Safety in air transportation is largely dependent on effective regulation, surveillance, training and manpower development. This report highlights some of measures put in place by the NCAA to improve safety in the aviation industry. Recently when the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), sanctioned some airlines for violation of safety regulations, the airlines were angry that the […]
Scarcity of dollars and low value of the naira have prompted Nigerian airlines to see the need to operate regional and international routes. These routes open the door for them to earn foreign currency as many of these countries in West and Central Africa are not hard hit in terms of dollar scarcity like Nigeria […]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has set out an agenda for a stronger, safer, more secure and sustainable European aviation industry. IATA’s Director General and CEO, Alexandre de Juniac, in an address to the European Aviation Club entitled Charting the Right Course for Aviation in Europe, called on European policy-makers to prioritize four areas, […]
The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has appointed the former Deputy Managing Director of Arik Air, Captain Ado Sanusi the new CEO of Aero Contractors. Sanusi replaces the former Aero boss, Captain Fola Akinkuotu who is now the Managing Director of Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA). Sanusi joins Aero with invaluable wealth […]
Qatar flight from Lagos to Doha was stalled Thursday when one of its tyres burst at the point of take off. The Boeing 767 aircraft terminated the take off and taxied out of the international runway of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos for the replacement of the tyre. The incident happened after […]
