By Lawani Mikairu Director General, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, Captain Musa Nuhu has disclosed that the federal government palliatives for Nigerian airlines to cushion the effects of COVID-19 pandemic on their operations will only be accessed by domestic airlines that are functional and operating regular flights. Captain Nuhu made the disclosure in Lagos at […]

By Lawani Mikairu Air Peace has said that contrary to a recent online report, the former Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Affairs and Chairman of the Presidential Amnesty Office, Mr Kingsley Kuku never purchased aircraft for the airline. It said the report was a rehash of old, false stories. In a statement […]

…returns Lagos, Abuja to its route network By Jimoh Babatunde As some selected foreign airlines return to the country, weekend, with the re-opening of the airspace for commercial flights, Emirates airline has said that COVID-19 PCR tests will be mandatory for all inbound and transit passengers arriving to Dubai (and the UAE), including UAE citizens, […]

By Lawani Mikairu The Murtala Mohammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos Saturday received its first flight as international flights operations resumed in the country after the suspension of all flights in March due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This is just as Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja will be opened on Monday, 7th September for international flights. […]

By Dennis Agbo Day and night commercial flight operations will on Monday resume in full swing at the rehabilitated Akanu Ibiam International Airport Enugu, Vanguard can authoritatively report. The development followed a Notam issued by the Nigeria Airspace Management Agency, NAMA Aeronautical Information Service, on Friday September 4, 2020. Based on the Notam, flights operations […]

Two Canadians have been fined Can$1,000 (US$765) each for refusing to wear masks on passenger flights, marking the first such sanctions against travelers in the country amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis, the transportation ministry announced Friday. Under a federal order, all travelers must wear a face mask during boarding, the flight itself and when disembarking. […]

…Our collaboration with other agencies has helped our Investigation By Lawani Mikairu Nigeria Accident Investigation Bureau, AIB, Friday, said that the bureau could not use a drone for the investigation of the Quorum Aviation Helicopter that recently crashed in Lagos because the bureau has not been licensed to use drone by the Nigerian Civil Aviation […]

The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) says it has not recovered the black box at the crash site of the ill-fated Quorum Helicopter that occurred on Friday in Lagos. The Bureau’s Commissioner, Mr Akin Olateru, made this known at a media briefing in Lagos on Tuesday. The unfortunate accident, which occurred on Friday, involved a Bell […]

….CVR could be used to analyse accident …. crash victims identified By Lawani Mikairu The Bell 206 Helicopter operated by Quorum Aviation limited that crashed on Friday in Opebi area of Ikeja, Lagos State was not fitted with Black Box or Flight Data Recorder, FDR. It is rated for one pilot. This is just as […]

By Chris Aligbe In 1989, I came in close contact with the Enugu Airport when I joined Nigeria Airways as Head of Corporate Information. I had time to study traffic and throughput at various airports with a focus on growth trajectory. For many years, the AkanuIbiam International Airport oscillated between 4th and 6th in passenger […]