The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA said it has put everything in place for the International Civil Aviation Organisation ICAO Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme slated for the first quarter of 2022.
The Authority said Nigeria was fully prepared for the exercise, known as Continuous Monitoring Approach CMA, which includes ensuring that the country abides by the global body’s recommended standard practices, having adequate technical personnel and efficiently regulating the industry to ensure high standard of air safety.
Speaking during the opening ceremony of the League of Aviation and Airport Correspondents training at the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology, Zaria the Director General of NCAA, Musa Nuhu said Nigeria had sustained a regime of robust regulations and over eight year of zero accident in commercial flight operation.
Nuhu who said Nigeria was primed to excel by maintaining and improving on the reputation already achieved in the area of air safety, appealed to all stakeholders, including the media to join hands with NCAA to ensure a successful audit.
KENYA HALTS FLIGHTS TO UAE OVER COVID TESTS ROW
Kenya Civil Aviation Authority KCAA, says this was done to reciprocate a ban on Kenyan passenger flights to United Arab Emirate.
The ban will not affect cargo flights, which will continue with normal operations.
In December last year, Dubai Civil Aviation Authority suspended all air transport services with inbound and transit passenger movements from Kenya.
The Dubai aviation regulator expressed concern that travellers from Nairobi were testing positive for Covid-19 on arrival, despite carrying negative test results.
Speaking to local dailies, Kenya Aviation Authority director general Gilbert Kibe said there was a scheme involving private medical testing centres colluding with travellers to issue fake Covid PCR results to aid their travel to Dubai.
EAGLES BEGIN FOURTH AF
