NIGERIA’s flag carrier airline, Arik Air, has emerged as the Company of the Year 2012 at the Leadership Annual Conference and Awards ceremony held at the International Conference Centre Abuja on Tuesday, April 16, 2013.
The airline was lauded for its role in aviation in both local and African region. At the heart of the airline’s operation is a management footing that places travelling guests first, even in an extremely challenging business environment,” the organizers observed in the award citation.
Earlier, the Chairman of Leadership Group and organiser of the event, Mr. Sam Nda-Isaiah, said the process of choosing winners for the various award categories by the Editors of Leadership has always been rigorous and painstaking with debates, discussions and casting of votes stressing that he was very proud of this year’s choice of award winners.
The award was presented by the Gambian High Commissioner in Nigeria, Angela Colley-Iheme and received on behalf of Arik Air by the Managing Director/Executive Vice President, Mr. Chris Ndulue.
According to Ndulue: “By adding the Leadership Company of the Year 2012 Award to our array of laurels, we have shown clearly that we are not relenting in our efforts at making Arik Air the airline of choice in this part of the world. We make no pretences when we say we are bringing world class standards in aviation to the region and will continue to improve on our services to the delight of our valued guests.”
Also, the Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited (SAHCOL) was rewarded as the Best Aviation Cargo Handling Company of the year, 2013.
The award was presented to the company in Lagos, recently at the 2013 Nigeria Transport Awards and Lectures, organized by the Transport Day Newspaper, the “mouthpiece of transportation and logistics in Nigeria”.
The ceremony, which was graced by Crème de la Crème in aviation, automobile, maritime, and various service providers in the transport and logistics industry in Nigeria, appreciated SAHCOL for its outstanding high quality performance and operational excellence, track records and value creation in the Nigerian Air Transport industry.
Meanwhile, the company has recently acquired and commissioned critical ground handling equipment, which drew commendations and endorsement from the representatives of foreign airlines in Nigeria, domestic airlines and other stakeholders in the aviation industry present at the event.
It noted that under the leadership of Olu Owolabi, as the Managing Director, the business modules of SAHCOL has been upgraded, which has ushered into the performance of the company efficient and speedy service delivery, state-of-the-art equipment, fleet replacement and massive infrastructural development.
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Culled from The Guardian Online
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