In order to improve air transport safety in Africa, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) have pledged to collaborate closely to jointly develop the African Union’s 2012 Abuja Declaration on Aviation Safety in Africa. The agreement was sealed at a meeting held between NCAA Director General, […]
Three weeks to the scheduled International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) audit of major Nigerian airport, it has emerged that some of the facility to be used for the exercise may not meet the expected standards. The outcome of the inspection would determine whether the airports would be certified or not. THISDAY checks […]
The CEO of Aglow Limited, an aviation support services company, Tayo Ojuri reasons that in addition to crude oil, Nigeria can earn enormous revenue from Aviation and export of agriculture produce. Excerpts: How can the federal government generate money from the aviation sector? Well, there are two things: how can they make money from the […]
Three weeks to the scheduled International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) audit of major Nigerian airport, it has emerged that some of the facility to be used for the exercise may not meet the expected standards. The outcome of the inspection would determine whether the airports would be certified or not. THISDAY checks revealed that some […]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has stated that if countries in Africa remove travel restrictions and encourage flight operations by African airlines, the continent would develop its economy without relying on Europe, Asia or the US. IATA also expressed the belief that African nations can grow $80 billion annually in their GDP, create 6.9 […]
