The Federal Government has been advised to initiate a bill that would separate the safety and economic regulatory functions of air business to ensure a robust industry. Secretary-General, Aviation Safety Round Table Initiative (ASRTI), Group Capt. The aviation expert said that the economic regulatory functions should be taken away from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). He suggested the establishment of Civil Aviation Commerce Board (CACB) to regulate air trade, while NCAA retained its regulatory functions for air safety. On the private operator’s side, the expert said that NCAA was not enforcing economic regulations on the airlines, which negatively affected their finance.

Source: The Guardian January 01, 2020 05:15 UTC