Lawmakers Give FAAN Three Weeks To Remove Abandoned Aircraft From Airports   The House of Representatives has urged the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria to ensure that abandoned and non-functional aircraft are “immediately removed from all airports across the country...

Aviation: Fed Govt Okays New Handling Rates, 35 Years After Last Adjustment       The federal government has approved a new Safety Threshold Ground Handling Charges for foreign and domestic airline operators, 35 years after the last adjustment. A circular signed by the Director-General of the NCAA, Capt....

NCS Moves To Sanction Erring Private Aircraft Owners     The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has threatened to detain private aircraft whose owners are yet to validate their documentations in line with the Federal Government’s revalidation policy. The Public Relations Officer, NSC, Deputy Controller, Joseph Attah, who issued...

Customs To Begin Verifying Private Jet Owners From June 7       The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has said it will begin a verification exercise for all private jet owners from June 7 to July 6, 2021 for documentation. Speaking during a press conference in Abuja on Monday,...

FG Releases N5bn Aviation Bailout, Bars 22-year Aircraft From Nigeria       The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Aviation, Hassan Musa on Monday told the House of Representatives that the Federal Government had released N5bn out of the N26bn approved as COVID-19 intervention fund for the aviation...

Local Airlines Spend N44bn Annually On Overseas Maintenance       Overseas maintenance of aircraft costs scheduled local airlines excess of N44 billion yearly. The capital flight, from a conservative estimate of about 70 operating airplanes, lately soared given the black market exchange rate of close to N500/$1. Stakeholders said...