The hope that air passenger traffic in Nigeria will improve this year has not materialise as the half year passenger traffic report showed that the sector has been stagnated by economic challenges. Numbers obtained from the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), showed that a total number of 5, 609, 146 passengers travelled between January-June. While […]
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has said that Nigerian airlines are facing precarious economic situation and could all be shut down if the regulatory authority abides strictly by the result of the financial audit carried out on the operators. This was disclosed by the acting Director-General, Captain Chris Najomo, who said the domestic airlines are […]
The National Assembly has revealed that it is working on a bill that will make it compulsory for commercial airlines in Nigeria to start operation with four to five aircraft, which is lower than six aircraft, the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) stipulated as the minimum equipment for new entrants into the industry. This was […]
Dana Air, one of the major airline operators in Nigeria, is currently facing another challenge on how to settle the over 500 workers that it laid off after its operation was suspended in April this year. The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) suspended the airline, when one of its aircraft over shot the runway on […]
Air transport is said to be the safest means of travelling so it involves high level of rating, categorization and certification. The delisting of Nigeria by the US Federal Aviation Administration has reputational implication on Nigeria. The report is rife that Nigeria has been delisted from the United States Federal Aviation Administration Category 1 Safety […]
