Aero Contractors Airline has recalled 69 of its staff laid-off in 2017. A breakdown of the recalled staff according to a source in the airline indicated that 19 of them were pilots and engineers, while 41 were administrative staff and nine others cabin crew members. The source explained that some of the workers were recalled […]
Read More Nigeria is to save about $90 million in capital flight lost by local airlines to the maintenance of aircraft offshore with the commencement of Aero Contractors Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility in Lagos, says Minister of State for Aviation, Mr. Hadi Sirika. Sirika spoke over the weekend during the roll out of a Boeing […]
Read More Aero Contractors of Nigeria Limited has hinted it would lay off about 60 per cent of its current workforce after a crippling and unrealistic personnel cost as well as other operational challenges weighed down its revenue. A statement by the airline yesterday said it had issued the notification of redundancy to staff explaining that it […]
Read More The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria has announced that Capt. Ado Sanusi will on Monday assume office as the new Chief Executive Officer of Aero Contractors. He takes over from Capt. Fola Akinkuotu, who was recently appointed as the Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency by the Federal Government. Until his appointment, Sanusi […]
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Experts in the aviation industry have said that Arik Air and other airlines’ travails should be blamed on the passive action of the Federal Government through the regulator, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, in its oversight functions. The Chief Executive Officer, Centurion Securities, Group Captain John Ojikutu (retd), said Arik’s problems had been single ownership; […]
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