SaharaReporters learnt that the plane unveiled as Nigerian Air is over 10 years old and belongs to Ethiopian Airlines. The first flight was an Ethiopian Airlines aircraft. It was then acquired again by Ethiopian Airlines in 2015 and has been operating under Ethiopian Air since then. Ethiopian Airlines is a majority shareholder in the Nigeria Air project. The suit alleged that there were “shady deals, deliberate infraction of the Nigerian laws and self-enrichment/corruption, mainly against the Federal Ministry of Aviation over the Nigerian Air Project.”

Source: Ethiopian News May 27, 2023 20:06 UTC