Dana Air, owners of the Boeing 803 carrier that crashed June 3 in Lagos, Nigeria is not an Indian company and the only connection with India is its managing director, Jacky Hathiramani, group communications manager Dana group Tony Usidamen told IANS over phone.

" Dana Group is wholly owned registered company in Nigeria with Nigerians as directors but, we have a managing director Jacky Hathiramani who is Indian," Usidamen added.

Usidamen could not immediately confirm the number of years that Mahendra Singh Rathore, the co-pilot on the flight who lost his life, had spent with the company.

A company statement had said: "The first officer had flown 1,100 flight hours, 800 of which (were) on the MD83 aircraft."

On June 3, the aircraft crashed on a flight from Abuja to Lagos, killing all 146 passengers and seven crew members and another 40 on the ground.

The company said: "The aircraft had totalled over 60,000 flight hours.... Its last 400-hourly check was May 30, 2012 while the statutory annual maintenance is not until Sept 2012."

Aviation Minister Stella Oduah told reporters Tuesday that the airline has been suspended indefinitely for operational safety reasons pending the outcome of investigations into the crash.

Dana Airlines Limited (Dana Air) is a member of Dana Group of Companies Plc. The airline began commercial flight operations Nov 10, 2008 and has grown to become one of Nigeria's leading airlines, operating daily flights to Abuja, Calabar, Lagos, Port Harcourt and Uyo.

The airline currently has 5 Boeing MD83 aircrafts in its fleet.

Dana Air is part of the Dana Group which started operations in Nigeria in the 1980s. In addition to pharmaceuticals, the group diversified into bulk import of industrial chemicals, commodities, polyethylenes, automobiles, and electronics.

frosbel: Dana Air is not an Indian company and the only connection with India is its managing director, Jacky Hathiramani, group communications manager Dana group Tony Usidamen told IANS over phone.
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" Dana Group is wholly owned registered company in Nigeria with Nigerians as directors but, we have a managing director Jacky Hathiramani who is Indian," Usidamen added. . . .

The company said: "The aircraft had totalled over 60,000 flight hours.... Its last 400-hourly check was May 30, 2012 while the statutory annual maintenance is not until Sept 2012."

Aviation Minister Stella Oduah told reporters Tuesday that the airline has been suspended indefinitely for operational safety reasons pending the outcome of investigations into the crash.

Dana Airlines Limited (Dana Air) is a member of Dana Group of Companies Plc. The airline began commercial flight operations Nov 10, 2008 and has grown to become one of Nigeria's leading airlines, operating daily flights to Abuja, Calabar, Lagos, Port Harcourt and Uyo.

The airline currently has 5 Boeing MD83 aircrafts in its fleet.

Dana Air is part of the Dana Group which started operations in Nigeria in the 1980s.

Enigma: ^^ However, the question arises though --- who are the shareholders of Dana Air and/or Dana Group?

Enigma: ^^^ The directorship is not the determinant of whether the company is an "Indian" company or not. Also, the fact that the company is incorporated in Nigeria (a mandatory requirement anyway) while relevant does not mean that effective control may not be Nigerian. What determines it is the nationality of the controlling shareholding/shareholders.

When Virgin was operating in Nigeria, was it really a Nigerian company as such?

Kobojunkie: Whether indians own the largest block of shares or not, Nigeria has just shown the world that it is INTOLERANT of people of other races. The plane was not flown by an indian, the plane in question has yet to be investigated, and there has, not been any real evidence presented that it was faulty from the hanger to begin with, but so many Nigerians have gone online to demand that the company be punished on grounds that it is owned/run by Indians.

frosbel: The Directors of Dana Airlines according to a filing at the CAC are:

First Directors:
i. Olney Overseas Incorporated – 11A Canfield Place, London, UK (British)
ii. Sabita Rames Hathiramani – 54, Marina, Lagos (British)
iii. Ramesh Naraindas Hathiramani – 54, Marina, Lagos (Indian)
iv. Hathiramani Jacky Ramesh – 54, Marina, Lagos (Indian) (CEO)
v. Hathiramani Gautam Ramesh – 54, Marina, Lagos (Indian)
vi. Talabi Sulaiman Owolabi – 54, Marina, Lagos (Nigerian)
vii. Atekoja Adedolapo Ayodeji – 177C MoshoodOlugbani Street, Lagos (Nigerian)
viii. Elias Gbolahan Olubukola – #6 Broad Street, Lagos (Nigerian)
ix. Gbolahan Elias – #6 Broad Street, Lagos (Nigerian)
x. Gattelli Limited – #9A, Okupe Road, Mende Maryland, Lagos (British)
xi. Vandana Vzco – Dubai Airport Freezone, 4th East Wing A, GrdFlr, G20, Dubai (Arab)
xii. Dana Airlines Limited – #54, Marina, Lagos
xiii. Shiva Ventures Limited – #142, Awolowo Road, Lagos
xiv. Brindavan Industries Limited – #142, Awolowo Road, Lagos






I refuse to believe this report, imho this company is owned primarily by Indians who also control the majority shares !

Kobojunkie: Whether indians own the largest block of shares or not, Nigeria has just shown the world that it is INTOLERANT of people of other races. The plane was not flown by an indian, the plane in question has yet to be investigated, and there has, not been any real evidence presented that it was faulty from the hanger to begin with, but so many Nigerians have gone online to demand that the company be punished on grounds that it is owned/run by Indians.

Kobojunkie: Whether indians own the largest block of shares or not, Nigeria has just shown the world that it is INTOLERANT of people of other races. The plane was not flown by an indian, the plane in question has yet to be investigated, and there has, not been any real evidence presented that it was faulty from the hanger to begin with, but so many Nigerians have gone online to demand that the company be punished on grounds that it is owned/run by Indians.

pro01: Whether it is an Indian company or not is besides the point. Was Bellview Airlines also Indian? Was ADC indian? Was Sosoliso indian?. . .and so on and so forth. People just like giving a dog a bad name in order to hang it.

In any case, I'd rather fly an Indian owned plane than a Nigerian owned one if I had the choice. . .both countries are certainly light years apart in technical competence and whatnot, so what is the point, really? People need to quit being so ridiculous.

zalight:

are u fucking an Indian man...The aggressive way u defend this people is becoming embarrassing...i pity you if u are cos there is no way the family will accept you,they only do blacks for fun,their culture will never allow them marry one.Thank me later

manchy7531: DANA IS OWNED BY DANGOTE.ALL YOU SAYING DANA AIR IS AN INDIA COMPANY ARE IGNORANT.DANGOTE AIR IS THE FULL NAME.THEY ARE ALSO THE PRODUCERS OF DANA JUICE AND OTHER BEVERAGES.WHAT I DON'T KNOW IS IF DANGOTE OWNS IT 100%

ii. Sabita Rames Hathiramani – 54, Marina, Lagos (British)

zalight:

are u fucking an Indian man...The aggressive way u defend this people is becoming embarrassing...i pity you if u are cos there is no way the family will accept you,they only do blacks for fun,their culture will never allow them marry one.Thank me later