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 […]
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has warned pilots and airline operators about severe dry season conditions in response to the weather reports by the Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMET). Director General of NCAA, Captain Musa Nuhu emphasized the need for airlines to fly safely this season. He noted that varying weather, from light to severe […]
Given the general adage that Nigerian airlines’ average life span is 10 years, every airline always recognise that a milestone has been achieved whenever it clocks 10 years. Last week Dana Air marked its 15 years of existence as schedule commercial operator and those behind the airline have every reason to clink glasses in celebration. […]
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Universal Safety Oversight Audit Continuous Monitoring Approach (USOAP-CMA) has released Nigeria’s Aviation Safety Score, comparing results in the Universal Safety Oversight Audit and concluded that Nigeria performed well in major areas in its comparative analysis against the global average. ICAO said Nigeria performed above global average in five areas namely […]
Few months after the major incident of contaminated aviation fuel involving one of the domestic carriers, Max Air, the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended all non licensed oil markets and others with expired license from operating and fueling aircraft at any of the nation’s airports. Series of meetings were held between NCAA and […]
