The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has assured that with its enhanced safety surveillance, the country’s airspace is now safer. The Acting Director General of Civil Aviation, Capt. Chris Najomo, gave the assurance during the staff annual New Year prayers held at the Authority’s corporate headquarters in Abuja on Thursday. The prayer session, held every 2nd January, also marked the …

Less than two weeks after the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), warned airlines against breaching Part 19 of the NCAA Regulations, NCARs, the agency has disclosed that five airlines have violated the regulation and will be sanctioned. Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, NCAA, Mr Michael Achimugu, disclosed that three domestic operators and two international airlines, among others, breached …

A few days before Christmas and New Year, most domestic flights to some parts of the country have been fully booked while prices have gone up by over 100 per cent in some Southern routes, Weekend Trust can report. The most affected routes are the South-East and South-South destinations, which usually record increased passenger movements during the Yuletide festivities. Daily …

Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji, has expressed excitement over the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) approval of the Ekiti Agro-Allied International Cargo Airport. The governor disclosed that following the NCAA’s approval, the Ekiti Airport will from January be open to landing by private jets. The governor spoke on Wednesday when he paid a thank-you visit to elder statesman and …

Barely two months after a Sikorsky SK76 helicopter operated by East Aviation crashed in Port Harcourt, the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has disclosed that its handlers violated several of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Regulations (NCAR) directives. Although the bureau was silent on whether or not the vices led to the unfortunate incident, the act shows gaps in the regulatory …

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), has signed the updated NCAA Procedure for IDERA, Irrevocable Deregistration and Export Request Authorisation, to ensure the safety and legal transfer of aircraft ownership and export. Speaking at the signing in Abuja, Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, said it would boost confidence among aircraft financiers and lessors, adding that IDERA …

The Federal Government has lifted the suspension on the operations of Arik Air. The Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection at the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Michael Achimugu announced the development in a post on social media on Thursday. This comes more than a week after the airline’s planes were grounded over a dispute between Atlas Petroleum and …

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) says it has not suspended or halted Arik Air’s flight operations, which continued as scheduled and did not affect the airline’s ability to operate its remaining fleet. This is contained in a statement by NCAA Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Mr Michael Achimugu on Friday in Abuja. According to Achimugu, NCAA is …

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended 10 private jet operations over failure to begin recertification process. According to a statement on Friday by NCAA’s Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Mr. Michael Achimugu, the Nigeria Civil Aviation Regulations 2023 Part 18.3.4 forbids holders of Permit for Non Commercial Flights (PNCF) from using their aircraft for carriage of …

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), has said that it would not hesitate to invoke relevant sections of the organisation’s regulations to sanction Turkish Airlines over the mistreatment of Nigerian passengers. NCAA’s Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Mr Michael Achimugu, disclosed this to newsmen on Wednesday in Lagos. Achimugu said that President Bola Tinubu had directed the NCAA, …