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 […]
It has emerged that the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), poorly rates Nigeria’s international airports in Lagos, Abuja, Kano, Port Harcourt and Enugu, because they lack needed state-of-the art facilities to make them friendly to travellers. For airports to meet given standard in accordance to ICAO regulations, international airports are supposed to have both security […]
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has ordered re-evaluation of Permit for Non Commercial Flights (PNCF) to stop the abuse of such approval. This is coming as the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has confirmed that it suspended three private jets allegedly engaged in commercial activites against the stipulations of their operating […]
