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BARELY one day after the announcement that only the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja (DNAA) and Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos (DNMM) will remain open to and accept international flights, Minister of Aviation; Sen Hadi Sirika has confirmed the possibility of shutting both airports. This means that all international airports in the country, including the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos …

NIGERIAN Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has called for a high level of vigilance by airlines (especially those operating international and regional flights), all designated point of entries (POEs) and travelling public putting them on high alert over the outbreak of Coronavirus. The CAA in a letter dated 23rd January, 2020 and signed by the Acting Director General of the Nigerian …

Foreign crew arrives Nigeria, Omni Blue contracted as backup Done with Pre Calibration brief INFORMATION reaching Nigerianflightdeck indicates that Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has carried out its pre-calibration brief and calibration exercise will commence with Doppler Omni-Directional Range (VOR) and the CAT III Instrument Landing System(ILS) in Lagos. Our correspondent learnt that the airspace managers maybe calibrating the navigational …

MINISTER of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika today expressed satisfaction with the work being done so far at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu with the parameters given; stating that the contractor, Messrs PW, will meet the Easter deadline by government. This is just as the Minister has insisted to the contractor handling the new terminal building at the airport that …

With what has happened with regards setting up a national carrier in the last four years of this administration, with all the intrigues and failed deadlines, ANTHONY OMOH looks at emerging trends especially in Ghana which has silently set their ball rolling with firm aircraft orders; and wonders if Project Nigeria Air will reach fruition at the rate things are …

MINISTER of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, Thursday (November 7, 2019) revealed that Federal Government has mobilized the contractor (PW) handling the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the runway and other facilities at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, to site, preparatory to commencement of work. This is just as he said that government has promised to continue to fund the new …

GLOBAL aviation regulatory agency, International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has rated Nigerian airports to be 96.4 per cent secured, efficient after an audit on 193 member countries Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika who made this known on Tuesday, said Nigeria’s rating improved when the federal government adopted policies to improve security measures at the airport stating that of the 193 …

MINISTER of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, on Thursday told the House of Representatives Committee on Aviation that the Ministry of Aviation has put in N10 billion request to Federal Government resuscitate the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu. Sirika, who disclosed while addressing the Reps in Abuja, said the airport was closed because of the state of the runway and other safety …

UNIONS including National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), Association of Nigerian Aviation Professionals (ANAP), and National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE) have issued a 7 day ultimatum to Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) citing four major issues of contentions. The unions aim to shut down the NCAA in …

AN aviation consultant, Mr Herbert Odika has said that a compromised Civil Aviation Regulator destroy the industry and has called for the halting of certain practices that make the regulator compromise on its stand. This is just as he also said that for airports in Nigeria to grow and get increased revenue, it is pertinent for government to allow airports …