Nigerian airline Aero Contractors fails to recommence flight operations

Aero Contractors, the troubled local Nigeria airline which was widely expected to return to the skies Thursday, has yet to do so. The airline is not selling tickets or flying anywhere. A source close to the airline said that the management was awaiting some papers and approvals from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) before flight operations can recommence. A NCAA spokesman said that before the airline can fly again, it must obtain the approval of the regulatory agency, and that the agency needed to recertify the airline before it can resume operations. The airline had suspended flight operations Aug 31 after a series of crises in the airline. The airline hinted that it decided to suspend flight operations because of a strategic business realignment to reposition it and make it profitable again. <br/>