By John IkaniEthiopian Airlines, the government-owned airline based in Addis Ababa, has been selected as the technical partner and the primary investor in Nigeria’s national airline, Nigeria Air. ADVERTISEMENTADVERTISEMENTADVERTISEMENTFollowing its receipt of the Air Transport Licence (ATL) from the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) in June, the Nigerian Government is moving on with its plans to meet the start date. “Ethiopian Airlines has the equipment needed for the startup of the new national carrier, Nigeria Air. The federal government had said it would have a five percent stake in the Nigeria Air project with no government control. The airline had obtained an air transport licence (ATL), the preceding step to acquiring an air operator’s certificate (AOC).

Source: Ethiopian News September 19, 2022 06:07 UTC