Checks showed that the aircraft is owned by Ethiopian Airlines. Amid Sirika’s enthusiasm is a litigation challenging the Federal government’s technical partnership with Ethiopian Airline. The Federal government had in September 2022 announced Ethiopian Airline as the preferred bidder for the technical partnership on Nigeria Air. Sirika said Ethiopian Airline emerged the preferred bidder because it performed best in the technical and financial bids. Ado Sanusi, said the arrival of the aircraft did not translate into commencement of commercial operation by the airline.

Source: Ethiopian News May 26, 2023 22:32 UTC