Airlines

NCAA Reinstates Omni-Blu’s Operating Certificate

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has reinstated the Air Operator Certificate (AOC) of Omni-Blue Aviation Limited and allowed the airline to resume operation in Nigeria. About a month ago NCAA revoked the AOCof the company over an allegation that was later discovered to be false. The restoration of the airline’s AOC was confirmed in […]

NCAA

NCAA Expresses Support for Air Peace’s Decision to Blacklist 3 Unruly Passengers in Its London-Lagos Flight

  The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has expressed support for Air Peace’s decision to blacklist three unruly passengers who disregarded all the rules and forcefully occupied business class seats with their economy tickets while on-board the airline’s recent London-Lagos flight. Director, Public Affairs & Consumer Protection, NCAA, Mike Achimugu, stated this on his X […]

Nahco handling a flight HANDLING

Aviation Ground Handling Companies Seek Duty Waivers, Concessionary Loans from FG

Ground handling companies in the Nigerian aviation industry have urged the federal government to grant them duty waivers and concessionary loans  in order to expand their business, acquire more state of art equipment and render better service to airlines. The operators argued that that the low  profit margin for operators in the sector, made business toxic, with […]

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

Aviation Sector Faces Funding Challenge as Airlines, Regulatory Agency Battle with Cash Squeeze

Poor passenger growth, high cost of operation and high exchange rate have impeded domestic airlines financing which calls for effective and prudent management of lean resources. This has also affected the revenue of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), which depends largely on five per cent passenger and cargo sales charge to generate revenue. As […]

Aviation

As NCAA Clocks 25 Years of Operation

There is cause for celebration as the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) clocks 25 years, even though the 25 years was full of challenges and successes, which include many accomplishments and some failures in terms of the high record of accidents and serious incidents that happened within the period. But the regulatory authority may have […]