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Nigerian Aviation: Airlines to watch in 2013

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Med-view is determined to capture substantial part of the market in the coming year In an industry that is plagued with harsh business environment and and competition. There will always be carriers who will act as catalyst for upheavals. This blog is going to look at six airlines that will be the talk of the aviation industry in Nigeria. Some of them will pose a new threat to their competitors in capturing a share of the market, some others are reaching a point where either way is possible and others are under the threat of going out of business as a result of financial distress or political interests. Wherever they fall on the spectrum, the fact still remains that they will be the talk of the Nigerian airline industry in the coming year.  Dana Air: Still smarting from a plane crash involving one of its aircraft and after having its operating license restored back to it by the Federal Government despite public outcry, The airline is struggling to go back into service. The a...

Nigerian Aviation: Influential Airlines of 2012

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Dana Air will have to redeem its image after after loosing an airplane in a crash in June Generally, 2012 was a challenging year for the Nigeria airlines as they were financially stressed. Some of them rocked the industry on the good side, others did on the bad side. Wherever spectrum they fall into, the fact is they kept the industry on its toes and were the talking points of the industry. Dana Air: On June 3, a Dana Air McDonnell Douglass MD 83 aircraft operating as flight 992 crashed into a residential building at Iju Ishaga after both engines flamed out killing all the 153 on board as well as some others on ground. The crash led to wide spread condemnations from the general public over the use of unserviceable airplanes and negligence on the part of the airline. There were allegations questioning the airworthiness of the ill fated aircraft as it was reported that the crashed plane was involved in an incident with its previous owner, Alaska. The same airplane in 2010 was inv...

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