Since Aero Contractors and First Nation Airways stopped their schedule passenger service, there have been palpable fears that the poor financial status of Nigerian airlines could make them compromise safety standards. It is a general belief that airlines cut corners in aircraft maintenance owing to the high costs of checks, which are usually carried out […]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) expressed optimism for an agreement on a Carbon Offset and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) when governments meet for the 39th Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization later this month. The draft negotiating text for CORSIA, published on 2 September 2016, broadly aligns with the aviation industry’s […]
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has disclosed that it is on the verge of certifying the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. This is in line with the recommendation of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), which audited the four major airports in the country in Abuja, Lagos, Kano and Port Harcourt recently. […]
Europe and the United States tried to bridge differences over emissions standards for aircraft as global aviation leaders prepared to adopt new rules that could affect Boeing and Airbus production. Proposals being debated in Montreal by ICAO would force makers of the world’s largest passenger jets to upgrade or stop producing certain models by 2023, […]
Kenya hopes to start direct commercial flights to the United States by May after it met most of the requirements set by ICAO. The East African nation wants to boost exports to the US and increase visits by American tourists. Launching flights was part of a package of deals announced during President Barack Obama’s […]
