Nigerian airlines don’t exactly have the best reputation, both when it comes to safety and ethical business practices. I mean, the CEO of Air Peace, Nigeria’s largest airline, has been indicted in the US for bank fraud, money laundering, and obstruction. But that’s not the only Nigerian carrier facing some scrutiny right now.
Continue reading: Lol: Nigeria’s Azman Air Denies Smuggling Planes To Iran
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"Yes, that’s right, the plane had two(!!!) business class seats."
But most importantly, were there curtains behind the business class seats so nobody up front had to behold the unwashed masses in the back?
Goodness I hope so.
At least Iran got their plane.
I am still waiting for the airplane a Nigerian prince promised me in exchange for my SSN
I see Ben learned his lesson about making defamatory comments about other countries
Why deny it? Just own it, the airline is bankrupt and it's not like anybody really cares anyway.
I wonder if those 2 J seats are flanked by economy seats. Awkward.
Well when Jan 20th comes they will have to give some serious answers to where are those jets! Of face some serious repercussions on an economic front for the whole country.
Didn’t Russia, at the beginning of the Ukraine war, send a few planes to Iran for maintenance? It’s not quite as far fetched as Ben is making it sound (mind you, I don’t think it’s true, but…)
Prince,
You should be well aware that no Zamunda national would ever own up to anything, even slightly fishy. The indigenous peoples of Northern Canada, Greenland, etc, can be very slippery characters to deal with, although their knowledge of aircraft matters is strictly limited. We know this due to their comments posted on this website, however, they would definitely deny it.
@ Cy -- They did indeed, but that's because they literally had nowhere to send their planes, given sanctions. Nigeria isn't subject to sanctions, so you'd think they'd want to get their C-checks done by an internationally accredited organization.
Is it possible that a country under heavy sanctions have the authority to (officially) perform C-Checks on Western aircrafts.
I'm not doubting their MRO but does EASA or other regulators will ever consider it airworthiness?
Maybe Azman Air got a deal with Iran on the C-checks. The parts may not be OEM but are probably entirely serviceable.
Most likely the 2 business class seats were installed only for flight crew rest.