Ethiopian Airlines CEO Mesfin Tasew blames politics for the failure of Nigeria Air. Despite plans to establish a profitable national carrier in partnership with the Nigerian government, the project was halted due to opposition from local airlines and the change in government. Ethiopian Airlines...
A Lagos Federal High Court has declared the sale of Nigeria Air to Ethiopian Airlines null and void. Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa ordered that the national carrier project be halted. The ruling supports the Airline Operators of Nigeria and other aviation industry plaintiffs' request to annul...
The CEO of Ethiopian Airlines, Mr. Mesfin Tasew, has shed light on the airline's involvement in the Nigeria Air project, dispelling prior speculation. Mr. Tasew explained that Ethiopian Airlines was initially reluctant but eventually agreed to partner with the Nigerian government to establish a...
Ethiopian Airlines Group is keenly awaiting approval from Nigeria's new administration to advance its partnership with Nigerian Air. As reported by The Reporter Ethiopia, the airline group had successfully secured a bid last year, agreeing to acquire a 49 per cent stake in Nigerian Air, the...
The Federal Government has accused Egypt and Ethiopian Airlines of running drug cartels across Nigeria’s international airports.
Chairman of the Nigeria Diaspora Commission (NDC), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, made the allegation against the airlines in Abuja on Wednesday during an investigative hearing...
CNN) An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 heading to the Kenyan capital Nairobi has crashed near Addis Ababa, the airline said on Sunday morning.
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On 28 September 2004, the Nigerian government and Virgin Group signed an agreement to establish a new airline for Nigeria, to be called Virgin Nigeria Airways. Nigerian institutional investors owned 51 per cent of the company and Virgin Atlantic Airways the remaining 49 per cent. The airline’s...
The Zambian government has signed Ethiopian Airlines as partner for its new airline, Zambia Airways. This was disclosed by the country’s Minister for Transport and Communications, Brian Mushimba, who said that renewed national carrier project is expected to commence operations on October 24...
Shareholders of Arik Air Limited have filed a N20bn suit against the Federal Government and Ethiopian Airlines over recent claims of negotiations between them for the takeover of the airline.
The suit instituted on September 6, 2017 at the Federal High Court, Lagos by Arik’s counsel, Mr...
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