The management of Arik Air Limited has agreed to repair the Nigerian Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft, which was damaged by one of its planes at the Jos Airport.
It will be recalled that on July 14, Arik airline Boeing 737-700, while taxing, brushed the wing of the stationary Nigerian Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft parked on the tarmac of the Yakubu Gowon Airport Helipad, Jos.
The airline agreed to repair the Air Force plane when Joseph Johnson, the Chief Executive Officer of Arik Air Limited, led his management team on a sympathy visit to the Nigerian Air Force, Abuja over the incident.
Johnson expressed regrets over the incident.
"We are here to commiserate with the Air Force and to say we are extremely sorry over what happened in Jos,” he said.
"We are here to also seek for a technical report on the damaged aircraft and we will do everything possible to fast track the repairs of your aircraft.”
Responding, the Chief of Air Staff (COAS), Air Marshal Mohammed Umar, thanked the Chairman and Management of Arik Air for personally visiting the Nigerian Air Force.
Umar sympathised with the airline over the incident, adding, "We know how busy Arik Air is as a leading air carrier in Nigeria and we know your operations will also be affected by this incident.”
He, therefore, called for the setting up of a joint committee by the two organisations, to speedily bring the aircraft back to full operations.
Culled:Dailytimesnigeria
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