Ncaa (Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority)

Flight operations may be disrupted as from tomorrow, Wednesday, May 22, as aviation unions have declared an indefinite strike in the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA).

President Muhammad Buhari has approved the appointment of Captain Rabiu Hamisu Yadudu as the new managing director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN).

The federal government has announced that the Enugu airport will be closed down due to the state of its runway. The minister of state for aviation, Hadi Sirika, disclosed this in Lagos at a stakeholders’ forum on Friday, May 17.

The Akwa Ibom state government has launched an airline which will commence flight operations after the staff training, test run and the regulatory authorities have certified it fit to fly in the Nigerian airspace.

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria described as false the alarm that a bomb was planted on Air Peace flight from Abuja to Lagos saying the passenger that stated that is said to have a history of mental illness.

Nigeria and India are set to sign Bilateral Air Services Agreement (BASA) before the end of January 2019 that would enable direct flights between the two countries, the Indian high commissioner to Nigeria, Abhay Thakur, has said.