Contaminated fuel in the aviation sector may become a major threat to air safety in Nigeria, if stringent measures are not taken by the concerned regulators. Watching the Max Air aircraft, Boeing B737-300 with registration mark, 5N-MHM, being discharged of water from its fuel tanks was really horrifying, as petrified potential air travellers continue to […]
Some oil marketers have saturated the aviation industry with low quality jet fuel that crashed prices from N800 per litre to N600 per litre, a development that compromised on air safety, THISDAY has learnt. It was learnt that some of the oil marketers sourced the product from modular refineries and illegal facilities and sold DPK […]
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended the operations of all Max Air’s Boeing 737 aircraft type with immediate effect. NCAA disclosed this through a letter issued to the airline’s managing director, dated July 12, 2023 where it stated that it has suspended Parts A3 and D43 with regards to the operation of Max Air’s Boeing […]
*United Nigeria Chairman Urges NCAA to be More Vigilant The Director General of Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Captain Musa Nuhu has disclosed that the authority has dispatched its inspectors to Kano to audit Max Air operations, noting that the result of the audit would determine if the airline would resume flight operations. Captain Musa […]
The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) will in August carry out audit of Nigeria’s air transport industry to ensure it abides by international safety standard and recommended practices. According to the body, ICAO audits the aviation safety and aviation security oversight capacities of its 193 member states. In the safety domain, these audits are carried […]
