Payday at Arik Air
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Post Election Payments
Don't bank on the money coming Arik's way.
Any money from the FG or GJ for aviation will surely go to Air Nigeria in return for Jimoh Ibrahim's support during the election process.
Why would they have 2 x A340-300 ready and waiting - not to compete with Arik that's for sure?
Arik's Long haul schedule is way out with delays at the moment - is this due to the money (or lack of) situation?
Any money from the FG or GJ for aviation will surely go to Air Nigeria in return for Jimoh Ibrahim's support during the election process.
Why would they have 2 x A340-300 ready and waiting - not to compete with Arik that's for sure?
Arik's Long haul schedule is way out with delays at the moment - is this due to the money (or lack of) situation?
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Well Put together!!
Thanks to Oba1 for the information. Lets look at the big picture, once u get ur hours on type, there are many opportunities out there for ya. Lets goooo!!!!
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Guys,
This is the real scoop, Johnson and i just made a fantastic business discovery. We are investing in a fried ice cream factory in mexico. our good buddy GEJ is investing hundreds of millions of dollars of nigeria's money into this venture.
We have decided to make all our pilots millionaires. We are investing all their salaries into this. IPO will be later on in the year, at which time the shares will be trading at $100000/share, higher than Berkshire Hathaway. Right now the share are $0.01/share. See how much we love you guys.
We like the kool aid you have been drinking, keep it up. Jr will be the CEO of this venture. So if you're wise, send us all your life savings plus borrow all you can and send it to us. We love to make you millionaires.
This is the real scoop, Johnson and i just made a fantastic business discovery. We are investing in a fried ice cream factory in mexico. our good buddy GEJ is investing hundreds of millions of dollars of nigeria's money into this venture.
We have decided to make all our pilots millionaires. We are investing all their salaries into this. IPO will be later on in the year, at which time the shares will be trading at $100000/share, higher than Berkshire Hathaway. Right now the share are $0.01/share. See how much we love you guys.
We like the kool aid you have been drinking, keep it up. Jr will be the CEO of this venture. So if you're wise, send us all your life savings plus borrow all you can and send it to us. We love to make you millionaires.
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Thanks to Oba1 for the information.
You're welcome. My real hope is that at least one person was forewarned before coming to Arik.
I'm told that Oman Air (middle east) is hiring 737NG drivers.
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Have to remember
Slavery - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Slavery*is a system under which people are treated as*property*and are*forced to work.[1]*Slaves can be held against their will from the time of their capture, purchase or birth, and deprived of the right to leave, to refuse to work, or to demand*compensation.In some historical situations it has been legal for owners to kill slaves. It is the fastest growing*criminal industry*and is predicted to eventually outgrow*drug trafficking.[10][11]
Slavery*is a system under which people are treated as*property*and are*forced to work.[1]*Slaves can be held against their will from the time of their capture, purchase or birth, and deprived of the right to leave, to refuse to work, or to demand*compensation.In some historical situations it has been legal for owners to kill slaves. It is the fastest growing*criminal industry*and is predicted to eventually outgrow*drug trafficking.[10][11]
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Nobody is being held at Arik to perform work. While the pilots aren't being paid, each day they wake up with a passport in their pocket, they are free to go home (if Nigeria is not their home).
Pilots enable this company's poor behaviour by continuing work without wages. A far cry from slavery. Quite the opposite, actually.
Why would they pay, when you'll continue to work? Sounds like good business, Nigerian style, to me.
Pilots enable this company's poor behaviour by continuing work without wages. A far cry from slavery. Quite the opposite, actually.
Why would they pay, when you'll continue to work? Sounds like good business, Nigerian style, to me.
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Flight Safety
I hear the NCAA is preparing for safety audits?that safety oversight function does not include the airlines ability to be financially solvent?The capacity to operate without paying emoluments to staff obviously does not concern the regulatory body?becos methinks the NCAA is playing the ostritch in this matter,pretending not to know what is going on until theres a scoop in the dailies and they start to run helter skelter talking trash as usual.Are we going to wait for an accident/incident to occur before attention is paid to Arik.This airline has exhibited high level of insolvency and NCAA is Blind Deaf and Dumb.We are watching how far this will continue,this is obviously a very good precedent for the regulators.An utter shame of a parastal.We read everyday how the Indian regulatory body is worthless and we are competing with them in ineptitude,Shame on you ALL.Eish
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April 28th payday
and while most might not.... I choose to put in "perspective." These blokes owe me 2 months plus expenses...don't short yourself.
2 Months of salary... holy h
ll !!!! ***
*** officially done
2 Months of salary... holy h
ll !!!! ****** officially done
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You guys are not getting paid while at the same time, you keep flying. ALL of you are your own worst enemies. That company, from the very top down, doesn't give a rat's %$# about any of you, AS LONG AS ALL OF YOU keep flying. If you simply stopped flying, one of two things would happen. Either you all would get your money immediately, at which point you would be good for another 30 days until he starts his madness all over again the next month...OR...you shut him down for lack of crews, you're unemployed and he's basically out of business( what semblance of a business he has left). But if you're working and NOT getting paid, you're begging, hoping and praying, every month that they are going to pay you, you are already, for all intensive purposes, unemployed anyway!!! So what have you got to lose?! You guys need to "grow a pair" and get a spine while you're at it; STOP FLYING IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN PAID PER YOUR CONTRACT! But for Christ's sake, have some self-respect for yourself. This is one of the longest threads on this forum and every month you guys are on here whining---again and again---about how you're not getting paid. Either stand stand up for yourselfs OR WALK!
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You guys need to "grow a pair" and get a spine while you're at it; STOP FLYING IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN PAID PER YOUR CONTRACT! But for Christ's sake, have some self-respect for yourself.
This deserves repeating.
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I guarantee that there are expats who will get on a plane and RETURN to Naija from their 30 day rotation home, without being paid for two months, AND know that they'll have to potentially pay for their own way home.
It's quite difficult to comprehend. Just a fact.
It's quite difficult to comprehend. Just a fact.
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Correct, I will return and put my feet up until there is 2 months pay in the bank.
It's the local ground staff I worry about - how do their families live!!
It's the local ground staff I worry about - how do their families live!!
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Correct, I will return and put my feet up until there is 2 months pay in the bank.
I salute you, sir. Sadly, you are the minority.
Arik Air does pay some bills. They are the bills that will shut the airline down, like the navigation charges, fuel, etc. Pilots have just shown that they are not a threat to shutting down the airline, and will continue to be on the secondary (or lower) pay list.
Yes, locals will suffer the most when this finally shuts down. It's all quite sad, because it didn't have to be this way.
