The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has withdrawn the license of three Nigerian pilots who allegedly took alcohol when they were about to operate their flights. According to sources, aviation experts frown on this because it infringes on safety. Besides, it is one of the critical rules that must be obeyed by pilots. A pilot […]
With about 2million litres demand daily, Nigerian airlines may be saving over N30 billion annually if aviation fuel, known as Jet A1 is refined locally. The Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika told Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) recently that was in talks with his counterparts in the Ministry of Petroleum, Dr. Ibe […]
Usman: Economic Downturn Has Not Impinged on NCAA Operations The Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Captain Muhktar Usman said the agency carries out its functions effectively despite the economic downturn and the over-bloated workforce. Your workers seem to be aggrieved by your style of leadership possibly because their expectation is […]
A search team on Thursday recovered the cockpit voice recorder from the EgyptAir plane that crashed into the Mediterranean last month in a major step towards establishing the cause of the tragedy. The device was found broken into pieces but the salvage experts managed to retrieve the recorder’s crucial memory unit, Egypt’s civil aviation authority […]
Chinedu Eze Relief came to 162 Nigerians who were brought into the country on Thursday from Libya after yearning to return to their fatherland from the war-torn North African country. So these Nigerians were elated when Airbus A320 aircraft with registration number 5A-WAT arrived the international wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA) them as […]
