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Arik Air has suspended its international flight operations to the London and Johannesburg routes. The spokesman of the Asset Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON), Mr Jude Nwauzor, made the announcement in a statement issued on Tuesday in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that AMCON had on Feb. …

  The ASSET Management Company of Nigeria, AMCON, the new management of Arik Air, has hired KPMG,  financial experts, to undertake a forensic and diagnostic audit of the finances of the airline to ascertain the true position of its finances. According to Vanguard, the audit, will enable AMCON know with …

The National Emergency Management Agency says it has confirmed the authenticity of a video recently circulating on the social media, which captured some stranded migrants in Libya, Punch reports. The spokesman for the agency in the South-West, Mr. Ibrahim Farinloye, told our correspondent on Monday that NEMA had found out …

OAS Helicopters: taken over by AMCON   The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has taken over Odengene Air-Shuttle Services, known more as OAS Helicopters in Lagos following a court order. It was the third aviation firm to be taken over by the bad bank in four months. The News …

  Africa’s largest airline group, Ethiopian Airlines, ranked 11th worldwide in flight on-time performance for the month of January 2017, according to FlightStats, the leading provider of real-time global flight data to companies and individuals across the travel ecosystem. Of the almost 8000 flights operated by the airline in January, …

A Nigerian drug trafficker has been caught red-handed at the airport in India after ingesting 90 capsules of cocaine, tori reports. A Nigerian identified as Okonkwoh M Tony has been apprehended in India after he was caught with drugs. The Delhi zonal unit of Narcotics Control Bureau intercepted Tony after …

The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) on Sunday said it had discovered deep rooted rot at troubled airline, Arik Air. AMCON said it would require over N10 billion to fix the rot before the largest local carrier could resume full and uninterrupted flight operations to its regular routes across …

The Seattle times -A Boeing 777 that was to fly from Seattle to Dubai was delayed for more than six hours by a mechanical issue. Emirates acquired and installed a spare part from Delta’s local engineering office but a senior manager later ordered that it be removed, Emirates said. Emirates, …

Donald Trump is considering a new executive order to ban citizens of certain countries from travelling to the US after his initial attempt was overturned in the courts. Mr Trump told reporters on Air Force One that a “brand new order” could be issued as early as Monday or Tuesday. …

British Airways cabin crew will stage a fresh four-day strike from 17 February in their dispute over pay, the Unite union has said. According to BBC News, the announcement comes one day before BA staff finish their most recent strike action. Action by BA cabin crew earlier this year resulted …