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- 27 Aug 2019
Arik Air Expands Flight Operations
The management of Arik Air says it will commence flight services to Asaba Airport in Delta from Aug. 29. Arik Air Mr Adebanji Ola, Arik Communications Manager, made this known on Monday in Lagos. Ola…
- 25 Mar 2017
Arik, Labour Unions Reach Agreement, Airline Resumes operations
Arik Airline has resumed operations following the resolution of the impasse with labour unions. The management of Arik Air resolved the differences with labour unions led by the Lagos State branch of…
- 6 Mar 2017
NAI Airport Closure, Arik Air Releases New Kaduna Schedule
Ahead scheduled six weeks’ closure of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja from March 8, 2017, and the diversion of traffic to Kaduna Airport, Arik Air has released its flight schedule. Arik…
- 28 May 2013
Arik Air Partners Cranfield University on Manpower Development
Arik Air, has partnered with Cranfield University, United Kingdom to deliver on human capital development in the airline. The partnership will also include exchange programmes between Arik Air and…
- 1 Apr 2017
Arik Air Management Restates Commitment to Safety Standards
The new management of Arik Air has reiterated commitment to high safety standards as it continues with the task of re-positioning the airline. Mr Simon Tumba, Arik air media consultant, said on…
- 11 Jun 2013
Arik Air Begins Online Check-In Service
Arik Air, West and Central Africa's leading airline, has introduced a new online check-in service to further boost its passenger experience. According to Arik, the service is aimed at customers…
- 13 Dec 2019
Arik Air resumes services to Asaba, Increases frequency to Owerri
Arik Air, Nigeria's leading airline has announced the resumption of flight services to Asaba Airport in Delta state. Starting from Wednesday, December 18, 2019, Arik Air will be operating daily…
- 30 Sept 2014
Arik Air Returns to Banjul Route
Arik Air, West Africa’s largest commercial carrier has announced it will resume flight services to Banjul, Gambia. Arik Air will now be operating three weekly flights from both Lagos and Abuja to…
- 5 Jul 2020
Arik Air Resumes Domestic Flights July 8
Arik Air has announced the resumption of its domestic flights from July 8, following the federal government’s decision to re-open Lagos and Abuja airports for flight operations. Roy Ilegbodu, Arik…
- 17 Dec 2019
Arik Air Donates Relief Materials To Malkohi IDP Camp Yola
Arik Air recently donated some relief items to Malkohi IDP Camp in Yola, Adamawa state, to help the displaced people enjoy the Christmas season. Arik Visit to YOLA IDP Camp The items donated include,…
- 10 Feb 2017
AMCON Takes Over Arik Air, Says Airline ‘Overwhelmed’
The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) on Thursday announced the takeover of operations of Arik Airlines, appointing Capt. Roy Ukpebo Ilegbodu, a veretan aviation expert as manager,…
- 2 Apr 2025
AMCON Gets Boost as Arik Air Records 2.2M Passengers, 10,699 Flights in 2024 – NCAA Report
Arik Air in 2024, airlifted 2,239,176 passengers between January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2024, a report sourced from the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has confirmed. The airline, which has…
- 23 May 2013
Arik Investigates Cabin Crew over Drug Allegation
Arik Air said it has commenced investigations into the detention in United Kingdom of two of its cabin crew members in connection with alleged possession of items suspected to be banned substances.…
- 18 Dec 2019
Arik Air Sweeps 3 Industry Awards
Arik Air, Nigeria's leading airline got triple recognition at the weekend, thereby carting away most of the awards in the industry in the airline category. L-R: Managing Director / Chairman, Nigeria…
- 24 Mar 2015
Arik, CFM Partner to Develop Indigenous Skills
Arik Air, West Africa’ biggest carrier, and CFM International, World renowned aircraft engine manufacturer, have kick-started discussion on the training of Nigerians on aircraft engine maintenance…
- 18 Apr 2017
Arik’s Past Management Gambled with Peoples’ Lives- AMCON
Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), has said that the former management of Arik Airlines was basically gambling with the lives of millions of people that patronized it. Mr. Oluseye…
- 12 Aug 2015
Arik Air Alerts Customers on Scam Websites
Arik Air, West Africa's leading airline, has warned the customers on the notorious activities cyber fraudsters who have cloned the website to deceive the unsuspecting members of the public. In a…
- 24 Apr 2015
FAAN Grounds Arik Air over N1.2Bn Debt
Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) yesterday disrupted Arik Air’s operations at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja over debts estimated at over N1.2billion. As a result of the…
- 14 Feb 2017
Arik Airlines: KPMG Undertakes Forensic Audit, Intervention Helps
The new management of Arik Airlines has appointed KPMG, world-class financial experts to undertake a forensic and diagnostic audit of the finances of the airline to ascertain the true status of its…
- 13 Feb 2017
Arik Air Requires N10Bn to Resume Full Operations – AMCON
The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) on Sunday said it had discovered deep rooted rot at embattled airline, Arik Air. AMCON said it would require over N10 billion to fix the rot before…
- 4 Jun 2025
Abbas Jega, Ex-AMCON ED, Testifies, Says Arik Never Cooperated With AMCON
A former Executive Director at Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), Abbas Muhammed Jega, has shed light on the financial dealings between Arik Air and Union Bank, revealing that the…
- 12 Jun 2017
Arik Air New Investors Set to Offset AMCON Debts
Indications have emerged that owners of Arik Air, currently under receivership, have concluded arrangement and got a firm commitment from a major investor from the Middle East to partner with them to…
- 7 Aug 2017
Arik Air Receives IATA Ground Operations Certificate
Arik Air has become the latest African airline to be listed on the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Ground Operations Manual (IGOM) registry. IGOM Registry displays companies who were…
- 3 Mar 2015
Arik Air Calls for More Police to Tighten Airports Security
Arik Air, West and Central Africa largest carrier, has called on the Federal Government to deploy armed policemen at the nation’s airports to tighten security in view of the growing terror threats in…
- 4 Mar 2017
AMCON to Sack 1,500 Staff at Arik over Low Revenue
There were strong indications yesterday that more than 1,500 of Arik Airline’s estimated 2,000 workforce may be retrenched this month as new management’s cost-saving measures to keep the airline…
- 14 May 2013
Arik Air to Connects Lagos-Sao Paulo
Arik Air is to commence flight operations to São Paulo,Brazil, and this is coming 19 years after direct flights to Lagos was stopped following the withdrawal of service by Varig Air due to what it…
- 20 Apr 2015
Passengers Seize Arik Plane after 2 Days US Flight Delay
Hundreds of New York, U.S-bound intending passengers on Arik Air at the weekend protested at the Muritala Mohammed Airport, Lagos over the failure of the airline to airlift them after two days of…
- 8 Aug 2024
Arik Air Resumes Flight Operations
Arik Air management has announced that the airline has resumed flight operations. Recall that the airline had suspended flight operations after the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) grounded…
- 15 Aug 2017
Arik Air Migrates to Hitit’s Full Crane Solution Suite
Arik Air, one of Africa's leading carrier has completed the migration of passenger service solution to Hitit’s Crane Solution Suite. The airline becomes the eighth African airline to sign to the…
- 28 Jul 2014
Ebola: Arik Air Suspends Fights to Liberia, Sierra Leone
Arik Air will be suspending operations into Monrovia (Liberia) and Freetown (Sierra Leone) effective from today, July 28, 2014. This followed the first Ebola virus death officially confirmed in…