NCAA
10 Feb
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has sanctioned Ethiopian Airlines, Air Peace, and three other airlines for various issues. The other airlines are the Royal Air Maroc, Arik, and Aero Contractors.“Yesterday, the five airlines received their letters of sanctions. The five airlines mentioned in that case have received their letters of sanctions officially," NCAA spokesman…
8 Feb
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has announced plans to take strict enforcement action against Kenya Airways over multiple consumer protection violations, including its handling of passenger Gloria Omisore. NCAA Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Michael Achimugu, who stated this on his X handle, cited several reasons for the sanction, He stated that…
7 Feb
The Senate, yesterday, confirmed Capt. Chris Ona Najomo as the Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) following the adoption of the report presented by the Senate Committee on Aviation during plenary.
6 Feb
President Bola Tinubu has been applauded by the National Association of Aviation Progressives (NAAP) for the appointment of Captain Chris Najomo as the substantive Director General (DG) of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). President Tinubu had, on Tuesday, written to the Nigerian Senate, urging that Najomo be confirmed as the substantive DG of…
5 Feb
Kenya Airways has apologised to the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority over the mistreatment of a Nigerian passenger, Gloria Omisore, and for issuing a misleading statement on the incident.
4 Feb
The Nigerian passenger, Gloria Ibukun Omisore, who was stranded in Kenya en route to Europe, has successfully returned to Nigeria. Omisore was stranded in Nairobi after Kenya Airways refused to allow her to continue on her journey because she lacked a Schengen Visa, a requirement to enter Europe. The airline also said she acted unruly…
4 Feb
Nigerian air travellers have raised concerns over alleged persistent poor treatment by Kenya Airways The concerns came against the backdrop of a viral video of the airline mistreating a Nigeria passenger, Gloria Ibukun Omisore,
3 Feb
Kenya Airways reacted to a social media video showing a verbal exchange between a female Nigerian passenger and one of its agents at a transfer desk in Nairobi, Kenya. Kenya Airways said the exchange began after it was discovered that the passenger, travelling from Lagos to Nairobi, Paris, and Manchester, did not have a SCHENGEN…
3 Feb
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has summoned Kenya Airways over the alleged inhuman treatment of Nigerian passengers in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital. This was after the Special Adviser on Media and Communications to the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Tunde Moshood, announced the treatment a Nigerian passenger was subjected to by the airline…
31 Jan
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has revoked the licences of two air operators, Omni-Blu Aviation and Eastwind Aviation, for violations of Part 1.2.1.5 of Nig. CARs. The offences pertain to the falsification, reproduction, or alteration of applications, licences, certificates, logbooks, reports, or records. The authority, in a post on their X handle, stated that…
31 Jan
Three incidents, in quick succession, have brought the Nigerian airspace and operations under safety scrutiny. While all the incidents are under investigation and Max Air’s operations suspended, the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority’s
30 Jan
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), yesterday, slammed a three-month suspension on Max Air over the crash-landing incident involving its B734 aircraft, marked 5N-MBD, at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano on Tuesday night.
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