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NCAA’s Intervention Forces Foreign Airlines to Release Lower Ticket Inventory

*Nigeria maintains high passenger traffic on int’l destinations despite economic challenges Some foreign airlines, yesterday, released their lower inventory tickets hitherto not available since the trapped fund saga and the depreciation of the naira, after the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), intervened in the exorbitant airfares charged Nigerian travelers by international carriers. This was disclosed […]

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NCAA Calls for Verification Status of Aircraft Charter Permit Before Patronage

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has called on customers of aircraft charter services to verify if the aircraft deployed to provide them service has the right permit for charter operation. The warning was a reaction to recent incidents that took place at Ibadan airport involving operators violating their permits and engaging in ilicit charter […]

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Ibadan Airport Records Another Incident as Private Jet Suffers Runway Escussion on Landing

A private jet carrying12 passengers and three crew with call sign, N580KR, suffered runway escussion on landing at the Chief Ladoke Akintola Airport, Ibadan, yesterday. No casualty was reported. Source from the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) disclosed that  the aircraft, which left Abuja at about 9:15 am was operated by Mattini Air and the […]

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Stakeholders Fret over NCAA’s Regulatory Actions, Warn against Infractions that May Jeopardise Flight Safety in 2024

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 […]

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Stakeholders Warn Political Appointments in Aviation May Derail Industry’s Critical Safety Status

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 […]