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me thinks its a straightforward approach,but i think DENIM might have faulty route trng.
The dash 8 and f50 are well equipped with gps based fmcs so why get lost?
Controllers dont help though,as most of this guys are not used to the local accents.
Someone pls explain to them that when passed to 127.3 from 124.7,they dont need SOB,endurance,reg aicraft type,ONLY estimates.
They cause a lot of frequency congestion not knowing when and when not to pass this info
The dash 8 and f50 are well equipped with gps based fmcs so why get lost?
Controllers dont help though,as most of this guys are not used to the local accents.
Someone pls explain to them that when passed to 127.3 from 124.7,they dont need SOB,endurance,reg aicraft type,ONLY estimates.
They cause a lot of frequency congestion not knowing when and when not to pass this info
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I was flying a dash-8 en route to PH Mil when the incident with the Virgin Nigeria aircraft occured, we had slowed down hoping for improvements at the NAF base. About 3 miles to POSAD we made the decision to divert to Osubi. That VK aircraft really should have diverted and not carried out that approach. The horizontal visibility was well below minimus. Just before he landed, the PNF was transmitting and we could hear GPWS warnings in the back ground (Pull Up,Pull up). People on the ground say they saw some spectacular manouvers from the aircraft prior to touch down, anyway NAF tower immidiately requested that the Captain come to the tower.
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Arik Now Niger Republic’s National Carrier
Arik Now Niger Republic’s National Carrier
Nigeria ’s domestic airline, Arik Air, is now the national carrier of Niger Republic , which will now be operating both local and international flights from that country.
This was made known at the weekend by the Chairman of the airline, Sir Joseph Arumemi-Johnson, while delivering a speech to commemorate the arrival of another new aircraft for the airline, Boeing 737-700NG, at the Arik Aviation Centre, Murtala Mohammed Airport , Lagos .
Arumemi-Johnson also said that the airline is talking with Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS) to see that the airline operates in all the member countries and that the governments of Senegal and Cameroon have endorsed the airline to start operating from both nations.
This was made known at the weekend by the Chairman of the airline, Sir Joseph Arumemi-Johnson, while delivering a speech to commemorate the arrival of another new aircraft for the airline, Boeing 737-700NG, at the Arik Aviation Centre, Murtala Mohammed Airport , Lagos .
Arumemi-Johnson also said that the airline is talking with Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS) to see that the airline operates in all the member countries and that the governments of Senegal and Cameroon have endorsed the airline to start operating from both nations.
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GHANA?
Maybe the whole crew should start inquiring about accomodation availability in ACCRA,TAMALE AND TAKORADI.Ghanians are real nice people and they love Nigerians and their businesses,might actually not be a bad idea to move ARIK OPS to Accra with so many routes abound and millions to be airlifted,KUDOS to HON Mr ARARUME- JOHNSON for his brillant idea,more grease to his elbows for such wonderful business sense.Goodluck
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Big DIP,
I Guess this is starting to sound like another SLOK AIR, not the greatest idea to move the airplanes to Accra. ACCRANIANS are cool people though.....!!!!!! :-)
Good Luck
I Guess this is starting to sound like another SLOK AIR, not the greatest idea to move the airplanes to Accra. ACCRANIANS are cool people though.....!!!!!! :-)
Good Luck
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Which direction for Aero now?
One thing nobody seems to have mentioned, although it's been talked of in a few helicopter threads, is what's happening with Aero as CHC and the Ibru family seem to have some pretty major differences of opinion and there has been talk of CHC pulling out of Nigeria. I think they'd find it's not that easy as they have a substantial investment in aircraft (both fixed and rotary) here and if they try and pull out unilaterally they'd have considerable problems de-registering the aircraft to move them out (unless they think they can just steal them 
).
I've heard that there have been high level discussions between the management of the 2 companies, but haven't heard if anything has been settled as yet. There have been threads about CHC pulling out of Africa, the new owners of CHC wanting to break up the company and sell it off. Are they likely to sell off the CHC stake in Nigeria to Aero, and could Aero actually afford to buy it? If they did that do you think that Aero would be able to continue to operate to the standard they have all these years? It would be sad to see that something started over 50 years ago by Bob Schreiner was finished. Bob started his Schreiner company even before Hancke Morten, Carl Agar and Alan Bristow started the companies which have now become absorbed into these huge, amorphous, characterless, accountant-led amorphous conglomerates.
Actually in many ways, maybe that wouldn't be a bad thing. After all, Chief Michael Ibru who is CEO of Aero, is married to Cecilia Ibru, one of Africa's most powerful women and CEO of one of Nigeria's largest banks, Oceanic.
The Ibru Group, started in 1966 with the establishment of a trading company, Laibru limited. The first and most significant step in the organization’s evolution came in 1957 when the founder and chief executive, Michael Ibru pioneered the marketing of frozen fish in Nigeria to alleviate the acute shortage of animal protein in the average Nigerian’s diet. Amongst other things it now owns: Ibru Sea Foods Limited, Aero Contractors Nigeria Limited, Ibache (Ibafon Chemicals) Limited, Ibafon Oil Limited, Ibron Nigeria Ltd; Ikeja Hotels Plc. (Lagos Sheraton and Federal Palace Hotels); Oceanic Bank Int’l. Plc, Aquamarine Finance and Securities Limited, Queens Petroleum Company of (Nig.) Limited, Guardian Newspaper Limited; Minet Nigeria Limited (insurance brokers).
AeroContractors, Nigeria's oldest airline, was formed in 1959 and registered in Nigeria in 1960 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Schreiner Airways. In 1973 it had a 40% Nigerian holding, then in 1976 a 60% Nigerian holding because of the government's indigenisation decree. It's reported that Bob Schreiner enjoyed a cordial relationship with the Ibru family, especially Olorogun Michael Ibru and maybe that's why they still enjoy a good relationship with Koen Neven and have not allowed CHC to replace him with their own arrogant, know-it-all Canadian managers who have brought the company to this present crisis. At least Koen has spent enough of his life in Africa to understand the continent and it people and to empathise with them and know how to work with them. In a shrewd move, the Ibrus have also brought Nabil Haqui out of retirement, reportedly as GM of the whole Aero group. He's another shrewd old fox, well liked by the Ibrus and well versed in the ways of Africa. For Aero, a split or partial split from CHC could even turn out to be a very good thing in the long term.
). I've heard that there have been high level discussions between the management of the 2 companies, but haven't heard if anything has been settled as yet. There have been threads about CHC pulling out of Africa, the new owners of CHC wanting to break up the company and sell it off. Are they likely to sell off the CHC stake in Nigeria to Aero, and could Aero actually afford to buy it? If they did that do you think that Aero would be able to continue to operate to the standard they have all these years? It would be sad to see that something started over 50 years ago by Bob Schreiner was finished. Bob started his Schreiner company even before Hancke Morten, Carl Agar and Alan Bristow started the companies which have now become absorbed into these huge, amorphous, characterless, accountant-led amorphous conglomerates.
Actually in many ways, maybe that wouldn't be a bad thing. After all, Chief Michael Ibru who is CEO of Aero, is married to Cecilia Ibru, one of Africa's most powerful women and CEO of one of Nigeria's largest banks, Oceanic.
The Ibru Group, started in 1966 with the establishment of a trading company, Laibru limited. The first and most significant step in the organization’s evolution came in 1957 when the founder and chief executive, Michael Ibru pioneered the marketing of frozen fish in Nigeria to alleviate the acute shortage of animal protein in the average Nigerian’s diet. Amongst other things it now owns: Ibru Sea Foods Limited, Aero Contractors Nigeria Limited, Ibache (Ibafon Chemicals) Limited, Ibafon Oil Limited, Ibron Nigeria Ltd; Ikeja Hotels Plc. (Lagos Sheraton and Federal Palace Hotels); Oceanic Bank Int’l. Plc, Aquamarine Finance and Securities Limited, Queens Petroleum Company of (Nig.) Limited, Guardian Newspaper Limited; Minet Nigeria Limited (insurance brokers).
AeroContractors, Nigeria's oldest airline, was formed in 1959 and registered in Nigeria in 1960 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Schreiner Airways. In 1973 it had a 40% Nigerian holding, then in 1976 a 60% Nigerian holding because of the government's indigenisation decree. It's reported that Bob Schreiner enjoyed a cordial relationship with the Ibru family, especially Olorogun Michael Ibru and maybe that's why they still enjoy a good relationship with Koen Neven and have not allowed CHC to replace him with their own arrogant, know-it-all Canadian managers who have brought the company to this present crisis. At least Koen has spent enough of his life in Africa to understand the continent and it people and to empathise with them and know how to work with them. In a shrewd move, the Ibrus have also brought Nabil Haqui out of retirement, reportedly as GM of the whole Aero group. He's another shrewd old fox, well liked by the Ibrus and well versed in the ways of Africa. For Aero, a split or partial split from CHC could even turn out to be a very good thing in the long term.
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Very interesting and lots of info Phone Wind, thanks for that.
Hopefully if the split occurs it would be in the interest of both parties and the Ibrus try to put in the extra effort to keep Aero going strong. I believe they can with the right kind of people in strategic positions !!!
Caught sight of Nabil Haqui the other day and you can tell his a man back here in Lagos on a mission and he looks prepared and ready to go, but he cant do it on his own he has to put together a formidable team around him.
I'll hold back any accolades I may have for him for now, lets wait and see.
Fingers Crossed
Hopefully if the split occurs it would be in the interest of both parties and the Ibrus try to put in the extra effort to keep Aero going strong. I believe they can with the right kind of people in strategic positions !!!
Caught sight of Nabil Haqui the other day and you can tell his a man back here in Lagos on a mission and he looks prepared and ready to go, but he cant do it on his own he has to put together a formidable team around him.
I'll hold back any accolades I may have for him for now, lets wait and see.
Fingers Crossed
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wow.informative stuff.Looks like pprune is back.
With ARIK and VK going through certain challenges RE MMA2 and preserved routes,its great to see a wholly owned African aviation company making great strides with its NON African partners and finding compromise despite strategic interests of each partner.Well done Aero and CHC.
With ARIK and VK going through certain challenges RE MMA2 and preserved routes,its great to see a wholly owned African aviation company making great strides with its NON African partners and finding compromise despite strategic interests of each partner.Well done Aero and CHC.
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Yes Nabil is back and he's General Manager, Ops for both the fixed and rotary wing divisions of Aero. As Zazoo says, he can't turn things around on his own and will need to get rid of some of those (senior) managers who have almost brought the company down and replace them with people who know both aviation and Nigeria. To have been appointed to the position he's now in, he must have the backing of the Ibrus and Koen Neven, so he should be able to get the people he needs and get rid of those brought in by CHC who aren't capable of doing the job or understanding Africa 
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Capt Tobias Wilcock
Dear Bros,
talking from the outside, it ia great news to see that thinks are moving in your country and the aviation industry, good to hear about all the increase in pay being a sign of recognition of your worth and professionalisim, to whom a lot is given a lot is expected, you need to close your ranks and position together as a professional body(not neccesarily a trade union), you need to adress
professional issues
comportment
respect
self improvement of your skills
passing on knowledge etc
Off particular mention is AERO, being the oldest of the lot.
We look forward to some of the airlines becoming real natonal carriers and vehicle of national prominence to the nationals,.
We look forward to airline totally run both technical and top level management to be Nigerians, At this times and age the Africans are capable of doing anything, including ruling a world power country( hopefully Obama has made a point already) you guys need to stop saying never for your sake and does of your kids where ever in the world you might think they are comfortabe (still serious race issues all over)
God's speed ( pardon my english, french carabian)
talking from the outside, it ia great news to see that think
s are moving in your country and the aviation industry, good to hear about all the increase in pay being a sign of recognition of your worth and professionalisim, to whom a lot is given a lot is expected, you need to close your ranks and position together as a professional body(not neccesarily a trade union), you need to adress professional issues
comportment
respect
self improvement of your skills
passing on knowledge etc
Off particular mention is AERO, being the oldest of the lot.
We look forward to some of the airlines becoming real natonal carriers and vehicle of national prominence to the nationals,.
We look forward to airline totally run both technical and top level management to be Nigerians, At this times and age the Africans are capable of doing anything, including ruling a world power country( hopefully Obama has made a point already) you guys need to stop saying never for your sake and does of your kids where ever in the world you might think they are comfortabe (still serious race issues all over)
God's speed ( pardon my english, french carabian)
