FG Stops COVID-19 Mandatory Travel Test The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has announced that the pre-arrival or post-arrival COVID-19 testing is no longer a requirement for travelers regardless of their vaccination status. This announcement was contained in a letter by NCAA dated December 12, 2022, and...

JUST IN: After Dana Air, FG Suspends Azman Air Operations The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended Azman Air over its failure to renew its Air Operator Certificate (AOC). The suspension is coming few months after the NCAA suspended the AOC of Dana Air over...

Airlines Suffer 28.5% Decline In Domestic Aircraft Movement         The harmonised domestic aircraft movement in Nigeria slumped by 28.5 per cent in 2020, the latest data from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority have shown. Data obtained from the NCAA, the air industry apex regulator, show that there...

Local Aviation Loses N11.6bn Annually To Poor Ground Handling Rates       Perennial underpricing and poor rates in the ground handling sub-sector of aviation yearly is costing the entire industry a shortfall of $28.35 million or N11.6 billion ($1:N410). A rough estimate in revenue, according to industry benchmark...

Experts Urge NCAA, AIB To Synergise For Improved Air Safety In Nigeria   Industry experts have called on the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) to synergise their regulatory and investigation activities to ensure that the nation’s airspace is safe. There have...

After Auditing Air Peace, NCAA Certifies Fleet Airworthy   The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority says it has carried out a technical audit of Air Peace and its fleet of aircraft with a view to ensuring the airline is in compliance with extant Nigerian Civil Aviation Regulations. According...