African Civil Aviation Commission

September 10, (THEWILL) - Domestic carrier, United Nigeria Airlines, has received approval for the operation of international flights. According to the Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development's approval, the airline would operate international flights to the...

September 09, (THEWILL) - An aircraft belonging to United Nigeria Airlines, operating from Owerri to Lagos, on Friday evening, overshot the runway at the Murtala Muhammed International (MMIA) Airport, Lagos, with about 200 metres. THEWILL gathered that the incident,...

September 06, (THEWILL) A fire incident at a section of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on Wednesday, disrupted flight operations. THEWILL gathered that the inferno originated from a faulty cable on the Tarmac. According to the Nigerian Tribune, the incident...

September 03, (THEWILL) - Legal luminary and human rights activist, Femi Falana (SAN), has called for the suspension of flight operations into Nigeria by British Airways and Virgin Atlantic, until such a time when Nigeria's Air Peace is allowed...

August 30, (THEWILL) - Max Air, one of Nigeria’s domestic airlines, has stated that the airline would remain committed to safe operation, which has been its number one priority since its inception. “What we sell is safety and we pride...

August 28, (THEWILL) - Britain’s National Air Traffic Services (NATS), said it was experiencing “technical issues”, which have impacted flights across the country. "We are currently experiencing a technical issue and have applied traffic flow restrictions to maintain safety. Engineers...

August 27, (THEWILL) - In a bid to address challenges arising from the flow of air traffic between Flight Information Regions (FIRs), the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), has signed Letters of Agreement with the Agency for Aerial Navigation...

August 20, (THEWILL) - Ahead of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme (USOAP) expected to commence by the end of the month, the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has conducted validation flights of Instrument...

August 16, (THEWILL) - The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says incidences of fatalities, mishaps, and crashes are sometimes inevitable in counterinsurgency and counterterrorism. The NAF made the remarks in response to a viral video allegedly depicting the wreckage of...

August 14, (THEWILL) - A Nigerian Airforce aircraft, MI-171 Helicopter, on Monday afternoon, crashed in Niger State. The NAF, in a statement by its Spokesman, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, said the helicopter was on a casualty evacuation mission before it...