Yemisi Izuora
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), said it will step up efforts to ensure safety in the aviation sector.
The agency at a media parley in Lagos today said it will sustain zero accident in the sector and would review and strengthen economic regulation, improve consumer protection and prioritize staff training during the year.
Director General of the agency, Capt. Muhtar Usman, therefore called for support and constructive criticisms to help the agency realise the objectives.
He said it was sustaining zero accidents through an increase in safety oversight, wider and more regular surveillance, stringent enforcement of regulation as well as appropriate sanctions to apply.
Usman also said that in reviewing and strengthening economic regulation, the NCAA would ensure that the regulations were much more far-reaching and stated that airlines operational books will be cited with increased regularity.
The DG also spoke in the area of improved consumer protection stating that its Consumer Protection Department will be highly motivated, as well as be visible at the airports and would work with security agencies to stem passengers’ rage which has become a new phenomenon at the airports due to the high level of airline disappointments.
Usman further harped on continuous prioritization of training stating that training remains a key project of the NCAA as all staff must be trained local or foreign where applicable to accelerate of next generation of professionals and cement the industry replacement for aging.