The Federal Government has approved the restructuring of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA. The restructuring affected some directorates which are the major organs of the Authority and were reduced from nine to six.
The new and retained Directorates are: Airworthiness Standards (DAWS), Operations, Licensing and Training (DOLT), Air Transport Regulations (DATR,)
Aerodrome and Airspace Standards (DAAS), Finance and Accounts (DFA) and the Directorate of Human Resources and Administration (DHR&A):
The Directorates of Consumer Protection and General Aviation were merged with DATR, under the Directorate of
Airworthiness Standards.
Two new Directors have been appointed by the Federal Government to take charge of Directorates of Airworthiness Standards (DAWS) and Operations, Licensing and Training (DOLT).
The newly appointed Directors are Engineer Kayode Ajiboye for DAWS and Captain Elisha Bahago for DOLT.
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Director-General NCAA, Musa Nuhu, in a statement, said the restructuring is aimed at repositioning the NCAA for effective and efficient service delivery and also to entrench a robust Safety Oversight System in line with the International Civil Aviation Organization, ICAO, standards and recommended practices while enabling the regulatory body to resolve current and emerging challenges facing the industry.
Editor: Paul Akhagbemhe
