The African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC) has singled out the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) for recognition in the industry’s fight against the spread of coronavirus pandemic. A statement issued by Mr James Odaudu, Director of Public Affairs, Ministry of Aviation, on Tuesday in Abuja, quoted a letter sent to NCAA by the Regional aviation […]
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) on Saturday has announced that international flights will be restricted from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos and Nnamdi Azikwe International airport in Abuja. READ ALSO: Nse Ikpe Etim: Under self quarantine The decision was necessary as a measure to limit the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in […]
Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) on Saturday said the Turkish airline would operate with the right size of aircraft to ensure passengers were transported with their baggage. Capt. Abdullah Sidi, the Acting Director-General, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), said this after a meeting with the management of Turkish Airline in Abuja. No foreign airline operator will […]
… Describes online job vacancy as hoax Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo Five domestic airlines, Air Peace Airline, Overland Airways, Medview Airline, Aero Contractors and Allied Air Limited have received commendation from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) for their consistency in the remittance of 5% Ticket Sales Charges/Cargo Sales Charges (TSC/CSC). The NCAA in a statement signed […]
Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo Capt. Henry Omeogu, the former Director of Operations, in the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has called on the Federal Government to create a Civil Aviation Board (CAB) to tackle most of the challenges facing the Nigerian aviation industry, especially the airline sub-sector. Speaking with journalists in an interview at the recent […]
Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo Investors and stakeholders in the aviation sector in the country have argued that the government as an entity needs to do more and take decisive steps to develop aviation and in particular the airlines by providing an enabling environment that will attract investment. This is just as they said that the government must […]
Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo To ensure the safety of flight at the outset of the rainy season with the attendant thunderstorms, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has appealed on all Pilots and Airline Operators to exercise extreme caution during operations. The NCAA said, there was much other hazardous weather occurrences such as severe turbulence, microburst or […]
Due to failure to obtain statutory Aviation Height Clearance (AHC), the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has said it would immediately commence the demolition of one of Africa’s fastest growing telecommunications companies, Globacom Nigeria Limited, and some financial institutions in different locations across the country. The regulatory authority listed the names of the telecommunication operators […]
Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo Azman air has violated the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) regulation by flying into the closed Kebbi airport over the weekend. The airline it was gathered, flouted the Notice To Air Men (NOTAM) issued last week by the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) to all operating airlines in the country warning them not […]
Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo The Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) has threatened to shut the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) if the organogram of the Authority is not reviewed and expanded. Speaking at the ATSSSAN secretariat in Lagos during the Workers Day rally, the president of ATSSSAN, Comrade Ilitrus Ahmadu said over 47 […]
…Telcom sector now subject of attack by government agencies -ALTON Ladesope Ladelokun The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) says its planned demolition of 7,000 telecommunications masts and is the last resort after failed attempts to get alleged defaulters to the negotiation table over their purported failure to obtain the statutory Aviation Height Clearance (AHC) which […]
Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo Following a long ranging trade dispute between the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and two aviation unions comprising Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) and National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), the unions have vowed to declare a state of emergency in the agency by January 2nd next year, […]
Centre for Aviation Safety and Research (CAS-R) has made a passionate plea to the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) following the directives of the Hon. Minister of Aviation, Chief Osita Benjamin Chidoka, to recall almost two hundred staff it sacked after the Director General, Captain Usman Muhtar took over office. This is just as the […]