Ethiopian Airlines has stopped negotiations with the government of Nigeria to manage Arik Air, the biggest private Nigerian airline, Ethiopian’s chief executive has disclosed. In early 2017 the Nigerian government asked the management of Ethiopian Airlines to assume control of Arik Air on a management contract basis. However, Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO Tewolde Gebremariam told AIN that his company ceased talks with AMCON due to the complex nature of the negotiations. Ghanaian minister of aviation Cecelia Dapaah announced that Ethiopian Airlines, Air Mauritius, and indigenous carrier Africa World Air all remain deeply engaged with the government. “In the 1990s African airlines had a 40 percent share,” he said.

Source: Ethiopian News December 26, 2017 15:45 UTC