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The Accident Investigation Bureau Nigeria ( AIB-N) has become a multi-modal transport Accident Investigation Agency as it can now investigate serious incidents and accidents in the aviation industry , maritime, rail and road following the repeal of the AIB Act. The body is now the National Safety Investigation Bureau ( NSIB) following the new NSIB Act 2022 which earlier in …

Accountable manager, DOM, DFO, Chief pilot lack understanding of responsibilities Owes N1.5 billion TSC/CSC as at December 2020 AZMAN Air may still have a vast hurdle to surmount if the airline is to resume operations anytime soon following details of findings of the audit on the airline carried out by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) which suspended the airline’s …

Explains regional operations, tells Senate Co’ttee Lagos remains aviation hub NIGERIAN Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) have revealed that its finances are in dire straits following over 40% revenue losses in just about 12 months due to COVID-19, and a 100% increased payment to the consolidated account plus the fact that the agency is running at a loss as it has …

DIRECTOR-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt. Musa Nuhu has warned that despite the fact the Federal Government has announced July 8 as resumption date does not mean safety is going to be eschewed. The helmsman of the regulatory agency  made this known at the last webinar coordinated by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) on the status …

ARIK AIR has announced the resumption of domestic flights from Wednesday, July 8, 2020 following the Federal Government’s decision to re-open Lagos and Abuja airports for flight operations. The airline will be operating three daily flights from Lagos to Abuja in the first phase of the restart while Port Harcourt will be added to the schedule from Saturday, July 11, …

NEWLY formed Association of Aircraft Maintenance Organization of Nigeria (AAMON) says its raison d’etre protect investors in Aircraft Maintenance and Overhaul (AMO) and  demand government and stakeholders support so as to grow the business and reduce about US$1billion  capital flight expended by the country. Chairman of AAMON and Accountable Manager of 7 Star Global Hangar Limited, Engr. Isaac David Balami …

FEDERAL Airports Authority of Nigeria ( FAAN) has released new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) aimed at protecting all stakeholders and preventing further spread of theCovid-19 virus as flight operations recommence gradually at the nation’s airports effective July 8. FAAN in a statement by General Manager Corporate Affairs, Mrs. Henrietta Yakubu, the new procedural guidelines for air travelers and other airport …

ACCIDENT Investigation Bureau Nigeria (AIB-N), in line with its inter-agency collaboration agenda, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Wednesday July 1, 2020. In his statement to the press, Engr Olateru AIB-N Commissioner/CEO, stated that, “Our duty, as Accident Investigators of Civil Aviation, is one thing but understanding one’s needs is very critical to …

NIGERIA’S Federal Executive Council (FEC) yesterday has approved N2, 272, 838, 724.84 billion (N2.3b) for the extension of the runway at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos. Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the weekly FEC meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. He said: “Today in Council, Aviation …

WITH the impending announcement of a bailout package for the aviation sector this week, Chairman of Air Peace Chief Allen Onyema has reiterated his call to ensure that the funds, or however form the palliatives take will be geared towards job retention and creation, as well as help airlines in the area of insurance and aircraft maintenance which have all …