FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

Much Ado about Nigeria-Brazil Direct Flight

The plan by Nigeria and Brazil to re-establish direct flight between the two countries, after it was stopped several years ago for obvious reasons, has continued to raise dust, as some stakeholders warn against such plan. On Monday, the Ministry of Aviation released a statement about the plan by Nigeria and Brazil to re-establish direct […]

NCAA

US Delists Nigeria from Federal Aviation Administration Category 1 Safety Status

*NCAA: Nigerian Airlines can Fly to US with Leased Aircraft *Delisting not due to Safety Concerns *Arik Air Audited for Nigeria’s Cat 1 Status Reacts   Nigeria has been delisted from the United States Federal Aviation Administration Category One Status (USFAA CAT 1) International Aviation Safety Assessment Programme (IASA). Nigeria was delisted because no Nigerian […]

arik Airlines

Divergent Views over Grounding of Arik Air Operations

On Tuesday this week, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo ordered the grounding of Arik Air operations in compliance with a court order. The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) later explained that it was the agency that took the decision in order to ensure that further execution by way of sale (assets […]

Airlines

Aviation Unions Petition Tinubu over Grounding of Arik Air Fleet, Urge Him to Intervene

Controversy has trailed the claim by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) that it did not suspend the operations of Arik Air. The NCAA had issued a statement through its Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Michael Achimugu, explaining that it did not suspend the airline’s operations but only grounded the aircraft in its fleet […]