The Acting Director General of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Captain Chris Najomo has said domestic airlines operating across the country must be financially healthy in order to achieve maximum safety operations. To check the financial health of the airlines, NCAA carries out regular audit of the operators and ensures that those whose financial […]
The continuous depreciation of the naira and steep rise in inflation, have prompted ground handling companies in the Nigerian aviation industry to review upward, the handling rates for domestic airlines. Aviation Ground Handling Association of Nigeria (AGHAN), the umbrella body of ground handling companies in the country, in a meeting with the acting Director-General, Nigeria […]
There seems to be no much to cheer in the aviation sector, as stakeholders call for reform of the industry. 2023 cannot be described as great year in the aviation industry because there has been no spectacular performance; rather, the downside of events threatens to drown the few achievements. It was the year that Nigerians […]
There is growing lack of confidence in the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), which peaked in 2023 and has aroused the fear that if firm action is not taken, flights may start falling from the skies in 2024. Stakeholders told THISDAY that the ineffectiveness of NCAA, which caused a lot of challenges in 2023 must […]
*Explains why political party’s aircraft was grounded The pilot in command (name withheld) who airlifted the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi from Benin to Ibadan airports on Wednesday, November 23, 2022 might be sanctioned by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) for the violation of safety procedures.Informed source from the regulatory authority disclosed […]
