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Najomo’s appointment based on Nuhu’s suspension, remains Acting DG, says Minister

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Najomo’s appointment based on Nuhu’s suspension, remains Acting DG, says Minister

Contrary to claims that the tenure of the Acting Director-General of Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt Chris Najomo ended on Wednesday, the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development said Najomo remains the Acting DG of the agency. The Ministry was reacting to a Punch Newspaper story of June 19th 2024 titled “Worry as NCAA Acting Director-General (DG) tenure expires”. In a statement by the Head, of Press and Public Affairs, Odutayo Oluseyi disclosed that…

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Suspension: Dana begins refund to affected passenger

Posted on by Wole Shadare
Suspension: Dana begins refund to affected passenger

The management of Dana Air said it has commenced a refund process for affected flights over the next one month. The refund is due to the suspension of the airline by the Federal Government. The Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development suspended its operations following the runway excursion of one of its aircraft which departed Abuja for Lagos with 83 passengers and six crew members. The airline, according to the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA),…

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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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