Well i just got back from Nigeria two days back and as far as i'm concerned Arik is doing very very well,they're booming and have got more than 10 planes coming in few months time brand new from the box,i was fortunate to fly with them to Abuja and by the look of it their maintenance is top notche with first class type of service,of course nothing works 100% fine but they're above average.So BF i don't know where u get ur facts from as far as i'm aware of their maintenance is done by Lufthansa Techniks and their pilots always go for their 6 months recurrency,even the local nigerians who they want to hire do a simulator assesment in the UK on the 737-300 talkless of those currently flying.It's a choice those who wants the job take it despite that 10% of their income is paid in local currency and they're many on the queue willing to take it