Tanzanian government has pledged to review its visa system to ease travel for Nigerians flying from Lagos to Tanzania on the country’s national carrier, Air Tanzania.

Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, has condemned Qatar Airways for consistently violating Part 19 of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Regulations, Nig. CARs, 2023 that establishes the rights and responsibilities of air passengers and the obligations of airlines.

Kenya Airways has paid the sanction fine imposed on it by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) over consumer protection-related infractions, including the case involving passenger Gloria Omisore.

Flybird Aircraft Management Services Limited has reached another milestone in its growth trajectory with the official issuance of the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) / Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) Certification by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). According to General Manager, Dr. Tracy Wilson, this certification authorizes Flybird to conduct UAV/RPAS operations in Nigeria, reinforcing […]

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, SAN, yesterday received in audience the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, His Excellency Yu Dunhai, and a high-powered delegation from the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC), led by Yang Yang, Vice President of its Marketing/Sales Committee. In a statement, the minister’s media aide, Tunde Moshood, said […]

Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, NAMA, has urged the National Assembly to end the deduction of 50 per cent of its internally generated revenue, saying the deduction is crippling NAMA’s capacity to meet statutory responsibility, expand capacity and deliver on international obligations.

Airline Operators of Nigeria, AON, has said the Federal Government’s decision to suspend the four per cent Free on Board, FOB, levy on imports would protect businesses in the aviation sector from collapse.

…as stakeholders differ on path forward By Dickson Omobola Last week, former Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Hadi Sirika, revived conversations around the failed national carrier project, Nigeria Air.   Since the drama of May 26, 2023, when a Boeing 737-800, reportedly owned by Ethiopian Airlines, ET, and covered with Nigeria Air sticker, landed at the […]

Last week, former Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Hadi Sirika, revived conversations around the failed national carrier project, Nigeria Air. 

The Federal Government has directed the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to publicly name and shame airlines that disrupt flights without genuine reasons.

One of Africa’s fastest-growing carriers, United Nigeria Airlines, has signed an aircraft sale and purchase agreement with Southwest Airlines for the delivery of six Boeing 737-800 aircraft.

Engineer Galadima Abednego is President of the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers, NAAPE. Abednego, in this interview, discusses how brain drain is affecting the aviation sector.

Some domestic airlines have raised ticket prices to  South-East and South-South regions by 131 per cent ahead of the Yuletide.

By Dickson Omobola Unruly passenger behaviour has become a worrying development in the Nigerian air transport sector, leading industry analysts to call for amendments and stricter enforcement of the civil aviation regulations. The trend, which has left domestic airline operators visibly troubled, has also become a headache for the country’s civil aviation regulators, especially given the calibre […]

Unruly passenger behaviour has become a worrying development in the Nigerian air transport sector, leading industry analysts to call for amendments and stricter enforcement of the civil aviation regulations.