The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has issued Advisory Circular to caution Pilots, Airline Operators and others on severe dust haze/fog phenomenon prevalent in Nigerian airports. This adverse weather condition expected occurrence is to subsist from October in the far North; November over the North Central; and December over the Southern part of the country. […]
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has issued weather Advisory Circular (AC) to the industry and demanded strict compliance. The objective of this AC is to bring pilots and operators up to date on the occurrence of thunderstorm phenomenon over Nigerian airports since the onset of rainy season in the country. The statistics from the […]
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET) has acquired new radar components for the Doppler weather radar system, which will further enhance safety in the Nigerian airspace. The agency also said that it intends to ensure 80 per cent total coverage of the country by June this year with the installation of the new components. Speaking with […]
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has refuted the claim by the Nigerian Air Traffic Controllers’ Association (NATCA) and the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) that Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos lacks facilities to enhance landing by foreign airlines. It said contrary to the claim, it had provided the needed lighting system for […]
Major foreign carriers yesterday diverted their Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA); Lagos bound flights to Accra, Ghana due to no functional Instrument Landing System (ILS). THISDAY investigation revealed that on Tuesday and Monday, UK mega carrier, British Airways diverted its flights to Accra, Ghana because the pilots did not want to land at the Lagos […]
