LAGOS, Nigeria — Officials say Nigeria’s second-largest air carrier has been grounded for safety checks following a strike by its engineers.

Harold Demuren of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority said Wednesday that Air Nigeria would be able to fly again after investigators finished their checks. The investigation comes after engineers at the airline carried out an on-and-off strike at the carrier.

A spokesman for the airline could not be immediately reached, though an operator at its call center said the airline hoped to resume flights Thursday.

The temporary grounding of Air Nigeria comes after a Dana Air flight June 3 crashed in Lagos, killing all 153 people on board and others on the ground. A cause for that crash has yet to be determined.

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Noise makers. This will last for just a few minutes, and the culture of mediocrity continues.

401kk: Noise makers. This will last for just a few minutes, and the culture of mediocrity continues.

I agree !

Campaign after election....

frosbel:

I agree !

Most def

medicine after death

401kk: Noise makers. This will last for just a few minutes, and the culture of mediocrity continues.

GBAM!!! Thanks for replyin before I could. That Airline is truly a 'fly coffin' as its former MD said. Nd whats d reason why the aero-engineers have bn on and off strike.

Shheww

Air Nigeria claims it's due to internal industrial issues and not due to faulty aircraft. Whatever the case it's high time something is done about airlines retaining 'flying coffins' and other often ignored safety issues.

Wasn't Demuren asked to step aside at the wake of the Dana crash

401kk: Noise makers. This will last for just a few minutes, and the culture of mediocrity continues.

there is no longer hope anymore

Harold Demuren of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority said Wednesday that Air Nigeria would be able to fly again after investigators finished their checks. The investigation comes after engineers at the airline carried out an on-and-off strike at the carrier.

How did this guy get back to work after suspension, was it for one day?

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Trust Jimo Ibrahim. He'll just settle and back comes Air Nigeria. Flying Molue!

But Mr Nnorom was called a liar and an iliiterate recently.Iam wondering why the checks should start with Air Nigeria.

401kk: Noise makers. This will last for just a few minutes, and the culture of mediocrity continues.

very corrrect. They shud tell us sometin else jare cos we used τ̅☺ all these bullshits

most people wasted their life schooling, even if you they buy new planes today without those professional laborers in place to keep them flying we are not going anywhere.

This is the time for those laborers to go strike, they we worship them, as of today they are more important than any professional in naija as per life and death.

The politicians do without the medical doctors, fly oversea for checkup buy those laborers has to maintain the plane to fly. White-laborers will not come to African for $5000/month to maintain plane.

supoade: Campaign after election....

.... before another election

Arrant Rubbish... iwo yi laarooo waaan!!!

Hope this move leads results and recommended maintenance checks are done (trying to be optimistic about Nigeria)

AirNigeria should just pay me my money biko...!

The post strike audit of nigeria is a standard practice in civil aviation to ensure safety standards. The audit has been concluded and flights are resuming tomorrow. The audit was as result of the strike action emabrked by the local branch of NAAPE as aircrafts were grounded for more than 4 days. It has nothing to do with Dana crash or Nnorom's allegations.

mujila: The post strike audit of nigeria is a standard practice in civil aviation to ensure safety standards. The audit has been concluded and flights are resuming tomorrow. The audit was as result of the strike action emabrked by the local branch of NAAPE as aircrafts were grounded for more than 4 days. It has nothing to do with Dana crash or Nnorom's allegations.

Bros u got it right...Nnorom defrauded the company and was asked to resign honourably..He chose the part of spreading malicious information to divert attention from his fraudulent activities as Former Finance director...Air Nigeria is safe with air worthy aircrafts..as a matter of fact Air Nigeria and Arik remain the only 2 airlines in Nigeria to pass the IOSA safety audit- this audit is onducted by IATA which has the basic function of regulatin airline operations worldwide. If u want, just check it out on IATA website or better still google IOSA airlines registry and look for any other airline in Nigeria apart from the two i mentioned....

^ This site right?
http://www.iata.org/ps/certification/iosa/Pages/registry.aspx?Query=all

I wonder why Aero Contractors isn't listed

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I think you should have a basic education, i mean basic may be you will know the right and the wrong.

Bawss1: ^ This site right?
http://www.iata.org/ps/certification/iosa/Pages/registry.aspx?Query=all

I wonder why Aero Contractors isn't listed

Yes, that's the list. I think ur question will be answered best in the coming weeks if the 9 man panel set up by the FG to audit all the airlines will carry out its job to the letter.

na any time anything happen for Nigeria that we now look for scapegoats!

princedant:
Bros u got it right...Nnorom defrauded the company and was asked to resign honourably..He chose the part of spreading malicious information to divert attention from his fraudulent activities as Former Finance director...Air Nigeria is safe with air worthy aircrafts..as a matter of fact Air Nigeria and Arik remain the only 2 airlines in Nigeria to pass the IOSA safety audit- this audit is onducted by IATA which has the basic function of regulatin airline operations worldwide. If u want, just check it out on IATA website or better still google IOSA airlines registry and look for any other airline in Nigeria apart from the two i mentioned....

Nice information

Please cud anyone tell me what Harold DEMUREN is still doing on dat job. The man obviously got no iota of shame whatsoever. He has simply become a principality in Naija's Aviation Industry;.....all d air crashes since 2005 have bin under his watch and yet he has no decency nor strenght of character (INTERGRITY) to know its tym for him to bow out

im comfused here, demuren should be on suspension. was he working from home or what. im really afraid the way things are going in this country. playing games with the aviation industry. God help us all.

princedant:
Bros u got it right...Nnorom defrauded the company and was asked to resign honourably..He chose the part of spreading malicious information to divert attention from his fraudulent activities as Former Finance director...Air Nigeria is safe with air worthy aircrafts..as a matter of fact Air Nigeria and Arik remain the only 2 airlines in Nigeria to pass the IOSA safety audit- this audit is onducted by IATA which has the basic function of regulatin airline operations worldwide. If u want, just check it out on IATA website or better still google IOSA airlines registry and look for any other airline in Nigeria apart from the two i mentioned....

You must be Jimoh person defending your master. Anyway we know better, we no dey fly again na by force.

I Thot Demuren was told to step aside after the crash?
Does he also call the shots from his parlour?