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IATA age limit rejection by ICAO sparks pilots’ mixed reactions

Posted on October 6, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Age rule irrelevant if pilots are healthy, say Sanusi, Olumide Yadudu, Caulcrick disagree The rejection last week Friday of the proposal of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) to increase pilot retirement age to 67 from 65 has elicited sharp reactions from notable pilots in the Nigerian aviation industry, while the Air Line Pilots Association, the largest airline pilots union in the world, applauded the decision. Over…

IATA asks ICAO to approve pilots’ age limit to 67 from 65, speed up accident investigation, others

Posted on September 17, 2025September 17, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Global regulatory body accepts 14 working IATA papers The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said it has high expectations for the 42nd Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) to take place in Montreal, 23 September 23-October 3 October 2025. Consequently, ICAO has accepted 14 working papers authored by IATA covering a wide range of topics for the Assembly’s consideration. Part of the suggestion or position of IATA is on pilots’ age limit…

NCAA, ICAO begin workshop on USAP-CMA

Posted on July 23, 2025 by Wole Shadare

In a renewed effort to strengthen Nigeria’s aviation security framework, the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), in partnership with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), has commenced a five-day national quality control workshop for the Universal Security Audit Programme Continuous Monitoring Approach (USAP-CMA). The technical workshop, which kicked off on Monday, July 21, 2025, at the NCAA’s Lagos Regional Office, aims to sharpen the country’s Aviation Security (AVSEC) oversight system by addressing audit findings and…

Why ICAO still relies on TCAS II 7.1 in connected cockpit era

Posted on June 17, 2025June 17, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Despite widespread adoption of ADS-B and AI-powered surveillance, ICAO’s collision avoidance mandates remain firmly rooted in the logic of TCAS II Version 7.1. In 2025, aviation is smarter, faster, and more connected than ever. ADS-B is near-ubiquitous, digital towers are live in several countries, and AI-powered flight optimisation tools are rewriting route management. But for all the advances reshaping the skies, one thing hasn’t changed: when two aircraft are on a collision course, TCAS II…

ICAO audit: A setback foretold!

Posted on July 3, 2024July 3, 2024 by Wole Shadare

By Wole Shadare Two audits by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) of the Nigerian aviation sector in one year show that the country has dropped the ball from the heights it attained years ago. The outcome is not a surprise to many because of the inherent gaps in the sector which are very glaring. Nigeria dropped a whopping 25% points after the recently conducted Universal Security Audit Programme (USAP) Continuous Monitoring Assessment (CMA)…

Lack of personnel, training, quality control, others cost Nigeria ICAO security audit

Posted on June 27, 2024 by Wole Shadare

…Ghana, Uganda, Tanzania outperformed Nigeria Lack of adequate personnel especially in critical areas of Aviation Security (AVSEC), poor passenger facilitation, poor oversight on the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), lack of provision of guidance tools, absence of critical information, quality control obligations and resolution of security concerns in terms of deficiencies communicated, development of corrective actions and enforcement cost Nigeria the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Universal Security Audit Programme (USAP) Continuous…

Nigeria airspace safe despite dropped ICAO points, says Aligbe

Posted on June 25, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Chief Executive Officer of Belujane Consult, Mr. Chris Azu Aligbe said the 71% score recorded by Nigeria in last year’s Universal Security Audit Programme-Continuous Monitoring Approach (USAP-CMA) conducted by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) is not an indication that the country’s airspace is unsafe. Speaking to Aviation Metric at the weekend, Aligbe stated that rather than waste energy on an audit conducted last year, he called on all the agencies to ensure that those gaps noticed during…

It was miracle Nigeria scored 71% in ICAO audit-NCAA

Posted on June 18, 2024June 18, 2024 by Wole Shadare

…Says Keyamo, Najomo met decayed infrastructure Nigeria would have scored 30 per cent in the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) audit rating but for the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, and the Acting Director-General of Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) Capt. Chris Najomo’s doggedness in closing the gaps noticed by the global aviation regulatory according to the NCAA. The Director, of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection of the Nigerian Civil Aviation…

Unruly passengers: Nigeria, ICOA Member states plead for protocol amendment

Posted on April 17, 2024 by Wole Shadare

If the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) regarded as the regulatory body for global aviation accedes to the request of member states to ratify the 2014 Protocol to amend the convention on offences and certain other acts on board aircraft, it would go a long way to curb unruly air passengers incidents. Member state plea to ICAO is a result of the rising reports of unruly passenger behaviour on international flights. Unruly passenger behaviour has…

ICAO projects 2% traffic increase for Q1 2024

Posted on April 7, 2024April 7, 2024 by Wole Shadare

The global aviation regulatory body, the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has projected a 2 per cent increase in passenger traffic in the first quarter of 2024 compared to 2019, nothing that carriers would maintain profitability. The group noted that demand this year is expected to rise by 3-4%, reflecting a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 0.5% since 2019. ICAO credits Member States’ alignment with its pandemic guidance for air service recovery, nothing that…

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