While hundreds of highly placed Nigerians and others from the South East attended the reopening of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, there were many others from the region who criticised the reopening because work was yet to be completed on the projects. There was the runway, which has been expanded and totally upgraded. There […]
The Chief Executive Officer of Aero Contractors, Captain Ado Sanusi has said the inability of Nigerian airlines to secure foreign exchange was affecting their operations. According to him, owing to this, domestic carriers are finding it difficult to acquire spares, carry out maintenance of their aircraft, pay for technical training of personnel and lease aircraft. […]
Ticket sales surge ahead of resumption of international flights NCAA, NAMA issue notice to foreign airlines Ahead of the September 5 date for the resumption of international flights, the federal government has listed Air France, KLM, Lufthansa, Etihad Airways, Angolan TAG, Air Namibia and Royal Air Maroc, as foreign airlines that are not approved to […]
The Federal Government has approved the restructuring of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), the safety oversight agency of the Aviation Industry in the country. In a statement signed by the Director General of the agency, Captain Musa Nuhu, the restructuring is as follows: I. The Directorates which are the major organs of the Authority have […]
The Accident Investigation Bureau Nigeria (AIB-N) has confirmed that the Bell 206-B 111 helicopter, which crashed last Friday in Lagos has a valid Certificate of Airworthiness (C of A) till October 29, 2020 and the company, Quorum Aviation, which operated the equipment, has a valid Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) that would expire on November 20, 2020. The […]
