Airport Reporters

  Asaba incident: NCAA bans pilots from flying in Nigeria's airspace  The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has banned from flying in the Nigerian airspace, two pilots that commanded the Bombardier  Challenger aircraft that landed on the roadway at Issele Uku , near the Asaba Airport in Delta State. Its Director General, Captain Chris Najomo disclosed this on Wednesday, while speaking on efforts to ensure compliance with standards and regulatory requirements at the Aviation Business Summit and Expo in Lagos. Najomo expressed concerns that  as a pilot of over 45 years, it is disturbing that a pilot will mistake a roadway for an airport runway. He said what the pilot ought to have done, if he could not locate the runway , was  to make a turn around.  He said besides suspending the two pilots, with the foreign pilot sent to his country, relevant security agencies including the NCAA have continued with the in going investigation into the infraction. Najom...

NAHCO conveyor belt vehicle hits Air Peace aircraft's engine at Lagos Airport .....Disrupts flight operations  Air Peace  has revealed how a baggage conveyor belt vehicle owned and operated by the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO) caused significant damage to one of its Airbus 320 aircraft caused on ground at Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal 1 , Lagos ,crashing into the airplane's engine rendering it unserviceable. Air Peace explained that the unfortunate accident occurred , Tuesday July 14, 2026, shortly after the aircraft completed Flight P47427 from Kano and disembarkation of passengers. The airline according to a statement by its management said, the ground accident has occasioned severe disruptions in its flight operations, necessitating mitigating the disruption through fleet adjustments. Highlighting the premium the carrier places on the safety of its passengers, crew and equipment as the highest priority, Air Peace said it is working closely ...

  Medview Airlines boss unveils biography The official launch of Pathways, Pilgrimage and Destiny, the biography of renowned businessman, aviation entrepreneur, and philanthropist Alhaji Muneer Bankole, owner of Medview Airlines, is set to attract an array of distinguished personalities from across Nigeria and beyond. Leading the list of eminent guests expected at the event are the Ooni of Ife, His Imperial Majesty Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, CFR, the Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence Alhaji Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar III, the Oba of Lagos  His Royal Majesty, Oba Rilwan Babatunde Osuolale Aremu Akiolu I alongside other first-class traditional rulers, senior government officials, captains of industry, diplomats, religious leaders, and members of the business community. The biography, Pathways, Pilgrimage and Destiny, chronicles the extraordinary life and career of Alhaji Muneer Bankole, tracing his journey from humble beginnings to becoming one of Nigeria's notable entrepreneurs. It...

  Experts seek shift in airports' sources of revenue  .....Urge managers to embrace digitisation , technology  Experts in the airports management eco-system have canvassed a shift in the sources of generating revenues for airports , saying reliance on aircraft movement  related activities are globally fast giving way for other commercial activities , such as optimal use of land around aerodromes, retail, hospitality, housing and others offerings described in aviation  parlance as non - aeronautical  sustainability sources of revenue. They said trends in global aviation in air transport infrastructure management is pointing to using airports as a cluster of economic development and a huge contributor to growth. The experts disclosed this yesterday at the opening of the  Airport Business Summit and Expo (ABSE), in Lagos. Speaking at the event, Chairman /Convener of ABSE, Mr Fortune Idu called on airport managers to embrace the new thinking by seeing...

Aviation agencies bicker over  TSC sharing formula  Plans by the National Assembly to review the distribution formula   of the statutory Ticket / Cargo Sales Charge collected by airlines and remitted to the regulatory body: Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has created discontentment among aviation agencies.  Amid accusations of alleged crippling of its funding by the apex regulatory body, experts say the proposed template will enable the air navigation service provider, accident investigative bureau, aviation training college and others leverage additional revenue for equipment modernisation, enhanced training of technical personnel and other interventions they could not undertake due to insufficient capital accruing from their statutory mandates, writes KELVIN OSA - OKUNBOR        The aviation industry is again coming under intense public scrutiny as agencies in the sector engage in  brickbats over the outcome of a proposed bill ...

  NAAE urges Fed Govt to strengthten air navigation system The National Association of Air Traffic Engineers (NAAE)  has urged the federal government to strengthen national air navigation system for ensuring the safe, orderly, and efficient movement of aircraft within Nigeria's sovereign airspace In a statement by Engr. Selzing D. Miri President National Association of Air Traffic Engineers (NAAE) Engr. Muhammadu S. Shuaibi General Secretary the association disclosed that issues currently confronting NAMA are largely attributable to inadequate investment in infrastructure, insufficient reinvestment of internally generated revenue, delayed funding for critical projects, increasing operational demands, manpower shortages, and the rising cost of maintaining sophisticated CNS/ATM systems in compliance with ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs). The body noted that instead of privatization as being called from some quarters, the Federal Government should pursue reforms t...

 Unions in NAMA oppose move to undermine control over aviation infrastructure The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) In- House unions say, they are against any  proposal  that  could  undermine Nigeria’s sovereign control over strategic aviation infrastructure.  Consequently, the unions called for fair  review  of  the  Ticket Service Charge (TSC) sharing  formula  to  reflect  NAMA’s  safety-critical responsibilities and increase of it's allocation The In-House unions made up of ATSSSAN, ANAP AND AUPCTRE declared that a time when the aviation industry requires professionalism, technical understanding, collaboration and collective commitment to protecting national assets, it is unfortunate that representatives within a critical aviation regulatory institution would advance a position that  appears  not  to  fully  appreciate  the  strategic  importance,  securi...