There is growing lack of confidence in the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), which peaked in 2023 and has aroused the fear that if firm action is not taken, flights may start falling from the skies in 2024. Stakeholders told THISDAY that the ineffectiveness of NCAA, which caused a lot of challenges in 2023 must […]
Stakeholders in the aviation industry have observed that political considerations have relegated competence and technical knowledge in the appointment of head of aviation agencies, directors and other critical personnel in the last eight years and warned that if the trend continues the safety status of the sector may be eroded. According to them, about a […]
Almost at the time that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration was thought to have completed fundamental appointments and reappointments across Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), a hurricane of change swept through the aviation industry to the shock of many Nigerians. The new development led to the sack of some management staff at aviation agencies. […]
Since early this year, the aviation industry has recorded many mishaps, a development, which calls for stricter regulation and review of standard operation procedures of airlines. It was a moment of confusion for Nigerians in general and for the aviation industry stakeholders, in particular, on August 1, 2023, when the news of an aircraft (a […]
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority is pressured by public outcry to take decisions that may hurt the industry, despite the regulatory authority’s priority to protect the airlines and the travelling community. Last Sunday, United Nigeria Airlines flight NUA 0504 on Lagos-Abuja destination diverted to Asaba airport, landed and disembarked the passengers, after the crew announced […]
