FOR OPERATING DOMESTIC SERVICE, NCAA FINES INTERNATIONAL AIRLINE, LYXOR N9.5M

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has announced that it has sanctioned an airline, Lyxor International, a non-schedule, general aviation operator-for violating the terms of approved flight clearance for its type of operation. The regulatory authority grounded the airline’s aircraft at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on February 16, for the violation of airspace […]

STILL ON THE DANA AIR CRASH

The Dana Air Flight 992 crash on June 3, 2012, which killed all 153 passengersand some people on ground, could have been prevented by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), according to a recent report by the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB). The accident report, which made public by the AIB About a fortnight ago stated […]

NCAA Approves Abuja Helicopter Operation

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has cleared all helicopter operators duly certified by the Regulatory Authority to commence operations in and out of Abuja forthwith. A letter has since been dispatched to all concerned operators. The National Security Adviser shortly after the closure of Abuja airport placed a ban on helicopter operations into Abuja. […]

Forex Volatility Kills Businesses in Nigeria

President and Chief Executive Officer of Sabre Network NMC West Africa, Gabriel Olowo has said that for several years the instability of the naira over other international currencies has adversely affected many businesses in Nigeria, leading to collapse of indigenous companies and the withdrawal of some multinational organizations from the country. Olowo who spoke to […]