Three investors are in talks with the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) to acquire Aero Contractor.
It was gathered that the airline had attracted 19 investors since it was acquired in 2016 and the number had been narrowed down to six and later three.
An industry source said on Sunday that the investors had met with the AMCON on the possibility of acquiring the airline.
The Managing Director of Aero Contractors, Capt. Ado Sanusi, who confirmed the information, said the investors were looking at all the assets of the airline including its maintenance, repair and overhaul facility.
“There are so many investors that have come forward. They are looking at all the core assets,” he said.
The source, however, stated that the contrary had been the case with Arik Air, which was taken over by AMCON in 2017.
According to the source, Arik has not attracted any known investors except a Chinese company that indicated interest in March 2017, one month after the airline went into receivership.
The Chinese firm was said to have commenced talks with the former management of the airline, but had to allegedly withdraw when it learnt of the airline’s debt profile.
It was gathered that the Chinese investors went ahead to invest in African World Airlines, a Ghana-based airline.