Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has denied the allegation that its members defrauded government aviation agencies like the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) of over N19 billion while converting same to personal use. In a statement signed by AON Vice President […]
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, (NCAA) has assured that air travel is safe in Nigeria despite the crisis caused by high cost of aviation fuel and attendant high cost of flight tickets. In order to ensure that airlines do not compromise on safety, NCAA said that the regulatory authority is currently carrying out financial and […]
The Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Captain Musa Nuhu has said the federal government is doing everything possible to resolve the current crisis in aviation. For the past six months airlines have been battling with high cost of aviation fuel, which spiraled the cost of air tickets. Also, due to the […]
Nigerian airlines lose about N4.3 billion annually to airports that provide only daylight service, which restrict operators from fully utilizing their aircraft by flying longer hours. Most of these facilities, known as sunset airports, do not have the infrastructure that enables flights to operate in the night, like the airfield lighting; while the Federal Airports […]
Air travellers have expressed concern that the shrinking number of airlines in the country may hinder flight operations in the coming days. There are indications that while two of the notable airlines have stopped flying, the existing ones are also being threatened by the high cost of operation due to increase in the price of […]
