In order to stem the frequent indebtedness of Nigerian airlines to aviation agencies in the payment of their charges, the federal government had given January 1, 2017 as deadline for the payment system of the airlines. This is to ensure transparency and automatic payment of charges immediately it is due, so that they would not […]
The airline was constrained in capacity from a wide-body A330-200 aircraft to a narrow-body B737-800 aircraft and thus had to leave some of the passengers’ baggage behind in London. Passengers were however duly informed of this capacity restriction at the check-in desk at London Heathrow Airport and were advised of the possibility that […]
Top security officials from the Nigeria Air Force (NAF), the Department of State Services (DSS), the Nigeria Police and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) Aviation Security (AVSEC) at the weekend held emergency meeting on how to fortify security at the nation’s airports. THISDAY learnt that the federal government has ordered security upgrade at […]
In its resolve to ensure safe flight operations in Nigeria airspace, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has issued advisory circular to advice pilots about the hazards associated with current hamattan dust haze prevalent in some part of the country. The circular, which has gone out to the industry, also offers guidance to help […]
In the last few months, the National Assembly has raised concerns about the state of the aviation industry. But despite the efforts to draw the parlous attention to the Nigerian authorities, their solutions appear to have fallen on deaf ears. About two months ago, the House Committee on Aviation came to Lagos on a fact-finding mission, to […]