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  FOLLOWING the exit of Captain Fola Akinkuotu as Managing Director Nigerian Airspace Management Agency( NAMA), the Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika has also approved the appointment and redeployment of some Directors and key officers as special assistants in the Ministry, Sirika’s gale of appointments and redeployments and removals …

The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika has approved the appointment and redeployment of some Directors and key officers as special assistants in the Ministry, the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria FAAN and the Nigeria Airspace Management Agency, NAMA. In a circular signed for the …

One of our Dash 8 Q-400 aircraft operating the Lagos-Asaba flight this evening made an air return to base due to a technical issue. The aircraft landed safely and the Pilot in Command, in compliance with safety procedures, decided to disembark the passengers on the airside of the Murtala Muhammed …

As part of effort to rid the nation’s airports of touting and extortion, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has arrested over 90 persons, caught at both the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, carrying out nefarious activities. FAAN will like to use this opportunity …

The action is to ensure safety in aviation… DG As part of the Federal Government effort to recover debt, the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has shut down Glo telecommunications company mast in Abuja over the non-payment of outstanding debt of 4.7 billion. The action was taken to enforce regulation and …

Arik Air, Nigeria’s leading carrier added yet another feather to its cap at the weekend when it bagged the Most Resilient Airline Award of 2021. The recognition came at the second annual Air Transport Industry Achievement Award 2021 held at the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) Annex Conference Hall in …

West and Central Africa’s largest carrier, Air Peace, is set to resume Makurdi flight operations from Lagos and Abuja on December 17, 2021. This is as the airline has also deployed the brand new Embraer 195-E2 aircraft for the Calabar route and the luxury wide-body Boeing 777 aircraft for Enugu …

The Federal Government is set to restrict airlines coming from Canada, the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia, into Nigeria from Tuesday, December 14, 2021. This was disclosed by the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, on Sunday in Lagos, according to NAN. The government took the decision to reciprocate restricted flights …

The Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Captain Musa Nuhu has confirmed that Emirates Airlines flight operations to Lagos has been suspended, while it is allowed to operate once in a week to Abuja. The Director General explained to aviation correspondents in Lagos Friday that government decided …

To celebrate the yuletide, Dana Air has announced  N18,000 flash sales for passengers travelling from Asaba, Owerri and Enugu  to Lagos, valid till 31 December 2021.    The airline revealed this during a courtesy visit by AHS Aviation Handling Services Nigeria Limited to Dana Air’s newly appointed Deputy Chief Executive Officer, …