Tag: Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority
U.S experts get 10 days to identify security threats at Lagos Airport
A three-man Transportation Security Administration (TSA) from United States of America has arrived Nigeria to commence security assessment of the…
Between Oduah And Bako
By Akin Obasa The Nigerian elite seem obsessed with cars. However exotic or expensive, within a week of its introduction…
Airline Operators Sue NCAA Over Fees
Non-scheduled airline operators in Nigeria are going to court to restrain the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, from enforcing the…
Oduah’s Lying Machine Still Roaring
The last word is yet to be heard on the riveting BMW armoured car scandal involving Nigeria’s aviation minister, Princess…
Oduah Should Honour Reps Invitation
The Nigerian House of Representatives Committee on Aviation has again invited Ms. Stella Oduah, Minister of Aviation, to appear before…
UK Can’t Deport Convicts To Nigeria —Falana
Lagos-based human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, has vowed to sue the Nigerian government if the bill passed by the…
NCAA Broke, Inspectors Accept Bribe
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, is broke, and aircraft inspectors are not being paid allowances on time, a report…
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Nigeria suspends Dana Air again
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Nigerian aviation authorities have again suspended the operations of Dana Air whose plane crashed last year, killing…
Trying Times For Telecoms Mast Owners
This is not the best times for telecommunications mast owners in Nigeria as more states and government agencies continue to…
Nigerian Airlines To Reimburse Passengers After 2-Hour Delay
Air travellers in Nigeria have the right to demand for reimbursement after a two-hour flight delay, aviation authorities said on…
Much Ado About Private Jets
In the wake of recent crisis between Rivers State Government and Nigerian aviation authorities over a jet purchased with Rivers…
Striking Workers Picket Aero
Aero Contractors, Nigeria’s second largest airline, remained grounded on Wednesday, two weeks after a labour crisis paralysed its activities nationwide,…
Day 12: Aero Contractors Still Grounded
Nigeria’s second largest airline, Aero Contractors, remained grounded on Monday, twelve days after a labour crisis paralysed its activities nationwide.…
NCAA Grounds Aero Contractors
Hundreds of striking workers of Aero Contractors erupted in jubilation on Wednesday after learning that the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority,…
Dana Air Signs $1m Contract With Canadian Firm
Dana Airlines said on Friday that it has signed a five-year contract with FLYHT Aerospace Solutions Limited for its flagship…
Official: Only 71 private jets in Nigeria
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Contrary to media reports that there are more than 100 private jets in Nigeria, the Nigerian Civil…
Arik Air’s Turbulent Skies
By Simon Ateba In the wake of recent crisis between Nigeria’s largest airline, Arik Air, and three aviation agencies, one…
Jimoh Ibrahim Tasks FG On IATA Membership For Airlines
Billionaire businessman and Chairman Air Nigeria, Barrister Jimoh, has called on the Federal Government to compel all airlines operating in…
Air Nigeria Still Grounded
Air Nigeria’s planes which have been grounded for more than a week will remain grounded until the airline completes a…
NAMA Takes Over Airport’s Calibration Unit
The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has formally taken over Navigational Aids Flight Inspection Surveillance (NAFIS) from the Nigerian Civil…
FAAN, NCAA At Loggerhead Over Loss Revenue
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, may have fleeced the Federal Government of Nigeria of at least N1 billion,…
Oil Marketers, Airlines Set For Showdown
Struggling Nigerian airlines and oil marketers who supply them aviation fuel known as Jet-A1, may be bracing up for a…
CPC Cautions Airlines Over Maltreatment Of Passengers
Worried over the plight of passengers in the hand of airline operators, the Consumer Protection Council (CPC) has warned that…
Aviation Safety Conference Holds In Lagos
The Accident Investigation Bureau, AIB will hold the 2010 edition of its annual safety conference between 18 and 19 October,…
Need For A Viable Aviation Sector
The unprecedented steps taken by the Ministry of Aviation in recent times in recouping its money from concessionaires and heavily…
Arik Air Issues Dud Cheques To NCAA
Barely a week after it was grounded by the National Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) for refusing to pay terminal navigational…
Airport Scanners Unused
Body scanners bought for Nigeria’s international airports in the wake of a Christmas Day bomb attempt remain unused months later,…
On Aero’s Plan To Blacklist Passengers
Last week, Aero Contractors, the oldest indigenous carrier in the country, said that it will not hesitate to blacklist any…
Aero Contractors To Blacklist Unruly Passengers
Following its controversial and non-passenger friendly measures which lead to frequent altercations between the staff and dissatisfied passengers, Aero Contractors…
Air Midwest Commences Operation, As Okada Set For A Comeback 8 Yrs After
Air Midwest, Nigeria’s latest domestic airline, will begin operation in a few days, P.M.NEW has learnt. Last month, the Nigerian…