Recognising the growing significance of drones, the acting Director General of Civil Aviation Nigeria, Captain Najomo, approved the establishment of a specialised Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Integration Unit within the NCAA. The unit aims to streamline the registration, licensing, and monitoring of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) in Nigeria. By collaborating with aviation stakeholders, the […]
Recently, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo acknowledged in a television interview that there is inherent corruption in the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority. The Minister is however aligning with the new NCAA’s management to stamp out corruption. The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, in a recent interview with a […]
The Aviation Round Table (ART), an industry think-tank body, has expressed its disappointment with the actions of the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development and the Ministry for failing to follow laid down regulation in the grounding of Dana Air flight, which skidded off the runway on landing at the domestic wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos on […]
Dana Air flight with registration number 5N BKI carrying 83 passengers skidded off the runway on landing at the domestic wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, runway 18L. Statement from the airline indicated that no passenger was injured, as fire service was on hand to carry out rescue efforts, but the passengers deboarded […]
For the umpteenth time, the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has made strong effort to discourage the use of private registered aircraft for commercial charter. Writer identifies reasons why private aircraft owners cannot resist commercial charter service Many times in the past, the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) made efforts to stop the use of aircraft […]
