Capt. Chris Ona Najomo was born on September 17, 1959 and hails from Uvwie Local Government Council, Effurun in Delta State.
Capt. Chris Ona Najomo is a seasoned Pilot with over thirty (30) years’ experience.
He had his primary school education at Local Authority Primary School Ikeja, Lagos State and later proceeded to Federal Government College, Kano State.
In the course of his glorious flying career, the new director attended several courses and trainings both home and overseas. Some of these institutions and certificate courses he attended are Federal Civil Aviation Authority (FCAA) Training School, Lagos; Airline Training Institute, California, United States of America (USA); America Eagle Aviation, Long Beach California USA; Point Airline Orly, France; Shorts Brother, Belfast, Northern Ireland; and Pegasus Training Centre, Texas, USA.
At different times, he was Air Traffic Control Assistant for Ilorin Control Tower, Ilorin; Enugu Control Tower, Enugu; and Lagos Control Tower, Lagos. He was also Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority Designated Examiner BAC 1-1997-2000; Director of Flight Operations, Okada Airline; and Training Captain/Simulator Instructor of Albarka Airlines.
Until his present appointment, he was the Chief Pilot for Arik Air.
Capt. Chris Najomo belongs to many professional bodies and recipient of numerous awards among which is recipient of Best Pilot of the year by NCAA.
He is happily married and blessed with children. Capt. Chris Ona Najomo
Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority is the regulatory body for aviation in Nigeria. It became autonomous with the passing into law of the Civil Aviation Act 2006 by the National Assembly and assent of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The Act not only empowers the Authority to regulate Aviation Safety without political interference, but also to carry out oversight functions of Airports, Airspace, Meteorological Services, etc as well as economic regulations of the industry.
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