Bombardier invites Arik Air Chairman to Partners meeting in Montreal by Lateef Lawal (NigerianAviationNews)

World’s third largest aircraft manufacturer, Canadian based Bombardier Aerospace, has invited Arik Air Chairman, Sir Joseph Arumemi-Ikhide to a meeting of select business partners in Montreal, Canada.
Sir Arumemi-Ikhide is one of just four partners of Bombardier Aerospace invited for the meeting which will dovetail into the Premier CSeries (Bombardier’s Next Generation aircraft) event in Charlevoix, Quebec from August 25 to August 29, 2012.
The meeting between Arik Air Chairman and Bombardier Aerospace led by the President of Bombardier Commercial Aircraft, Mr. Mike Arcamore, will seek to strengthen the existing business relationship between the two.
Key areas of collaboration such as establishment of maintenance facility, support services, training and exchange of personnel are some of the issues that will be discussed at the business meeting. Future aircraft order by Arik Air will also be on the agenda.
Arik Air and Bombardier Aerospace have a long standing business relationship dating back to 2006 when the airline took delivery of three brand new Bombardier CRJ900 aircraft, and Sir Arumemi-Ikhide’s visit is expected to further cement that relationship and discuss more areas of cooperation between the two organizations.
Arik Air is one of Bombardier’s biggest customers in Africa. The airline is the first airline in Africa to operate the Bombardier CRJ900 and the Q400 aircraft. Arik Air currently operates four CRJ900 and two Q400 aircraft.
Sir Arumemi-Ikhide and other invited guests are expected to arrive in Montreal, Canada on Saturday evening from where they will be flying to Charlevoix on board the versatile Q400 Next Generation aircraft, for two full days of activities and evenings.

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