The airline laid off some of its pilots due to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Air Peace will recall some of the pilots it sacked after the intervention of the aviation minister, Hadi Sirika, an official statement noted.Nigerian airports were shut for over three months for both domestic and international flights, except for essential flights.The sack has put the airline in confrontation with the National Association of Airline Pilots and Engineers .
Allen Onyema, the chairman of Air Peace, reportedly agreed to the minister’s appeal for the recall of the maximum number of pilots that the airline can accommodate without going under.In their presentation, NAAPE, led by its chairman, Galadima Abednego, reportedly said that some missteps could have been made in the course of the standoff between the airline and the union. It appealed to the minister to intervene in order to resolve the impasse.
He said Air Peace had trained over 80 pilots and an equal number of aircraft engineers, giving its staff the best remuneration package within the sector only for them to disappoint at a time their understanding was needed.
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