Alberta Aviation Capital Corporation, Canada (AAC) and Merchant Express Cargo Limited have disclosed that they jointly appointed Capt. Samuel Caulcrick, the former Rector of the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria to teardown the polemic CRJ 1000 aircraft MSN 19037.
In a joint statement issued by their media consultant in Nigeria, the companies insisted that the controversial aircraft belonged to the two companies, having been deregistered by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) on July 22, 2022, owing to the defaults in Arik Air’s obligations.
The statement reveals that the deregistration of the aircraft was approved by its lien holder – the Export Development Canada (EDC).
The firms stated that the recovery of the aircraft followed the due process and stressed that Caulcrick had no link with the cancelled lease agreement between the EDC and Arik Air before he was contacted.
The statement read: “We categorically state that Capt. Caulcrick was an authorised agent of the new Canadian owners (AAC) of the aircraft and the process for the recovery of the aircraft followed all due process, all of which are properly documented.
“Until contracted on the teardown project, neither Merchant Express nor Capt. Caulcrick had nothing to do with the cancelled lease or the de-registration of the aircraft by the NCAA.
“We condemn in its entirety the efforts by the founder of Arik Air, Sir Arumem-Johnson, whose airline is under receivership and his lawyers, to use the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and some sections to intimidate the authorised agents of the legal owners of aircraft in an effort to stop the owners from taking their aircraft in whatever form they choose back to Canada.”
The firms urged Arik Air founder to approach the courts for an injunction to stop the teardown instead of using the EFCC to hound down the officials of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) and its clients.
The firms expressed that such tactics deployed by Arumem-Ikhide would harm the aviation industry and might increase leases and insurance costs for future aircraft leasing for Nigerian operators.
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