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NCAA lifts United Nigeria’s plane suspension, carrier begs passengers

Posted on December 1, 2023 by Wole Shadare

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has lifted the suspension placed on the Part G operations specifications of a wet-leased Airbus aircraft operated by United Nigeria Airlines. The agency had last Sunday suspended the airline’s Airbus following after it temporarily diverted its flight NUA 0504 headed for Abuja to Asaba. In a letter signed by the NCAA’s Director of Licensing and Training, Captain I.B Danbazzau and, addressed to the Managing Director of the airline, the…

NCAA to curb frequent wet-lease aircraft incidents, lists fresh guidelines, violators risk suspension, others

Posted on November 28, 2023November 28, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Lists new operational guidelines to carriers The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has said that the preliminary assessment by the authority in the case of a mistaken flight to Asaba instead of Abuja by a United Nigeria Airlines flight had shown that occurrences such as the one that happened on Sunday relate to lack of familiarity with the operational environment by the wet-leased aircraft flight crew. The Director-General of NCAA, Capt. Musa Nuhu in…

NCAA suspends United Nigeria’s wet-leased airplanes over landing in Asaba

Posted on November 27, 2023November 27, 2023 by Wole Shadare

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended all the wet-leased aircraft belonging to United Nigeria Airlines over circumstances that caused Flight NUA 0504 to go to Asaba International Airport instead of Abuja. A source close to the NCAA told Aviation Metric that the apex civil aviation regulatory body took the decision on Monday via a letter communicated to the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the airline. According to the source, all the wet-leased aircraft in the…

NCAA begins probe of United Nigeria’s ‘mistaken’ flight to Asaba

Posted on November 27, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Worried about an Abuja flight that ended in Asaba, the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) said it has commenced an investigation to unravel the circumstances that led to what can be termed an embarrassment. A United Nigeria Airlines Flight NUA 0504 which took off from Lagos to Abuja but ‘shockingly’ found itself in Asaba on Sunday. The aviation regulatory body in a statement on Monday said preliminary steps had been taken pending conclusions of ongoing…

NCAA to begin weekly report on airlines as delays, cancellations, others surge

Posted on November 5, 2023 by Wole Shadare

70% delays caused by airlines, 30% to forces beyond carriers-Aligbe As flight delays and cancellations are continuing to surge in Nigeria, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo has directed the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to begin the weekly compilation and publication of all airlines engaged in a menace that is fast taking the joy out of air travel. A visibly angry Keyamo who spoke at the aviation stakeholders’ forum at…

NCAA raises concern over harmattan haze, warns pilots, airlines, others

Posted on November 2, 2023November 2, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Advises on airport closure, flight delays over inclement weather The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has advised pilots and airline operators to exercise caution over hazardous weather in the dry season. This warning was contained in a release by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET) on weather alerting the public on the possibility of deterioration in visibility as a result of observed dust haze propagated into the country from the source region. The Director-General of…

Six aircraft NCAA’s policy won’t grow sector, IATA presents certificate to United Nigeria

Posted on October 19, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Chairman of United Nigeria Airlines, Prof. Obiorah Okonkwo has stated that the new six-aircraft policy that the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) is pursuing is a way of dabbling into the business model of airlines and one that is not healthy to grow the sector. He noted that the business model of airlines should be their prerogative rather than that of the regulatory authority, stressing that the reason of flight delays and cancellations canvassed by…

NCAA to ground deficient airports, say non-certification affected Nigeria’s ICAO audit

Posted on October 15, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Kaduna flights stoppage more of security issues than poor facilities-Nuhu The Director-General of Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt Musa Nuhu on Saturday said the regulatory body would not certify any airport that fails to meet the necessary requirements for certification. He disclosed that any airport that has a deficiency would be grounded to the level of status they are. The NCAA DG equally lamented that the lack of certification of the airports…

Interrogating NCAA’s six aircraft policy for start-ups, existing carriers

Posted on October 10, 2023 by Wole Shadare

The new six-aircraft policy of the NCAA for start-ups and existing carriers could set the stage for more problems and erode gains made over the years. Emirates which has over 400 airplanes today started with two airplanes. Ethiopian Airlines which has become a success story in Africa started with just two airplanes to have over 150 aircraft in its fleet. The new policy which is expected to commence in 2025 is anti-aviation development, writes, WOLE…

Nigerian airlines operate in difficult environment, says NCAA DG

Posted on October 3, 2023October 3, 2023 by Wole Shadare

How to resolve SAATM challenges to achieve potential The Director-General of Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt Musa Nuhu said the country’s carriers are operating in a very difficult environment, adding that an airline cannot operate in isolation from the economy it is operating. To him, the Nigerian economy is in very difficult times. Nuhu, in an interview with Aviation Metric in Abuja, decried the cost of financing which put the cost at 25…

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