After many postponements since the country’s airspace was closed for scheduled international services over six months ago to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Nigeria resumed international flight operations on Saturday. The flights kicked off at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, and Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, with the maximum number of arriving passengers […]
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 […]
