Another domestic carrier, First Nation Airlines, has suspended its operations, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has said. This is coming less than 24 hours after Aero Contractors Airlines, Nigeria’s second largest commercial carrier, announced the suspension of its scheduled flight services and its workers were ordered to proceed on indefinite leave with effect from Thursday, […]
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has banned the launching of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) in the Nigerian airspace without the permit of the authority and the Office of National Security Adviser (ONSA). This is contained in a statement issued by the General Manager, Public Relations, NCAA,Mr Sam Adurogboye, which was made available to the […]
The Petroleum Tankers' Drivers (PTD), Road Transport Employers of Nigeria (RTEAN), Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) and the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW)have thrown their weight behind the implementation of the speed limiter installation for vehicles in Nigeria. The group said the device, when installed, would lower the high rate of […]
The Director General of Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) Captain Usman Muhkta may have considered other options instead of meting out what has before now been a regular approach in dealing with airlines in Nigeria when it comes to the issue of crashes, which has always been to suspend the entire airline’s operating license. But […]
Nigerian Association of Tour Operators (NATOP) has said that its 2016 Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be used to awaken, rediscover and realign its members to the original objectives of the apex association which is to market destination Nigeria and stimulate increased influx of tourists in to the country. The theme for the meeting is, […]
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) said on Tuesday that it received a total of 7,328 complaints from both domestic and international air passengers in 2015. This is contained in a statement issued by the NCAA. Adurogboye explained that complaints such as short landing (delay in arrival of passenger’s luggage), was a normal occurrence in […]
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has imposed an applicable sanction on Aero Contractors Airlines in line with Nigerian Civil Aviation Regulations. This is in response to the airline's breach of safety regulations when it used a ladder to disembark passengers at the Bauchi airport on Saturday. In a letter conveying the sanction, the Director […]
A Medview Airline aircraft en route to Abuja on Thursday morning returned to the Murtala Muhammed Airport 2, Lagos, some minutes after take-off. A source told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the aircraft developed a pressurization problem which affected the cooling system while flying at about 8,000 feet. The source said there was […]
Medview Airline will on November 20 flag off flight on the Lagos-London route. Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Airline, Alhaji Muneer Bankole said the United Kingdom and Nigerian civil aviation authorities and their foreign affairs ministries had given the airline all approvals required to operate direct flight between the two countries. Unlike […]
Commercial airlines, charter operators and privately owned jets spend about N250 billion annually on aircraft maintenance and simulator training of pilots, THISDAY investigation has revealed. Airlines, according the checks, pay a minimum of $500, 000 for engine overhaul and about the same amount of money for C-Check maintenance on a Boeing 737 aircraft. It was […]
