Aviation

NCAA Suspends Azman Air over Safety Concerns

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended indigenous carrier, Azman Air with immediate effect. The regulatory authority in a statement signed by its Director General, Captain Musa Nuhu said that following series of incidents involving the airline’s Boeing 737 aircraft it had to shut down the operations of the local carrier. “NCAA has pursuant […]

Aviation

FG PARTNERS IPADIS TO REPOSITION AVIATION IN WEST AFRICA

Federal Ministry of Aviation in conjunction with International Partners for Aviation Development, Innovation and Sustainability (iPADIS) is organizing a two-day High Level Ministerial Meeting on Enhancing Air Transport Connectivity and Growth in West Africa. The virtual/online ministerial meeting is for member States Policy Makers, Air Transport experts, Aviation Professionals and other Stakeholders in the Sub-region. […]

Aviation

NCAA LIFTS BAN ON BOEING 737 MAX AIRCRAFT

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has announced the lifting of ban on Boeing 737 Max Aircraft in the Nigerian Airspace, following the two accident involving the Boeing 737 Max Aircraft. This approval is effective 12th February, 2021. Consequent upon the two accidents of Lion Air Flight 610, an Indonesia flight which crashed into the […]

IATA Aviation

IATA Introduces Travel Pass to Resolve Border Crises

In order to enable free flow of movement across borders and to put an end to the impasse occasioned by restriction of airlines by countries due to COVID-19 pandemic, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has introduced new travel pass. Recently the federal government and the United Arab Emirates had a spat over the introduction […]

Emirates airline Aviation

Outrage over Emirates’ Rapid Antigen Test

Last week Emirates Airlines had a spat with the federal government over its plan to introduce COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test (RDT) for passengers to be administered four hours before take-off of their flight. The federal government in response banned and unbanned the airline within 24 hours and since then Emirates has cancelled all its Lagos-Dubai […]