Arik Air, West and Central Africa’s largest carrier has countered the effort to de-market it by those that may have axe to grind with the company, claiming that the airline does not adhere to the maintenance schedule of its fleet. The rumour, which is being spread on social media, claims the airline does not effectively […]
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has waded into the rift between Arik and its passengers over the failure of the airline to ferry their baggage from London Heathrow, since Friday 2nd December 2016. Consequently, a letter to the effect has been issued by the Authority to Arik Airlines. In it, the airline has […]
In order to stem the frequent indebtedness of Nigerian airlines to aviation agencies in the payment of their charges, the federal government had given January 1, 2017 as deadline for the payment system of the airlines. This is to ensure transparency and automatic payment of charges immediately it is due, so that they would not […]
Top security officials from the Nigeria Air Force (NAF), the Department of State Services (DSS), the Nigeria Police and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) Aviation Security (AVSEC) at the weekend held emergency meeting on how to fortify security at the nation’s airports. THISDAY learnt that the federal government has ordered security upgrade at […]
In its resolve to ensure safe flight operations in Nigeria airspace, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has issued advisory circular to advice pilots about the hazards associated with current hamattan dust haze prevalent in some part of the country. The circular, which has gone out to the industry, also offers guidance to help […]