of the launch of Nigeria’s national carrier in December 2018, the minister of state for aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika has started negotiation with...
December takeoff date of national carrier sacrosanct–Sirika
The minister of state for aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, has assured that the December 2018 takeoff date of the proposed national carrier remains unchanged.
Sirika...