{"id":282293,"date":"2023-08-05T00:08:52","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T23:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=282293"},"modified":"2023-08-05T00:08:52","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T23:08:52","slug":"nigeria-air-to-begin-operations-in-october-with-8-aircraft-says-ethiopian-airlines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/08\/05\/nigeria-air-to-begin-operations-in-october-with-8-aircraft-says-ethiopian-airlines\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria Air to begin operations in October with 8 aircraft, says Ethiopian Airlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>The latest development is coming amidst the ongoing controversies that have dogged the carrier since its launch in May.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cThe airline will begin operation with two wide-bodied planes and six narrow-bodied aircraft&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A new date has been announced for the commencement of operations of the contentious new national carrier, Nigeria Air.<\/p>\n<p>The airline will commence flight operations in October this year, according to one of the stakeholders.<\/p>\n<p>This was disclosed by Ethiopian Airlines Chief Executive Officer, Mesfin Tasew, in an interview with Bloomberg TV.<\/p>\n<p>The latest development is coming amidst the ongoing controversies that have dogged the carrier since its launch in May.<\/p>\n<p>The new carrier was first unveiled in 2018 during Farnborough International Airshow, London. But in May 2023, Nigeria\u2019s former Aviation Minister Hadi Sirika launched the Air carrier 48 hours before the end of his administration with an aircraft.<\/p>\n<p>A development that raised a lot of eyebrows and created a significant uproar nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>However, Tasew during the interview said: \u201cThe airline will begin operation with two wide-bodied planes and six narrow-bodied aircraft.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are eager to see the airline start flying and connecting the local market to the international market.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEthiopian Airlines will manage the operation. It is a proven model and the objective is to enable Nigeria to have a flag carrier.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe prime objective is to enable Nigeria to have an air carrier. Ethiopian Airlines will have a management contract. Effectively, Ethiopian Airlines will manage the airline to be successful.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe owns a 49 percent stake in the airline, the Nigerian government 5 percent together while other institutional investors own the rest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr Tasew expressed optimism based on the size of the Nigerian economy and the potential inherent in it.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, a breakdown of the ownership of the airlines shows that, Ethiopian Airlines own 49 percent, the Federal government five percent, 46 percent by Nigerian private investors (SAHCO, MRS and other institutional investors<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The latest development is coming amidst the ongoing controversies that have dogged the carrier since its launch in May. \u201cThe airline will begin operation with two wide-bodied planes and six narrow-bodied aircraft&#8221; A new date has been announced for the commencement of operations of the contentious new national carrier, Nigeria Air. 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