Nigeria Air to launch in late 2Q23 as court bid drags on 02.05.2023 - 14:03 UTC Nigeria's Aviation Minister Hadi Sirika has reiterated that Nigeria Air (NWB, Lagos) will begin operations before the end of the current administration on May 29, 2023, while the Abuja division of the Federal High Court has dismissed an attempt by the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) to have their case against the establishment of the new national carrier to be heard in Lagos. Briefing media after a Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja on April 26, Sirika echoed statements he made in March when he said the carrier would fly before the new federal administration takes office under the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on May 29. "Nigeria Air Limited, I did say that we will get it going before the end of this administration and I have not withdrawn my words. We have everything in place; the aircraft are in place, the offices, operational centres, the staffing and everything that we need to have in place. We're doing the last-minute checks and waiting for the issuance of the AOC [air operator's certificate], and...Legal wrangle continues around Nigeria Air 26.04.2023 - 17:20 UTC In an ongoing legal wrangle to prevent the establishment of Nigeria Air (NWB, Lagos), the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) have reminded the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) of an existing court injunction temporarily restraining the regulator from issuing an air operator's certificate (AOC) to the federal government's new flag carrier joint venture with a consortium led by Ethiopian Airlines (ET, Addis Ababa).

Source: Ethiopian News May 09, 2023 12:52 UTC