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  NCAA adopts digital platform for technical personnel  applications The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) is migrating from paper applications for technical personnel to a digital platform. The platform would cover technical certification processes such as aircraft registration, airworthiness certification, aircraft maintenance programme approvals, export and import certification of airworthiness, supplemental type certificates and monitoring of airworthiness directives. Speaking yesterday at the unveiling of Modern Personnel Licensing and Certification (MPLC) NCAA Digital Transformation Initiative PEL/MED Stakeholder Engagement, held at the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos, its Director-General Civil Aviation (DGCA), Chris Najomo, said the new regime would become  effective  July 2, 2026. According to him, the digital platform would further reduce the timeline to 90 days. The NCAA boss stated that the digital transformation initiative would ...

  ValueJets Airlines  expands connectivity with new routes ValueJets  Airlines has announced the launch of two new routes as part of its continued commitment to expanding connectivity, enhancing passenger convenience, and strengthening regional integration across West Africa. According to a statement by the airline,  the new service will begin May 18, 2026,  with daily flights between Owerri and Abuja, creating a direct and efficient link between the South-East region and Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory.  The route, the airline said  is expected to serve the growing travel needs of business professionals, government officials, families, students, and leisure travelers who require dependable and comfortable air transport between both cities. The introduction of the daily Owerri–Abuja service, the statement added will further reinforces ValueJet’s growing domestic network and its dedication to improving accessibility within Nigeria throu...

 No Passenger Was Abandoned In London by Air Peace, NCAA Boss Insists ......Condemns Demarketing of Nigerian Airline The Director-General of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt. Chris Najomo, has strongly defended Air Peace against allegations that the airline abandoned passengers in London without accommodation following a flight disruption caused by a bird strike. Speaking to journalists in Lagos, the NCAA boss dismissed viral claims that passengers were “stranded” in the United Kingdom, insisting that the airline acted responsibly and in full compliance with aviation safety protocols. According to him, all affected passengers were promptly accommodated at the Hilton Hotel near Gatwick Airport after the operating aircraft suffered a bird strike that was discovered during post-landing inspection procedures. “There was no case of abandonment,” the DG said emphatically. “The passengers were taken care of. In fact, my wife was on that flight and they were all accommodat...

 Why Darkening efforts against Air Peace will fail By Dan Onwukwe Always setting its mind on higher things, last Friday, May 8, Air Peace, Nigeria’s leading indigenous  and largest carrier in West Africa, had a cherished passenger aboard its flagship international service – Boeing 777-200ER – from Lagos to London Gatwick. Make no mistake, the high-profile passenger was former President and elder statesman Chief Olusegun Obasanjo. He was warmly received at the airline’s Premium Lounge at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos by the airline’s CEO, Chairman, Chief Allen Onyema. The occasion wasn’t just a great privilege to host and fly Nigeria’s former President to the United Kingdom.                         It was much more than that. As Chief Onyema puts it, it demonstrates Air Peace’s unflappable commitment to “delivering safe, reliable, and world-class air travel experiences while connecting people acros...

 Peter Obi Praises Air Peace London Experience ... Commends Complimentary SIMPLAA Ride Service Former Anambra State Governor and presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, has applauded Air Peace for delivering what he described as a seamless and impressive travel experience on its London route.  Speaking upon arriving in London aboard Air Peace, Obi commended the airline’s service delivery and encouraged Nigerians to support the indigenous carrier. “Since the inception of Air Peace’s London flights, each one of these experiences with Air Peace have been very smooth and very exciting, and I believe that we should all patronize Air Peace,” he said. Obi also highlighted the airline’s complimentary drop-off ride service in partnership with SIMPLAA, noting that the added convenience further enhanced the travel experience. “The whole experience of having even the complimentary drop-off ride makes it even more fascinating,” he added. The complimentary ride service, introduced as part of...

 Soaring jet fuel price threatens flight connectivity , economic activities  …Airlines rework business model  Soaring aviation fuel  price is  creating unease in the air transport ecosystem forcing local carriers  to cut flights frequencies and routes they fly into in order to remain in business. The spike in the price of jet fuel is putting pressure in the cost component of airline operations as airlines now spend more money, almost tripping the value it took three months ago to keep airplanes in skies. The development  is raising fresh  concerns about the sustainability of air transport services. Aviation fuel prices  surged from approximately N900 per litre in late February to over N3,000 per litre by April, according to the Airline Operators of Nigeria. Nigerian airlines had threatened a nationwide operational shutdown from April 20, 2026, citing unsustainable fuel expenses. To assuage the operators, President Bola Tinubu approved a 30 pe...