GREEN AFRICA AIRWAYS TO DEBUT SOON IN NIGERIA

Nigerian startup Green Africa Airways has secured its air transport license and has started work toward an air operator’s certificate (AOC). Green Africa Airways will be headquartered and based in Lagos; the new airline initially plans to operate domestic flights within Nigeria, using leased mid-sized jets. “Our goal is to really develop the Nigerian market […]

MATTERS ARISING FROM AUTOMATION OF REMITTANCES

Last week the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) gave final ultimatum to airlines to automate their remittances of the statutory 5 percent Ticket Sales/Cargo Sales Charge (TSC/CSC) or face sanctions, as the deadline ended on Friday March 31, 2017. These are compulsory charges levelled on both local and international airlines by NCAA as enshrined in […]

NCAA INSISTS ON AUTOMATION OF REMITTANCES BY DOMESTIC AIRLINES

  The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has said domestic airlines must automate their payment system to ensure the remittances of their ticket and cargo sales charges (TSC). The agency said the airlines owed it over N15 billion and stop the accrual of further debts, the Authority has insisted that airlines must embrace the Aviation Revenue […]

ICAO TO ASSIST NIGERIA

The President of International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), Dr. Bernard Olumuyiwa Aliu visited Nigeria and held high level talks with all aviation parastatals chiefs. The meeting was held at the Aviation House,Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) Headquarters on Friday, 31st March,2017. At the meeting,each of the CEOs gave a brief of the various activities in […]

POOR AIRPORT RUNWAYS AND FAAN’S FISCAL MALAISE

Airport runways under the management of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria are all rundown. The poor conditions of the facilities expose flights to security and safety threats On Monday when the Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed and the Minister of State, Aviation, Senator HadiSirika met with members of Aviation Round Table (ART) in Lagos, […]