Dana Air, owners of the Boeing 803 carrier that crashed June 3 in Lagos, Nigeria is not an Indian company and the only connection with India is its managing director, Jacky Hathiramani, group communications manager Dana group Tony Usidamen told IANS over phone.
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"Dana Group is wholly owned registered company in Nigeria with Nigerians as directors but, we have a managing director Jacky Hathiramani who is Indian," Usidamen added.
Usidamen could not immediately confirm the number of years that Mahendra Singh Rathore, the co-pilot on the flight who lost his life, had spent with the company.
A company statement had said: "The first officer had flown 1,100 flight hours, 800 of which (were) on the MD83 aircraft."
On June 3, the aircraft crashed on a flight from Abuja to Lagos, killing all 146 passengers and seven crew members and another 40 on the ground.
The company said: "The aircraft had totalled over 60,000 flight hours.... Its last 400-hourly check was May 30, 2012 while the statutory annual maintenance is not until Sept 2012."
Aviation Minister Stella Oduah told reporters Tuesday that the airline has been suspended indefinitely for operational safety reasons pending the outcome of investigations into the crash.
Dana Airlines Limited (Dana Air) is a member of Dana Group of Companies Plc. The airline began commercial flight operations Nov 10, 2008 and has grown to become one of Nigeria's leading airlines, operating daily flights to Abuja, Calabar, Lagos, Port Harcourt and Uyo.
The airline currently has 5 Boeing MD83 aircrafts in its fleet.
Dana Air is part of the Dana Group which started operations in Nigeria in the 1980s. In addition to pharmaceuticals, the group diversified into bulk import of industrial chemicals, commodities, polyethylenes, automobiles, and electronics. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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@Nigerianey:pls investigate fully b4 giving out infor. Dana company is owned by Indian directors.http://www.danagroup.com/Profile/Board-of-Directors.aspx says it all.
ReplyDeleteWho the hell is this Usidamen opening his mouth saying what he is not sure of. Or is he making an attempt to decieve "illiterate, ignorant" people like himself? Thank you Lola-Oyedotun for that timely intervention.
ReplyDeleteThis so called Group Communication Mgr must be a daft if he doesn't know the owners of the company where he is the image maker. What is this country turning into? Who doesn't know that the Dana Group is an Indian company?
ReplyDeleteDana Air is not an Indian company but owned by Nigerians who are using the Indians as a front. The truth will shock Nigerians when the real Nigerian owners are revealed.@Lola Oyedotun, the link given by you is that of the group and not for Dana Airline, as you will never find the directors of Dana Airline on their website.
ReplyDeleteRubbish!
ReplyDeleteChairman- Indian!
MD- Indian!
ED- Indian!
the name DANA is Indian word for Generosity!
Tony Usidamen should stop deceiving people!
Who are these gangsters trying to decieve? It is best of them to just keep quiet on this and let things die down by itself.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the link @Lola-Oyedodtun. All the 3 board members are not only Indians, but seemingly from the same family as they all bear the same last names.
I know the Dana people when their office use to be on an high-rise office block on the Marina, Lagos. The only of their staff that are Nigerians are the young almost always fair complexioned, white and red clad receptionists and chauffeurs. Even look at the type of business the company does, they are all in the domain of Indians.
Yeye people.
Yes, Dana is not an Indian company but a Nigerian registered company owned principally and controlled by Indians and Indians only.
ReplyDeleteDANA GROUP OF COMPANIESRamesh Hathiramani – Group Chairman
ReplyDeleteBorn in West Africa in 1950, his career spans over four decades of fruitful endeavour. As a young graduate, and himself an entrepreneur at heart, he commenced his own trading operations in the early 70s. Some years later, breaking away from the tradition of dealing in general merchandise, he laid the foundations of his first pharmaceutical manufacturing unit. The seed of what was to become the Dana Group of Companies was sown and over the years he began diversifying into new fields, specialising in the MNC dominated field of industrial chemicals. Further expansions into new industries continued alongside a growing portfolio of trading operations, popularising the Dana brand as a name synonymous with quality and affordability, and also representing world-class brands in Nigeria and the Sub-Saharan region. His business enterprise and acumen have resulted into a well diversified and financially strong Group of Companies recognised as a foremost business house in Nigeria with a firm industrial base
Jacky Hathiramani – Group Managing Director
As the Group Managing Director, Jacky has to his credit many business innovations that have enabled Dana Group to successfully foray into diversified fields in new product lines. An honours graduate in Business Administration from European Business School of London, he has, since 1997 been responsible for strategically directing the Group in building a formidable niche in Nigeria as a conglomerate dealing within several sectors of the economy. He has steered the Dana Group to its current status as a leading player and his presence has seen the Group increase its turnover manifold. The drive into Automobiles and Steel has assured success, which has been further augmented by the recently established FMCG factory for Milk Powder packaging and Instant Noodles. The upcoming new Rice Mill and Steel Rolling Mill has been added to his portfolio.
Gautam Hathiramani – Group Executive Director
With an Honours Degree in Business Administration from the European Business School and various internships in international trade and the pharmaceutical manufacturing arena, Gautam Hathiramani joined the Group's mainstream operations in Nigeria in 1999. At first involved with the pharmaceutical division, he then took charge of Dana Plast and was also responsible for the Group's initial foray into the FMCG market with the launch of Aquadana water. Consistent attention to product quality and development has led to Dana being established as a trusted household name. With this seal of quality and dynamic management, Dana is set to roll out further expansion plans to bring more products to its customers.
....wonder when Boeing started making MD83 aircraft. there are other aircraft manufacturers than Boeing. Please journalists do your research to avoid misinformation.
ReplyDeleteWho are the Nigerians than own DANA, we really need to know. Sad people.
ReplyDeleteThey government need to search for them & bring them to justice else they are blood sucking demons.
ReplyDeleteThis Tony is among the corrupt Nigerian who will lie even when caught but i ve a word for him,whateva goes around comes around oooo
ReplyDelete@ Anonymous 7.49am. If DANA is not owned by Indians, then please give the names of the Nigerians they are fronting for. If DANA group is owned by Indians don't deceive yourself that DANA Airlines (a member of Dana group) is different. Read the CEO DANA Airlines statement at http://flydanaair.com/media_center_detail.aspx?id=43. The CEO of DANA Airlines is JACKY HATHIRAMANI. DANA group is solely owned by HATHIRAMANI family with some Nigerians investing in the company. Please don't fool yourself!
ReplyDeleteObviously the company was registered in nigeria. But owned by the indians. Simple as abc.
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