A North Korean ballistic missile was seen by the crew of several airliners last week, aviation authorities said Wednesday, raising concerns about the threat to civilian flights posed by Pyongyang’s unannounced tests. The North has conducted a flurry of missile tests this year in defiance of repeated international protests, including from aviation authorities. Pyongyang fired […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari and other leaders from across the globe have advocated better funding and synergy in addressing various infrastructural challenges stunting the growth of the aviation sector, especially in Africa. Speaking in Abuja yesterday at the opening of the 3rd World Aviation Forum (WAF) hosted by the Ministry of State, Aviation, in conjunction with […]
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The African Development Bank (AFDB), yesterday indicated its willingness to help Nigeria set up a new national airline to meet its growing demand for improve aviation facility. This indication was given by the president of the International Aviation Organisation (ICAO) council, Dr Olumuyiwa Bernard Aliu, during a courtesy call on President Muhammadu Buhari ahead of […]
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Nigeria is set to become the first country to host the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), World Aviation Forum (IWAF), scheduled to hold from Nov. 20 to Nov. 22 in Abuja. Mr Ariyo Akinfewa, media consultant to the Minister of State for Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, on Friday in Lagos, said that although this was […]
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Nigeria has notified the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) of its intention to join the aircraft carbon emission programme from 2021. Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) Director-General,Capt Muhtar Usman said Nigeria was leading in the development of action on carbon emission mitigation in measures for countries accredited for ICAO Western and Central African ( WACAF) […]
Read More The Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Capt. Muhtar Usman, says the agency remains optimistic that Nigeria will retain its Category 1 safety rating. Usman stated this on Friday at the conclusion of the United States Federal Aviation Authority’s five-day audit of the NCAA. Nigeria achieved a Category 1 air safety rating from the […]
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The Director-General, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Capt. Muhtar Usman, has said that the Murtala Muhammed International Airport has reached the final stage of safety certification by the International Civil Aviation Organisation under its Standard and Recommended Practices. He said out of about five stages of the certification process, the Lagos airport is at the fourth […]
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Nigeria’s representative at the International Civil Aviation Organisation, Capt. Nuhu Musa, says the body plans to re-audit the country’s Accident Investigation Bureau, in conjunction with the United Kingdom and Australia, in order to improve its capacity for handling accidents in the aviation sector. Musa stated this during a meeting with the Commissioner, AIB, Mr. Akin […]
Read More Nine of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority inspectors have been certifiably qualified to become the International Civil Aviation Organisation instructors. According to the NCAA, the officers got the qualification after a successful completion of the ICAO Trainair Plus Training Instructors Course at the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology, Zaria. The NCAA, in a statement signed […]
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