COVID-19 Breach: Fed Govt May Fine Airlines $94,500       The Federal Government through the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority could impose a total penalty of $94,500 on international airlines for breaching COVID-19 safety protocols as established by the Presidential Task Force. Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, said on...

Airlines With Operator Certificates To Get Palliatives – NCAA       The Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Capt. Musa Nuhu, has said government palliatives will only be cover airlines with valid Air Operator Certificates. Nuhu said this in a media session with journalists on Wednesday. He said,...

COVID-19: No Infrastructure For Testing At Airports – NCAA     The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority on Monday declared that there was no infrastructure to conduct COVID-19 tests on thousands of passengers who would use the airports once international flights resume on August 29. International commercial flights are...

Flight Resumption: NCAA Denies Azman Air, Aero Approval   Aero Contractors, Azman Air and Max Air Limited have failed to meet the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority’s approval to resume operations. This was disclosed in a webinar organised by the NCAA on Tuesday night to update stakeholders on...

Fed Govt To Announce Flight Resumption Date Next Week   The Federal Government on Thursday said it would announce the date for the reopening of Nigeria’s airspace to commercial flight operations next week. It stated that the airports remained shut as some gaps in the aviation restart...

Airlines Fault PTF, Express Readiness To Resume Operations     As the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority gears up to submit the aviation restart plan to the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Wednesday, airline operators have expressed readiness to begin flight operations. The Federal had last Thursday cancelled...