Medview Airlines would be the third Nigerian airline to operate to Dubai. The airline marked its inaugural flight to the Middle East business hub on December 7, recording high load factor of over 85 per cent. That was an encouraging figure and may be a prologue to successful flight operation to Dubai by […]
A think-tank body known as Aviation Round Table Initiative (ARTI) has expressed support for the establishment of national carrier but noted that such airline must be fully funded by the private sector and not by government or its agencies. The body, which observed that weak government policies are responsible for the failure of domestic […]
The federal government is considering reviewing its bilateral relations with some African countries that have refused to approve the operations of Nigerian airlines to destinations in their places, while they are allowed to fly to Nigeria, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has disclosed. Over the years, Nigeria’s diplomatic philosophy has been Afrocentric, whereby the […]
Safety in air transportation is largely dependent on effective regulation, surveillance, training and manpower development. This report highlights some of measures put in place by the NCAA to improve safety in the aviation industry. Recently when the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), sanctioned some airlines for violation of safety regulations, the airlines were angry that the […]
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has granted West and Central Africa largest carrier, Arik Air Third Country Operator (TCO) authorisation, which allows it to operate to any European country. TCO authorization is a requirement for all non-European Union registered commercial operators that fly to EU countries under the Air Operator Certificate (AOC) and […]
