The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has disclosed that Aero Contractors refunded passengers a total of N257.2 million between January and August 2025, a 137% increase compared to the N108.3 million issued in the same period of 2024.
Aero Contractors has paid a sanction fee imposed by the Consumer Protection Department of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), becoming the first Nigerian airline to comply with such a penalty for consumer protection violations.
Aero Contractors has announced a significant reduction in its airfares, lowering them to N80,000 for all domestic routes, down from the N110,000 previously charged.
NSIB initiated a probe into an aviation incident involving a Boeing 733 bearing reg no 5N-BYQ, affiliated with Aero Contractors Airlines.
Aero Contractors aircraft, Boeing 737 on Sunday morning was involved in a serious incident at the NAIA, Abuja.
As the controversies continue to trail the impact of Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) in the Nigerian aviation industry, the immediate President of Aviation Round Table (ART), Dr. Gabriel Olowo has described the corporation’s performance in the aviation industry as suicidal.
The management of Aero Contractors, one of the two indigenous airlines under the receivership of Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has been accused of mismanagement of the airline’s meager resources.
Seven Nigerian domestic airlines transported a total of 42,177,058kg of cargo within Nigeria from 2017 to 2021.
The airline plans to re-launch its regional operations by the last quarter of 2023
Nairametrics had previously reported on Monday that Aero Contractors would return to operations the first week in December
AMCON reappointed Sanusi to Aero Contractors following its failure to secure the necessary Air Operator Certificate (AOC) from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Agency (NCAA) for its startup airline, NG Eagle
AMCON had wanted to start a new airline from the shackles of Arik Air, but the process was stalled in September 2021 when some industry unions and stakeholders petitioned the Federal Government and the National Assembly
