Arik Reaches Truce With Unions, Resumes Operations

The unions that grounded the operations of the airline were yesterday said to have agreed to shelve the strike following the intervention of Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA. The regulatory authority brokered a meeting between the unions and Arik Air top management. A communiqué issued after the meeting was signed for Arik Air by Deputy Managing Director, Capt. Ado Sanusi, Associated Vice President, Treasury, Arik Air, Mr. Garuba Akeem, while Comrade Ocheme Aba, Comrade Francis Akinjole and Olayinka Abioye of NAAPE, ATSSSAN and NUATE respectively signed for the unions. Also, Capt Abdullahi Sidi, Director, Operations and Training who represented the Director-General of NCAA, signed for the authority. The communiqué said Arik Air has undertaken to pay the outstanding salaries, including October and November, 2016 salaries before the end of the year

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