UK ‘s new visa waiver entry system begins… The UK’s new visa-waiver entry system took effect on Wednesday for passengers from dozens more countries, including millions of annual visitors from the United States, Canada and Australia. The Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) scheme — similar to the ESTA system in the …
Read More »On Wednesday, 08/01/2025, an Ibom Air flight scheduled to depart Uyo for Abuja at 1730hrs was viciously disrupted by a single passenger’s unruly behaviour. Her actions (captured below by other irate passengers) ensured that 89 other passengers on board lost valuable time, money, and opportunities. She also caused Ibom …
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Today, 27th December, 2024 at the NCAA Annex in Lagos, the Chairman of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, publicly accepted the enforcement actions initiated by the NCAA against his airline, stating that he has witnessed some of the infractions by his staff, and has cautioned them to comply with the Authority …
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The crashed Eastwind Aviation Sikorsky S76c+ Helicopter was not fitted with a Flight Data Recorder (FDR), as required by Nigeria Civil Aviation Regulations (Nig. CARs) 2023. Instead, the agency discovered only the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) upon analysis. NSIB’s immediate recommendation urges the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to enforce …
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FlyBird PRESS STATEMENT Flybird AMSL reports that on December 6, 2024, our Hawker 900XP aircraft, registration 5N-KAL, experienced an in-flight incident while traveling from Abuja to Accra. In accordance with safety protocols and as a precautionary measure, the aircraft safely executed a return to the point of departure.We …
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The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) is organizing consumer awareness programme aimed at sensitizing air travelers on their rights, duties and responsibilities as will be necessary to enhance pleasant traveling experience, by fostering increased adoption of the robust AI driven digital innovation consumer right protection and dispute management portal …
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Big shots of the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has paid glowing tributes to the Director General of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Captain Chris Najomo for the transformation he brought into the regulatory agency since his appointment last year and affirmed that it is high time President Bola …
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Pursuant to the renewed commitment of the executive management of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) under the leadership of Capt. Chris Ona Najomo, (JP), towards birthing a civil aviation and air transportation industry, the regulatory authority is organizing a one-day workshop on consumer protection and management to x-rays ways …
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The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has issued a critical directive that prohibits licensed flight crew members from conducting cross-crew operations for multiple airlines. Captain Chris Najomo, the Acting Director General of Civil Aviation, signed this order, referenced as DGCA/26/24, and directed it to all Nigerian aircraft operators. In this …
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The family of Kingsley Ezenwa, spokesperson for Dana Air, have announced the passing and burial of their patriarch, High Chief Edward Nweze Ezenwa, who passed after a brief illness recently at the remarkable age of 85 in Lagos. Kingsley during a chat with newsmen in Lagos said, we all still …
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