http://nigerianaviation.wordpress.com/
"Arik Air has canceled its Abuja to Akure service. Akure Airport is no longer served by any scheduled airline. Other news about Arik Air is that its A330-200 is still impounded and parked at Johannesburg."
The Punch:: Lease payment: Arik Air?s plane impounded in S?Africa
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A court has stopped the FAAN from forcing all domestic airlines, except for Arik Air, to move their operations from the General Aviation Terminal to the MMA2 terminal at Lagos Airport. The Federal Government directed the FAAN to handover GAT to Arik Air for upgrade and exclusive use, but the Airline Operators of Nigeria successfully lodged an appeal against this measure."
I guess Arik Air could pay off the judge, but the cheque would bounce
More bad news. The competition is stepping up:
Air Nigeria is hiring crews for the Airbus A340.
First Nation Airlines, the successor airline to the now defunct Bellview Airlines has been recruiting crews and personnel for B767 and A320 type aircraft...