The Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Captain Muhtar Usman has said to maintain air safety and economic development of the aviation industry, there is need fort accurate data gathering and harmonisation. He also said objective criticism by industry stakeholders will help drive progress in the sector. There were reports that some aircraft […]
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority recently warned travellersagainst patronising unregistered travel agencies. So while efforts are being made to reduce the number of fake agents in the system, the major challenge is how to identify them. During the last World Cup in Russia, about 230 Nigerians were defrauded by travel agents. While they were given […]
The Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Captain Muhtar Usman has said the problem of obsolete and inadequate infrastructure in the aviation industry would be a thing of the past if the airports are concessioned. Muhtar who spoke to THISDAY in an exclusive interview in Lagos, said cost intensive projects such as […]
The Director of Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Captain Muhtar Usman, spoke on the high cost and scarcity of aviation fuel, saying the situation may linger until the product is produced locally. He also spoke on measures being taken by the authority to ensure safe flight operations. Excerpts: When you became the Director General of the […]
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 […]
