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- 28 May 2025
EFCC Witness Admits Writing Off Arik Air’s $2.3M Debt Amid N76Bn Fraud Trial
A former Group Executive Director of Union Bank PLC, Mr. Austine Obigwe, on Wednesday testified before the Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, detailing how he wrote off a $2.3…
- 8 May 2022
Flight Shut Down: Arik Air, Aero Contractors to Operate Flights on Monday
The management of Arik Air Limited and Aero Contractors have both confirmed that it will be operating all their scheduled flights on Monday, May 9, 2022 despite the planned shutdown of flight…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 14 Mar 2025
AMCON Vows to Recover N455bn Debt from Arik Air, Affiliates
Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has reaffirmed its commitment to recovering over N455 billion in debts owed by Arik Air Limited (in receivership) and its affiliated companies. …
- 19 Mar 2025
Court Rejects EFCC’s Document in N76 Billion Arik Air Fraud Trial
Justice Mojisola Dada of the Lagos Special Offences Court, Ikeja, has rejected a document presented by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in the ongoing trial of a former Managing…
- 28 Dec 2016
NCAA Fines Arik Air N6m Over Baggage Delay
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has issued a N6million fine to Arik Air Limited for contravening the provisions of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Regulations (Nig.CARs). The NCAA also…
- 28 Jan 2013
Arik Air Introduces New Online Booking Option
Arik Air, has introduced a new payment option that allows customers to book a ticket online at the airline’s website and pay later using a number of different payment platforms. The new Book-on-Hold…
- 15 Oct 2025
EFCC Witness Admits Arik Air Had N71Bn Bad Loan Before AMCON Takeover
A prosecution witness in the ongoing criminal trial involving the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and former AMCON Managing Director, Mr Ahmed Kuru, has admitted that Arik Air Limited…
- 30 Sept 2013
New Charges Cover Niche Services for Clients-NCAA
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) said that the newly introduced general aviation charges are for non-scheduled commercial operators, and pointed out that the new charges cover for…
- 2 Apr 2023
Court Affirms AMCON’s Receivership Over Arik Air
Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has reacted to the news making the rounds in a section of the media that a Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos had set aside the decision to transfer…
- 16 Nov 2016
Arik Air Scales Down Flights as Aviation Fuel Scarcity Worsens
Scarcity of aviation fuel, otherwise known as Jet A – 1 is taking a huge toll on domestic flight operations forcing major carrier Arik Air to announce flight reduction. Flight reduction, the airline…
- 30 Jul 2024
Arik Air kicks as Minister orders grounding of airline fleet
Management of Arik Air (In Receivership) are dismayed by the sudden order issued by the Honourable Minister of Aviation to ground our Aircraft. This decision, made without warning or consultation,…
- 25 May 2026
NCAA Suspends Services to Air Peace, Others over Debts
Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has placed 11 domestic airlines on its updated “No-Pay-No-Service” list over unpaid statutory charges, a move that could affect the renewal of key operational…
- 8 Dec 2025
EFCC Arik Case: Witness Testifies on Receiver Manager Nominee’s Role in NG Eagle Shareholding
The 4th prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of former AMCON Managing Director, Ahmed Kuru, on Monday continued to give the Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos, ‘fresh insight’ into how the…
- 5 Aug 2014
SAHCOL Welcomes Chidoka, Wins Contract to Service Emirates Airlines
Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited (SAHCOL) has thrown it weight behind Mr. Osita Chidoka, new minister of Aviation to succeed on the new role. The Company in a congratulatory message to the…
- 20 Jun 2016
Williams In, Penninck Out as Bi-Courtney’s CEO
Captain Jari Williams has been announced the new chief executive officer (CEO) of Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL). Bi-Courtney is the operator of Murtala Muhammed Airport Two (MMA2),…
- 14 Nov 2012
Med-view Airlines Picks SAHCOL for Domestics Ops.
Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited (SAHCOL) has been picked to provide total Ground Handling Services to Med-view Airline’s domestic operations. By this, SAHCOL shall be providing ramp and…
- 10 Jul 2012
SAHCOL to Handle Etihad Services
The Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited, (SAHCOL) has been picked as the preferred Ground Handler for the Etihad Airways Lagos Operations. By this, SAHCOL shall be supplying Ground Handling…
- 15 Aug 2014
SAHCOL Visits Chidoka, Pledges Support to Aviation Minister
Oluropo Owolabi, managing director/CEO of the Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited (SAHCOL), while on a courtesy visit to Osita Chidoka, minister of Aviation, in Abuja, expressed the Company's…
- 21 Jan 2015
SAHCOL Chairman, Bags ‘The Sun Business Man Of The Year 2014’ Award
Barrister Taiwo Olayinka Afolabi, chairman of the Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited (SAHCOL), has been awarded with the 'Sun Business Man of the year award 2014'. The award was presented to…
- 19 Dec 2014
SAHCOIL Opens New Corporate Headquarters, Lounge to Public
The Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited (SAHCOL), has relocated its head office to a new corporate headquarters located at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Cargo Complex. This…
- 28 Oct 2014
SAHCOL Acquires More GSE Equipment, New Warehouse Nears Commissioning
As part of its determination to improve the face of ground handling in Nigeria, in line with International best practices, the Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited (SAHCOL) has taken…
- 11 Jul 2021
Aero Contractors Apologies to Customers over Flight Delay
Aero Contractors, Nigeria’s oldest aviation company has offered unreserved apologies to its esteemed passengers who suffered delayed flights at the Asaba and Abuja airports. The Managing Director of…
- 14 Sept 2014
Uduikhue, Data-Point MD Bags Rotary Award
Mr. Lucky Uduikhue, managing director and chief executive officer, Data-Point Microsystems Limited, was at the weekend honoured by Rotary Club of FESTAC Central, District 9110, Lagos, in appreciation…