Showing posts with label Arik Air. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Arik Air. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 18, 2013

► SPAIN: Arik Air flight to Heathrow diverts to Mallorca after pregnant passenger suffers severe pains, bleeding.

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Arik Air (W3) flight W3101 from Lagos, Nigeria to London Heathrow, Untied Kingdom, was on Sunday, September 15, forced to divert to Palma M...
Tuesday, September 17, 2013

► BRAZIL: Arik Air now eyes a November launch for São Paulo flights; in talks with Embraer over possible deal for 15 jets.

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Nigeria's Arik Air (W3) says it hopes to launch its vaunted Lagos - São Paulo, Brazil flights in November of this year , though this i...
Wednesday, August 28, 2013

► NIGERIA: Young whippersnapper survives 45minute ride in wheel-well of an Arik Air 737.

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A teenage Nigerian stowaway survived a 45-minute flight from the southern Nigerian city of Benin to Lagos MMA in the wheel-well of an Arik ...
Thursday, July 11, 2013

► FLEET UPDATE BULLETIN: Arik Air, Tunisair, Air Algérie, Aeolus Air, Comair.

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The following is a fleet update bulletin for aircraft that are in use, have been in use or will be in use for these listed airlines: Arik A...
Monday, July 8, 2013

► NIGERIA: Arik Air plans A330 London ops from July 12; Johannesburg A340 ops resume from 16 July.

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As previously reported , Nigeria's Arik Air (W3) has outlined its initial Airbus A330-200 routes with the carrier's daily Lagos - L...
Monday, July 1, 2013

► NIGERIA: Arik Air to take delivery of two A330s this month; plans daily JFK flights from October.

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Nigeria's largest carrier, Arik Air (W3), is poised to spread its wings further both regionally and internationally with plans to at lo...
Thursday, June 27, 2013

■ NIGERIA: Abuja finalizes plans for new carrier "Nigeria One" as Aer Lingus refutes claims of leasing deal with government.

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The Nigerian Government , through its Aviation Ministry, has now completed plans to float a new national carrier to be named Nigeria One ...
Friday, June 21, 2013

► NIGERIA: Arik Air signs up for three CRJ1000s, four Q400s from Bombardier.

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Nigeria's largest carrier, Arik Air (W3), has signed a firm contract to acquire three CRJ1000 NextGen aircraft and four Q400 NextGen tu...
Thursday, May 23, 2013

■ UNITED KINGDOM: Two Arik Air hostesses stopped with 6kgs cocaine, 60 cartons of smokes.

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On Monday, May 20, two Arik Air (W3) air hostesses were apprehended by UK Border officials at London Heathrow Airport from Lagos, Nigeria a...
Tuesday, May 14, 2013

► BRAZIL: Arik Air hoping to start Lagos - São Paulo flights "before August."

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Nigeria's largest carrier, Arik Air (W3), has formally launched negotiations with the Brazilian National Civil Aviation Agency ( Agênci...
Monday, May 13, 2013

■ NIGERIA: ECOWAS considering setting up an MRO facility in West Africa.

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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is carrying out feasibility studies for the possible construction of an aircraft Mai...
Saturday, April 13, 2013

► SIERRA LEONE: Leone Airways, the Arik Air-partnered initiative, hoping to start operations come June.

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Leone Airways, the new Sierra Leonian national carrier formed out of a partnership with Arik Air(W3), Nigeria's largest carrier, and th...
Thursday, March 14, 2013

► NIGERIA: Arik Air signs ACMI deal with Emirate Touch Aviation for two B737-300s.

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Nigeria's Arik Air (WB) has signed an ACMI lease agreement with Kano-based Emirate Touch Aviation Services Limited for the use of two o...
Tuesday, March 5, 2013

■ NIGERIA: Arik Air to partner Lufthansa Technik, Boeing, Bombardier in rebuilding its MRO Hangar in Lagos.

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Nigerian private carrier, Arik Air (W3), will partner Lufthansa Technik, Bombardier and Boeing in rebuilding its aircraft maintenance hanga...
Thursday, February 21, 2013

■ GHANA: Government once more looking to partner private sector in launching new national carrier. Fifth time lucky?

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Following the successful conclusion of feasibility studies, Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama says the Ghanaian government is to pa...
Friday, January 11, 2013

■ NIGERIA: Air Cote d'Ivoire seeks Arik Air's help in establishing southern hub as Arik Air boss takes swipe at 'frustrating' Nigerian government.

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Nigerian carrier Arik Air (W3) and the new national carrier of the Ivory Coast, Air Cote d’Ivoire(HF), have entered into preliminary disc...
Saturday, December 1, 2012

► CONGO (KINSHASA): Arik Air starts Lagos - Kinshasa from 5 December.

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Nigeria’s largest commercial carrier, Arik Air (W3), has announced the start of twice weekly flights from Lagos to Kinshasa, Democratic Rep...
Friday, November 23, 2012

►► CAMEROON: Arik Air to start Lagos - Douala from late August.

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[UPDATE 23 NOVEMBER 2012] Nigerian private carrier Arik Air (W3), is to launch a 3x weekly (Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday) service between...
Monday, November 5, 2012

■ NIGERIA: Arik Air celebrates 6th birthday, plans large network expansion.

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Nigeria's largest carrier, Arik Air (W3), celebrated its 6th birthday at an event held at its corporate headquarters in Lagos, Nigeria....
Tuesday, October 23, 2012

► NIGERIA: Passenger arrested after going crazy on Arik Air flight.

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Nigeria's Aviation Minister, Stella Oduah-Ogiewonyi, moved quickly to dispel any rumours of an "attempted bombing" of an Arik...