Aviation News

Says GCAA told airline not to bring its wide bodied aircraft AIR Peace has reacted to the November 10, 2021 letter written to Minister of Aviation,Hadi Sirika by the UAE Minister of Economy who also doubles as the Chairman of their GCAA and has described as misinformed, the position of UAE, especially as it concerns the airline. A letter signed …

Says NCAA acting against the spirit of BASA calls for Winter Schedule reinstatement ASRTI commends move says it will address negative trade balance UNITED Arab Emirates (UAE) yesterday told the Minister of Aviation that the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) is acting against the spirit of the agreed air services arrangement between the two nations asking the Nigerian Authorities to …

  MED-VIEW Airline management at the weekend reacted to its inclusion into the list of blacklisted airlines blacklisted by the United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority (UKCAA) stating that it suspended its operations . Med-View has four weekly frequencies to Gatwick London International Airport which the airline claims remains, since it suspended operations on the route. The management explained that as …

NIGERIA Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) today came out to explain the reason behind its limiting Emirates Airline’s flights from United Arab Emirates (UAE) as the country currently has 21 weekly flight frequencies into Nigeria while Air Peace which operates to Sharjah was granted only one frequency when it requested just three (3) The regulatory agency came up with this clarification …

NIGERIAN Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has withdrawn the Ministerial approval granted to Emirates Airlines’ for their winter schedule reducing the airline’s frequency into Abuja to once weekly. A letter dated December 9th, 2021, with reference number NCAA/DG/AIR/11/16/329, and addressed to the Country Manager, Emirates Airlines, Nigeria, the NCAA affirmed that the withdrawal becomes effective on Sunday 12 December, 2021 at …

As FAAN compiles violators’ list to NSA, to ban culpable officials permanently PRESIDENTIAL Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) today frowned at the activities of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) operating at the nation’s airports with particular reference to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA). This is coming as the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) says it is currently processing …

NIGERIA Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has issued a notification to all airlines stating that airlines that flout the newly revised COVID-19 Provisional Quarantine protocols will pay a penalty of $3,500 per passenger for non compliance with the requirements while there may be an outright ban. In an All Operators Letter(AOL) with reference NCAA/DG/AIR/16/327 issued December 3 to all Accountable managers …

THE Aviation Round Table Safety Initiative(ASRTI), has decried the current nebulous security architecture at the nation’s gateways  stating that while the Nigerian Civil Aviation Regulations (NCARs) delegates FAAN to coordinate all security agencies in and around the airport it did not give them authority over other security organizations working at the airports.   Against this and many other backdrops the …

Canvasses consolidation of existing operators instead of a govt. preferred private airline PRESIDENT of the Aviation Safety Round Table Initiative (ASRTI) Dr. Gabriel Olowo has flayed the plans to set up a national carrier with three wet-leased aircraft describing it as undeserving for the country where there are bigger operators on ground. Dr. Olowo made this known in a reaction …

  NIGERIAN Meteorological Agency (NiMET) yesterday issued a forecast of high temperature of over 35°C in most Northern states of Nigeria and has predicted that the South Western state of Ogun is also expected to experience some high intensity for the next two days.   North-East states of Borno, Yobe, Bauchi, Gombe, the Eastern part of Jigawa, Northern Adamawa and …