Arik Air takes delivery of brand new A330-200 aircraft
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He wasnt typed was he now?
I was told that he had completed the Airbus course for the 330, but did not have the actual type on any ATPL. Just a nice congratulation paper from Airbus that you can hang on the wall. Of course, that may have been wrong, or been officially completed since that rumor.
It seems hard to believe that he wouldn't have a medical, since they are FREE to him.
But, I have seen the pictures of the Zebra jacket !!!! One thing is certain... every pilot at Arik knows Doctor / Captain / Technical Pilot / Acting Fleet Manager / Zero Time on Boeing - Airbus - HeavyJet / Zebra pilot RH.
I think he's destined to be MD !!!!!!
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MR SMITH,XLUK has pretty much summed it up,though ABV-LHR,is the worst,sometimes more or less empty.
Summary is all long haul flights in ARIK rarely avg 20-25% load factors,when analyzed over a period of say a month,example is a LOS-JNB flight two days before world cup started with 40 pax thereabouts??????
Its simply setting fire to cash literally speaking!
Their strengths are in local eastern routes, and ok on others.
Summary is all long haul flights in ARIK rarely avg 20-25% load factors,when analyzed over a period of say a month,example is a LOS-JNB flight two days before world cup started with 40 pax thereabouts??????
Its simply setting fire to cash literally speaking!
Their strengths are in local eastern routes, and ok on others.
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Frank Abagnale Jr.
was he flying for an airline in the gulf before Arik?
There are more competent Captains currently operating within Nigerian Aviation and have at least flown the Airbus 340 with some decent time on it.
Arik should head hunt these individuals, at least it will be better than having
Doctor / Captain / Technical Pilot / Acting Fleet Manager / Zero Time on Boeing - Airbus - HeavyJet / Zebra pilot RH.
I think he's destined to be MD !!!!!!
I think he's destined to be MD !!!!!!
How can someone hold so many positions at once within a company. Jokers 
Heard the CP may have resigned his post, is there any truth to that? sad if true
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CP Resigned
Heard the CP may have resigned his post, is there any truth to that? sad if true
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Phantom of the opera.
Yep is it true...he has put in his resignation. Effective end of this month but will be acting for three months until replacement is found...Very sad....Victor is a all round fair guy. One of the best C.P.'s I have had the privilege to work with.
Dr M is no better than Mr AJ, very difficult persons to work for. It must have feel like pulling bad teeth out
with out a local anesthetic working in Arik management. Descent bloke the ex CP is (he stood up, for all the pilot work force), at least he can get some sort of normality back to his life without AJ or Dr M treating him like $hit. Surely they deserve the likes of RH, hope he takes them to the cleaners with his boo boo’s and maybe one day it will sink in that oyinbo is not very thing. Continue burn the cash, not that they care
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There are more competent Captains currently operating within Nigerian Aviation and have at least flown the Airbus 340 with some decent time on it.
Arik should head hunt these individuals, at least it will be better than having
Arik should head hunt these individuals, at least it will be better than having
Why would they want to come here to Arik? For the low pay... when they feel like paying it? For the arrogant leadership? (except all the empty posts !!!!) For the shaky future (let's face it... empty long haul won't go on forever)?
No, I say they should stay at Emirates, or whatever world class airline they might be at now, or stay home and enjoy retirement. But don't come here.
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Good Riddance
Oyindo and DragRequired are you high. The CP going is one of the best things that could ever happen to Arik. If he is the best CP you have ever worked for then you need to get out more!
The MDs and DFOs that have come and gone have been shells, mere figureheads. Yes they were AOC post holders in the eyes of the NCAA but with the exception of the last MD (JH) none of them did much apart from jump when told and ask when they could come down. All of the work done behind the scenes on making Arik what it is today was done by senior Arik captains mostly unrewarded or acknowledged.
The CP is the reason that many of the hard working pilots of Arik who have left leave without giving any notice as they know that he does not honour agreements, is underhand and vindictive. He is one of the worst managers at Arik (and that takes some doing) and is about as popular as a dose of something a South African fishwife would give you with most of the expats.
Quote unquote one XXL pilot in his resignation his resignation was purely due to being unable to work with the "aggressive nature and manner" of Capt VE.
Woefully inadequate and equipped for the role would be a compliment for Capt VE. Good riddance, his departure may signal a turn around for Arik as someone may come along to stem the now flood of us who can take little more!
Sitting on the fence VT
The MDs and DFOs that have come and gone have been shells, mere figureheads. Yes they were AOC post holders in the eyes of the NCAA but with the exception of the last MD (JH) none of them did much apart from jump when told and ask when they could come down. All of the work done behind the scenes on making Arik what it is today was done by senior Arik captains mostly unrewarded or acknowledged.
The CP is the reason that many of the hard working pilots of Arik who have left leave without giving any notice as they know that he does not honour agreements, is underhand and vindictive. He is one of the worst managers at Arik (and that takes some doing) and is about as popular as a dose of something a South African fishwife would give you with most of the expats.
Quote unquote one XXL pilot in his resignation his resignation was purely due to being unable to work with the "aggressive nature and manner" of Capt VE.
Woefully inadequate and equipped for the role would be a compliment for Capt VE. Good riddance, his departure may signal a turn around for Arik as someone may come along to stem the now flood of us who can take little more!
Sitting on the fence VT
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Vortex Thing did you recently depart from Arik air? Also hearing that the 777 deal is as good as dead and that they are looking at acquiring 2 ex virgin atlantic a340-300s...we shall wait and see
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A340 500 or 300s?
Nope not me I'm afraid. I'm still at Arik for my sins. Looking like most others and doubt that myself and many others will be left in a few rotations but for now still doing the Lagos thing.
I heard about the A340 thing and have also heard whispers of B77 being pushed back but re Airbus I heard that they were Kingfisher cancelled orders again but in a slightly higher density config than our current ones.
There is even a rumour on the street that when the HiFly contract comes up the current A340-500s will come over to the 5N reg as well. So there will be 4x A340s and 1x A330. Personally if I were a betting man I don't think we will ever see wide-body Boeings at LOS or ABV there is almost too much investment in Airbus now but stranger things have happened with our management.
Has anyone in Toulouse or London or elsewhere in the know got any gen on this?
I heard about the A340 thing and have also heard whispers of B77 being pushed back but re Airbus I heard that they were Kingfisher cancelled orders again but in a slightly higher density config than our current ones.
There is even a rumour on the street that when the HiFly contract comes up the current A340-500s will come over to the 5N reg as well. So there will be 4x A340s and 1x A330. Personally if I were a betting man I don't think we will ever see wide-body Boeings at LOS or ABV there is almost too much investment in Airbus now but stranger things have happened with our management.
Has anyone in Toulouse or London or elsewhere in the know got any gen on this?
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'Oyindo and DragRequired are you high. The CP going is one of the best things that could ever happen to Arik. If he is the best CP you have ever worked for then you need to get out more! '????
Vortex thing;
You could not have been more correct about VE,The hero worship thing is obviously from da boys who believe they owe him for thier progress,He started part of da **** he is now tryn to run away from,what goes around comes ******* around.If theres a medal for the biggest attitudinal arsehole CP he definitely would have won it.Good ******* riddance to bad rubbish
Vortex thing;
You could not have been more correct about VE,The hero worship thing is obviously from da boys who believe they owe him for thier progress,He started part of da **** he is now tryn to run away from,what goes around comes ******* around.If theres a medal for the biggest attitudinal arsehole CP he definitely would have won it.Good ******* riddance to bad rubbish
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Arik Air takes Delivery of brand new A330-200 aircraft
If it is true, about this Arik Air 330 King pin, i suggest the Ncaa ask him to leave Nigeria having paid, his fine, i imagine his ATPL is already suspended
Given that he flew a 5N registered airplane without a valid licence, which might mean he had no current medical certificate,or 330 endorsement,or wavier from the authority,to fly these demonstration flights.......hence i imagine the fine.
Where do these guys arrive from ? it has been mentioned he worked with the canadian CRJ builders.....hmmmm.
Well the world is watching what the Nigerian authorities will do here.
Arik Air which appears to have no management structure, have surely been lead up the garden path, with this pilot.
DONT THEY CHECK OUT PILOTS......... ?
Given that he flew a 5N registered airplane without a valid licence, which might mean he had no current medical certificate,or 330 endorsement,or wavier from the authority,to fly these demonstration flights.......hence i imagine the fine.
Where do these guys arrive from ? it has been mentioned he worked with the canadian CRJ builders.....hmmmm.
Well the world is watching what the Nigerian authorities will do here.
Arik Air which appears to have no management structure, have surely been lead up the garden path, with this pilot.
DONT THEY CHECK OUT PILOTS......... ?
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Word from Arik central is that Cpt RH Zebra is being hailed as the saviour of the Arik air A330 project by Dr M......all this after basically flying around Africa illegally
.....I wonder what position he would get if he were to crash the aircraft....MD? DFO? who knows......we await the return of the king to see what will really happen.....
.....I wonder what position he would get if he were to crash the aircraft....MD? DFO? who knows......we await the return of the king to see what will really happen.....
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VE broke up the mafia during the early years of Arik (sandi, spandi and all the rest) from grabbing everything for themselves thus oppressing the natives, he at least he tried spreading it around.
If an Anglo Saxon airline were to be invaded like Arik has been, I am sure the locals with the unions would marched them all out the door in quick order.
VT count your self lucky to have a job and please don’t keep sitting on the fence. Get right in the thick of things and straighten Arik out if you dare, that is if you can hack it, if not Europe awaits you.
It seems you expats still bugger things up, RH should make you all very proud (EXPERTS) at least he should be out of the picture for a few months. The NCAA has been very lenient with him.
Gidigba you must be really pi$$ed of with VE (the bold lettering speaks millions) now that VE is taking a bow, you might get that position you have been craving for, try for CP don't be shy.
If an Anglo Saxon airline were to be invaded like Arik has been, I am sure the locals with the unions would marched them all out the door in quick order.
VT count your self lucky to have a job and please don’t keep sitting on the fence. Get right in the thick of things and straighten Arik out if you dare, that is if you can hack it, if not Europe awaits you.
It seems you expats still bugger things up, RH should make you all very proud (EXPERTS) at least he should be out of the picture for a few months. The NCAA has been very lenient with him.
Gidigba you must be really pi$$ed of with VE (the bold lettering speaks millions) now that VE is taking a bow, you might get that position you have been craving for, try for CP don't be shy.
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@Oyindo,Really?If wishes were horses beggars will fly,unfortunately i do not share the good fortune of working for AJ's esteemed airline where salaries are always on time and equal rights are enjoyed by all,regardless of the colour of their skins,You might go foe VE's job if you care,but sometimes the truth just stinks when it's real and not imagined,It might just help if anyone is unfortunate to be once again led by the likes of him.
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unfortunately i do not share the good fortune of working for AJ's esteemed airline
I beg now.
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It seems you expats still bugger things up, RH should make you all very proud (EXPERTS) at least he should be out of the picture for a few months. The NCAA has been very lenient with him.
I don't hear many expats singing praise for anybody who intentionally mucks it up. Obviously, as you well know, anybody in a minority group anywhere in the world makes the entire group look bad when one screws up.
If RH was intentionally flaunting the law, and not properly licensed to operate an A330, he should have his ATPL revoked, and any validations he may have in lieu of the Nigerian ATPL.
But, we don't know (yet) what exactly transpired. But, I'm sure we all will. I don't believe RH would need an ATPL to be DFO or MD, so perhaps the doors are opening up further for him? Dr. M seems rightly satisfied; obviously RH is the man to satisfy him!