The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has issued weather alert and cautioned airline operators and air traffic controllers on the inherent danger associated with severe thunderstorms, which accompanies early rainfall. These hazards include severe turbulence, microburst, low level wind shears and hail events that could affect the safety of flight operations and urged pilots to […]
Question: Can a larger aircraft land on a shorter than recommended runway in an emergency? What tactics would a pilot use — slower approach speed, maximum reverse thrust, brakes to the firewall, etc. — to execute this? — Steve Pontious, Beaumont, Texas Answer: Yes, it can be done. Every airplane has a required runway length due to […]
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 […]
Air Traffic Controllers (ATC), who manage the radar and communication in Nigeria’s space, have called for an urgent improvement in controller-pilot communication and are asking the government to declare a state of emergency on air safety so that it would attend to the problem with the seriousness it deserves before aircraft start falling from the […]
Ethiopian Aviation Academy, the largest aviation academy in Africa, a full ICAO TRAINAIR Plus member and IATA authorized global training center, is pleased to announce that it has graduated 24 pilots, 96 aviation maintenance technicians, 37 cabin crew and 44 marketing professionals at a ceremony held at Ethiopian Headquarters on 03 November 2015. The graduates […]
