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The Incident Investigation and Prevention Bureau of Ghana is seeking technical and institutional partnership with its counterpart in Nigeria, Accident Investigation Bureau – Nigeria (AIB-N). To this end, the Commissioner, AAIIPB-Ghana Mr. Akwesi Prempeh led a four-man team to the headquarters of AIB-N in Abuja, Nigeria for a three-day working visit. He described Nigeria’s AIB-N as one of the most developed accidents investigation bodies in the world, stressing that for his bureau to grow and…

In a bid to strengthen airlines and to know their financial capabilities, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) said its economic regulation function would be more robust from next year. The DIRECTOR-General of NCAA, Capt. Musa Nuhu who was a panelist at the Aviation Leadership CEO’s Forum/ Aviators Africa Tower Awards with the theme, “Corporate Governance Structure: A pathway to sustainability in African Aviation”, lamented the lack of check and balances in the corporate governance…

Delta Air Lines, the longest-serving U.S. airline to Africa, has concluded plans to resume its nonstop service between Lagos and New York-JFK in December, restoring this popular route in time for the festive season. Delta will operate nonstop flights between Murtala Muhammed International Airport and New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport three times a week, effective December 8, 2022. The airline also continues to connect Lagos to Atlanta daily. With connections to 46 cities at Delta’s JFK hub,…

 Former Presidential Aide urges attention to critical areas  Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) Captain Rabiu Hamisu has explained the reason the Federal Government has decided to arm Aviation Security personnel (AVSEC) of the agency. He however stated that until the agency put in place the necessary infrastructure to accommodate the arms, among others,  it would not deploy the weapons to its Aviation Security (AVSEC) personnel. Yadudu said whilst FAAN has…

Process reaches next stage as qualification phase closes   The concession of four major airports in Nigeria is moving rapidly as the Ministry of Aviation, in line with the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (establishment, etc.) Act, 2005, and global best practice have concluded the Request For Qualification (RFQ) which came to a close today. The four major airports slated for concession are the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, the Mallam…