Nigerian air accident investigators off to São Tomé & Principe
Certified team of air accident investigators from the Nigeria’s Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) has landed in São Tomé and Principe to investigate the recent crash of an A-74 aircraft, which occurred on the West African Island. The invitation to Nigeria’s…
For operating on one aircraft, NCAA downgrades First Nation to non-scheduled operator
The hammer of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), on Monday landed on First Nation Airways as it was downgraded from scheduled operations to a non scheduled operator after operating months with one aircraft which was seen as violating safety…
Lagos airport a step away to ICAO certification—NCAA
Out of about five stages of the needed certification process for the Muritala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, the Director-General, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NVAA), Capt. Muhtar Usman, has said it has passed four remaining the last stage. Otherwise, the…
Signs emerge that MMIA’ll be certified July 21 by ICAO
Barring any last minute hitch, the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos would be certified on July 21 by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), Western and Central Africa Region under its implementation of the Africa-Indian Ocean Plan Aerodrome Certification…
Why no Nigerian airport has passed ICAO audit test, risen to top 10 in Africa
Even as the government has apparently concluded plans to concession top four thriving Nigerian airports including Lagos, Abuja, Kano and Port Harcourt, one of the reasons that will frustrate the interest of credible foreign investors remains the inability of any…
