In 1964, the United Nations Flight Unit established the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria, known then as the Nigerian Civil Aviation Training Centre. About the same time, UN also established similar training centres in Dakar, Senegal, in Nairobi, Kenya and in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Today the training centre established in Addis Ababa has […]
The Nigeria College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria may be mired in controversy over alleged failure to abide by the agreement reached with Diamond Aircraft of Vienna Austria for the supply of 20 trainer aircraft one year after the deal was struck NCAT ordered the said aircraft from Diamond Aircraft of Vienna Austria, which had […]
The Management of Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria wishes to inform the general public that power has been restored shortly after the spark that happened at the Finger Main Distribution Board at the E-Finger of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. A spark occurred at the E-Finger of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Ikeja, […]
The Federal Government has assured the players in the aviation sector, especially the foreign carriers that the current challenges are temporary. The Minister of State (Aviation), Sen Hadi Sirika gave this assurance during the visit of the Regional manager for Emirates Airlines, Manoj Gopi Nair in his office yesterday. This is according to a statement by […]
With the dwindling fortunes of Nigeria’s aviation industry and the myriad of challenges facing both international and domestic operators in the country, the aviation sector would be put on the spot light at the 12th Akwaaba Aviation Day Conference on the 31st of October 2016. With the topic, Aviation in Africa and Why Airlines Fail, the […]