FG gives update on proposed national carrier, Nigeria Air

The Director General, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Capt. Muhtar Usman, has said the proposed national carrier, Nigeria Air, will begin operations by December this year as proposed by the Federal Government.

Usman told journalists yesterday in Abuja that since the NCAA could deliver on the two major certificates, the Air Transport Licence and the Aircraft Operators Certificate, within the 90 days stipulated by law, the airline was still on track for the December take-off.

The DG said the project was still ongoing, adding that the government and other relevant stakeholders were working round the clock to ensure a successful take-off. He stated, “The Nigeria Air project arrangements will continue until it is delivered to the Nigerian people; even though people are now quiet about it, it does not mean that the project has stopped at all.