Some Nigerians, especially those who returned from overseas with their families have shunned commercial airlines and opted for charter of private jets to take them from Lagos and Abuja and to other parts of the country. Those who can afford the cost, it was learnt, decided on that option because of the uncertainty associated with […]
Highly placed Nigerians and others who own private jets illegally engage in commercial charter service against the status of their licence and contrary to industry regulations, the Ministerial Taskforce on Illegal Air Charter Operations and Related Matters, has revealed. The task force, which uncovered a huge gap in the general aviation sub-sector in Nigeria, in […]
For the umpteenth time, the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has made strong effort to discourage the use of private registered aircraft for commercial charter. Writer identifies reasons why private aircraft owners cannot resist commercial charter service Many times in the past, the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) made efforts to stop the use of aircraft […]
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has ordered re-evaluation of Permit for Non Commercial Flights (PNCF) to stop the abuse of such approval. This is coming as the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has confirmed that it suspended three private jets allegedly engaged in commercial activites against the stipulations of their operating […]
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 […]
