Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt. Muhtar Usman has explained the recent fine of N35.5m imposed on First Nation Airways, noting that the sanction was in compliance with the provision of the Civil Aviation Regulations, which is given after initial warnings. The Director General said it was not done as punitive measure […]
This media release is to clarify our position with respect to misleading reports in some sections of the media about us. We totally support the ongoing NAIA- Abuja airport runway repair and commend the Federal Government efforts at addressing infrastructure decay. However, given the fact that we envisaged that passenger traffic will fall by above […]
Firstnation Airways issue this Press release to clarify our position with respect to the press release by NCAA of Sunday February 5th 2017. We are surprised that the NCAA press release did not contain the fact that we immediately filed an appeal against the sanctions in accordance with the requirements of Nig. CARs 1.10 . […]
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has announced that it has penalised First Nation Airways and one of its pilots the sum of N33.5 million for violation of safety regulations and the sum must be paid within seven days. The regulatory authority said the pilot failed to present his medical report to officials of NCAA […]
The three leading industry unions have inaugurated their executive members in Nigeria’s biggest carrier, Arik Air. The ceremony, which took place at the airline’s headquarters at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, MMA, Lagos over the weekend saw hundreds of the airline’s staff joining the three available unions. The unions are the National Association of Aircraft Pilots […]