Aviation News

Easter celebration: FAAN assures the flying public of safety

Ihesiulo Grace 28 March 2018 0

As Easter holiday approaches, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has assured passengers and other airport users that its network of airports are fully prepared and ready for the usual upsurge in passenger traffic that is the norm around this season. In a statement released at the

Aviation Interviews

We automated carparks to restore sanity – FAAN

Ihesiulo Grace 28 February 2018 0

General Manager, Corporate Communications of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mrs. Henrietta Yakubu, in this interview with journalists, speaks on some happenings in the agency from why it decided to automate its car park at the Lagos Airport as well as the removal of unserviceable aircraft on the air side to help bolster […]

Business

Runway incursions : FAAN moves to capture airport perimeter fence in 2019 budget

Ihesiulo Grace 28 February 2018 0

… introduces new policy on personnel monitoring Worried about the spate of runway incursions across airports in the country, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) is to capture the construction of perimeter fences in all airports in the 2019 budget. The General Manager, Public Affairs FAAN, Mrs Henrietta Yakubu in an interview in Lagos […]

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49 passengers escape unhurt as Dana overshoots runway at Port Harcourt Airport

Ihesiulo Grace 21 February 2018 0

Dana aircraft from Abuja to Port-harcourt has overshut the runway on landing at the Port-Harcourt international airport, Omegwa. The 49 passengers on board were successfully evacuated without any injuries or casualty. According to investigation, the weather was said not to be too good at the time the aircraft came in. The runway at the airport […]

Aviation News

FAAN commences evacuation of abandoned aircraft

Ihesiulo Grace 30 January 2018 0

…To install CCTV at airsides The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has commenced the evacuation of abandoned aircraft at the airside of the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos. Plans have also reached an advanced stage for the agency to install Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras at the strategic locations within the airside in order […]

Aviation

Positioning FAAN as ACI accredited training centre

Ihesiulo Grace 17 January 2018 0

The Airport Council International (ACI), last year designated the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria’s training school as its training centre. This is aimed at bridging the gap in the training of aviation personnel in order to be abreast with development in the sector. Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo, writes on the need to re-position the training school for […]

Business

AFSMCS repositions against fraud, focuses on ongoing projects

Ihesiulo Grace 19 December 2017 0

Seventeen years after, Members of the Airport Fire and Safety Multipurpose Coperative Society (AFSMCS) have started working out modalities to ensure that the Society stabilises, just as they have equally adopted a strong internal mechanism to block all loopholes responsible for an attempted fraud that took place last year. President of AFSMCS, Mr Richard Tella […]

Business

NCAA, not ICAO implemented Abuja, Lagos airports’ certification – Aviation Ministry

Ihesiulo Grace 27 November 2017 0

The Ministry of Aviation weekend clarified, that the certification of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA, Abuja and Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos were implemented by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) contrary to reports that the two airports were certified by International Civil Aviation organization (ICAO). A statement issued by the

Aviation

Overland airways resumes Asaba-Abuja flights

Ihesiulo Grace 1 November 2017 0

Overland Airways, Nigeria’s frontline carrier has announced the start of its flight services from Abuja to Asaba, Delta State. The Asaba-Abuja fights will operate three times a week, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays at 12:00 p.m.; while the Abuja-Asaba flights will operate at 10:30a.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. The flight services will be operated with […]

Interviews

Our strategies at fighting drug barons, others at MMIA- Ahmadu

Ihesiulo Grace 23 October 2017 0

Garba Ahmadu is the Commander of Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). In this interview with CHUKWUEMEKE IWELUNMO, the NDLEA Commander speaks on the activities of the narcotics agent at the airport. Excerpts: Please can you review the activities of NDLEA in the last six months? In the […]

News In Brief

Airport workers protest in Lagos

Ihesiulo Grace 19 September 2017 0

Airport workers have embarked on a protest at the Murtala Mohammed Airport in Lagos. Update (1): The protesters have left the airport and taken to the streets. At this time, they are in procession between the Transit Camp Road and Airport Road, Ikeja‎. More to follow

Aviation News

FG Downgrades Asaba Airport

Ihesiulo Grace 5 May 2015 0

The Federal Government on Tuesday downgraded the Asaba Airport facility from being used for commercial flight operations. A release by the Federal Ministry of Aviation states, “The Federal Government has downgraded the Asaba Airport over the failure of the Delta State government to put in place measures that would guarantee the safety and security of […]

Aviation

Heathrow Announces New Measures to Connect UK Nations and Regions to Global Growth

Ihesiulo Grace 23 March 2015 0

Heathrow has announced a new package of commitments deliverable with expansion, designed to connect the UK’s nations and regions to growth markets around the world. Taken together they have the potential to deliver billions of pounds worth of trade and investment opportunities, reversing a lost decade of connectivity which has seen regional connections to long-haul […]