The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has explained that the reason why it does not ground airlines undergoing safety checks for the renewal of Air Operator Certificate (AOC) is to avert the disruption of their operations. The regulatory authority said if it grounds airlines undergoing safety audit for such recertification, flight operations would be disrupted […]
The failure to match facility expansion with passenger growth has been one of the factors that have retarded air transport development in Nigeria. This reality has compelled the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria to expand capacity at the General Aviation Terminal to meet surging passenger increase. During the unveiling of the new terminal at the […]
So much attention is always paid to schedule commercial flight operations because that is the flight service that airlifts majority of the people from place to place, but business aviation provides service to the critical entrepreneurs, investors and top government officials that drive the economy of the nation. This sub-sector of the aviation industry also […]
Ethiopia’s Civil Aviation Authority (ECAA) has lifted the three-year ban imposed on Boeing 737 Max after the tragic crash involving the aircraft type in the country’s worst air disaster. The Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority (ECAA) said it lifted the ban after being satisfied with improvements in the planes’ design and the airlines’ pilot training programme. […]
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) at Lagos airport has identified and arrested some top human traffickers at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, THISDAY has learnt. A top official at the NIS disclosed that following the continued activities of syndicates trying to traffic young girls out of Nigeria illegally through the Lagos airport, the […]
