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NAMA, NCAA meet airlines over planned review of N16, 000 navigational charges

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NAMA, NCAA meet airlines over planned review of N16, 000 navigational charges

TNC introduced in 2007 to boost agency’s revenue The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) and the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) held a strategic meeting with some airline operators under the aegis of Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) to review what has been described as the outdated N16,000 Terminal Enroute Navigational Charges (TNS). The meeting held in Abuja was called at the instance of the NCAA and NAMA to get the understanding of the airlines…

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Flight delays, cancellations take joy out of air travel, NCAA begs travelers

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Flight delays, cancellations take joy out of air travel, NCAA begs travelers

Agency monitors refreshments handling, cares for stranded passengers Worried by incessant flight delays and cancellations, the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has pleaded with passengers as a result of inconveniences in the last couple of days. Delays and cancellations currently experienced by passengers have taken away the joy of air travel, just as airlines have complained about poor visibility as a reason for the problems encountered by air passengers. Aside from that, airlines cannot attend…

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Illegal charter operators pose danger to aviation-NCAA

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Illegal charter operators pose danger to aviation-NCAA

The Acting Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt Chris Ona Najomo has lamented the nefarious activities of illegal private jet operators, stressing that they pose a serious threat to the country’s aviation industry. Describing the culprits as ‘Cartel’, Najomo said their activities have seriously affected the fortunes of the genuine and licensed charter operators, vowing that the aviation regulatory body had concluded plans to publish the names of the operators of the…

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Passengers to get 25% rebate for delayed, cancelled flight in 2024-NCAA

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Passengers to get 25% rebate for delayed, cancelled flight in 2024-NCAA

States to run aerodromes for five years before handover to FG Proliferation of airports political- Najomo State airports gulp over N400b   The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) would in January 2024 make a wide range of decisions that would help the aviation industry in terms of consumer protection, airport certification, and new policies on the mode of handing over aerodromes to the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) by the state government among others….

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Gale of sack as FG removes FAAN, NAMA, NSIB MDs, suspends DG NCAA

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Gale of sack as FG removes FAAN, NAMA, NSIB MDs, suspends DG NCAA

President Bola Tinubu has approved the suspension, removal, and replacement of the following Chief Executive Officers under the Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development: The managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mr. Kabir Yusuf Mohammed has been removed from office and replaced by Mrs. Olubunmi Oluwaseun Kuku as the substantive Managing Director of the FAAN. The Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Mr. Tayib Adetunji Odunowo has…

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

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

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…

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

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

 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…

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

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

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…

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

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

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…

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

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

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…

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