The recent appointment of directors in the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has elicited condemnation from aviation unions and other industry experts, who said that it negated industry principles in the appointment of technical personnel. Those opposed to the appointment insisted that some of the newly appointed directors do not have the technical experience and […]
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has declared the Kaduna International Airport, Kaduna, fit and ready for 24 hours local and international operations. In a statement issued by the agency and signed by its spokesman, Sam Adurogboye, NCAA said all necessary steps to ensure that the status of the Airport as an Alternate Airport to […]
• AMCON alleges airline owes over N300bn, additional N10bn needed to fix it The Association of Concerned Aviation Professionals (ACAP) has expressed alarm at the brazen take over of Arik Air by the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) on behalf of the federal government, describing the foremost local carrier as a private concern, […]
The federal government may have lost over N43.48 billion ($144 million) remittances paid by international airlines as reciprocity charges in the Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA) from 2014 to the end of 2016 due to the decision of the Ministry of Transport to stop collecting the charges without providing alternative payment platform for the airlines. […]
Airline Operators of Nigerian (AON) has elected new executives at its 2016 Annual General Meeting in Lagos, January 11, 2017. The operators said in a statement that it now has new Executive Council in place to pilot the activities of the association for the next two years. Captain Nogie Meggison, the Chief Executive Officer of […]