Aviation

Nigeria Begins High Level Aircraft Maintenance as Aero Upgrades to D Check

Two years ago Aero received certification for Approved Maintenance Organisation (AMO) from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to conduct C-checks on Boeing B737 Classics, which is the major aircraft fleet for scheduled commercial operation in Nigeria. Then recently it received another approval from NCAA to conduct D-Check, which is the highest level of maintenance […]

Ohunayo Aviation

NIGERIA AIRLINE: WHEN WILL WE EVER LEARN?

Written by OLUMIDE OHUNAYO The recent visit of Ethiopian Airlines CEO, Tewolde Gebremariam, to the capital city Abuja and the subsequent press interview granted by him has generated a lot of negative comments from stakeholders and industry players who found some of his comments and mission to Nigeria, offensive. What was offensive to players was his […]

MMIA Aviation

NCAA ADVISES AIRLINES TO EXERCISE HIGH LEVEL OF VIGILANCE OVER EBOLA

In the resurgence of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) in line with International Health Regulations (IHR). Consequently, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has directed all operators, especially airlines operating regional […]

Demuren Aviation

Demuren: Multiple Designations for Foreign Airlines Bad for Domestic Operators

Former Director General of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority and currently Consultant and Member of Board of Governors, Flight Safety Foundation, Dr Harold Demuren spoke with Aviation Correspondents and identified gains and weaknesses of multiple designation of foreign airlines and noted that it is not compulsory for NCAA to comply with all recommendations of Accident […]

Olowo making his presentation Aviation

Revitalising Aviation Sector

The major challenge facing the aviation industry is that policies made by government to guide and develop the sector are not followed up and supervised to ensure their implementation. This was the verdict of industry stakeholders who posited that not only that the policies are not imple- mented, but they are also changed at whim, […]