Business

FAAN pensioners set for showdown with management over entitlement withdrawal

Ihesiulo Grace 29 July 2019 0

Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo Pensioners of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) have given the management of the organisation two weeks to address the issue of the withdrawal of some benefits being enjoyed in the past 14 years or face industrial unrest. This followed the stalemated meeting

Business

FAAN boss, Yadudu unveils AFSCMS N100m secretariat

Ihesiulo Grace 27 May 2019

Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo The Managing Director, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, Captain Hamisu Yadudu has charged members of Airport Fire and Safety Cooperative Multipurpose Society (AFSCMS) to continue to uphold integrity in the discharge of their duties. Yadudu speaking at the unveiling of AFSCMS N100m secretariat at the airport over the weekend, commended the

Business

Azman Air violates regulation, flies into closed Kebbi airport

Ihesiulo Grace 7 May 2019

Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo Azman air has violated the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) regulation by flying into the closed Kebbi airport over the weekend. The airline it was gathered, flouted the Notice To Air Men (NOTAM) issued last week by the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) to all operating airlines in the country warning them not […]

Business News

ICAO to commission FAAN World class training centre

Ihesiulo Grace 4 December 2018 0

The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) is set to commission the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria’s (FAAN) Training Centre, which has been designated as Global Training Centre of Airports Council International (ACI). Mrs. Henrietta Yakubu, the General Manager, Corporate Communications in an interview with journalists on Monday in her office at the Murtala

Business News

Promotion crisis: FAAN boss assures of resolving labour matters

Ihesiulo Grace 26 November 2018 0

The Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria FAAN, Engr Saleh Dunoma has assured workers of resolving labour matters concerning stagnation and promotion in the organisation in accordance with due process. Engr Dunoma who made this promise over the weekend in Lagos shortly after commissioning the national secretariat of Association of Nigerian Aviation

Aviation Business

PSC review: Stakeholders back FAAN, calls for moderation

Ihesiulo Grace 19 November 2018 0

The proposed increment for the Passengers Service Charge (PSC) by Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has received an endorsement from three aviation unions in the country. FAAN has proposed an upward review of the current PSC which was last done eight years ago. The new PSC regime is expected to take effect from January […]

Business

FAAN wants passengers’ feedback to improve service delivery

Ihesiulo Grace 8 October 2018 0

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), has reiterated its committed to improving services delivery through procurement of state of the art facilities, noting that passenger complaints of poor service delivery at the nation’s airports has reduced drastically in the past few months. Managing Director, FAAN, Engr Saleh Dunoma said this had been observed through

Headlines News

Abuja Airport runway reopens after 6 hours closure

Ihesiulo Grace 13 September 2018 0

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), has announced the reopening of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, following an incident involving a Gulfstream four aircraft being operated by Skybird on Wednesday night. A statement by Mrs Henrietta Yakubu, General Manager, Corporate Affairs, FAAN, on Thursday disclosed that the aircraft overshot the Runway while

Aviation Headlines

Sallah: FAAN assures passengers of seamless travel at airports

Ihesiulo Grace 20 August 2018 0

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has assured all passengers making use of airports across the country of seamless travel during and after the Sallah celebrations as security measures have been put in place. The General Manager Public Affairs Mrs. Henrietta Yakubu disclosed this in an interview in her office on the preparation for […]

Aviation Headlines

FAAN reads riot act to politicians over security breaches at airports

Ihesiulo Grace 6 August 2018 0

As preparations towards the 2019 general elections draw near, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has warned politicians not to breach security rules at the nation’s airports, insisting that the airport environment is a highly regulated environment and should be seen as such. In an official statement made available on Sunday, the FAAN advised […]

Aviation News

2nd Abuja Airport Terminal operational October – FAAN MD

Ihesiulo Grace 13 July 2018 0

The managing Director/CEO, Federal Airports Authority (FAAN) Engr. Saleh Dunoma has said the new international terminal at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja will be operational by October 2018. Engr. Dunoma who spoke at the sidelines of President Muhammadu Buhari’s inspection of ongoing construction work at the airport yesterday however noted that terminal

Aviation News

Terrorism: FAAN beefs up security at airports

Ihesiulo Grace 20 June 2018 0

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), has beefed up security and surveillance at the major airports in the country following a recent report that terrorists were sneaking into Nigeria from Syria. The General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Mrs Henrietta Yakubu, told journalists in Lagos on Tuesday that the move was aimed at forestalling anything untoward […]

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 Authority’s headquarters in Lagos and signed by […]

Aviation

AVSEC sets to bear arms – Sirika

Ihesiulo Grace 26 March 2018 0

The minister of State, aviation Senator Hadi Sirika, has said that Aviation security personnel of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) will soon be licensed to carry arms at airports across the country in order to complement other agencies in security threat.   Senator Sirika who made this known in Katsina at the 2018 […]

Business

Abuja, Lagos new terminals ready in June.. FAAN boss

Ihesiulo Grace 13 March 2018 0

Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Engineer Saleh Dunoma has revealed that mid-year, the newly constructed Chinese terminals at the Murtala Muhammed international Airport and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport would become operational. Dunoma, who made this known yesterday also said that the Port Harcourt International Airport is

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 […]

Politics

Plateau Assembly confirms three commissioner nominees

Ihesiulo Grace 16 February 2018 0

The Plateau House of Assembly on Wednesday confirmed the nomination of Mr Yakubu Dati, the former General Manager, Cooperate Communication in the Federal Airport Authority (FAAN) to serve as a commissioner in the state. Dati was confirmed alongside Luka Madaki and Chris Ahmadu after scrutiny by members of the Assembly. Recall that Gov. Simon Lalong, […]

Headlines

Delta airline confirms five injured in engine fire outbreak

Ihesiulo Grace 14 February 2018 0

… To rebuke passengers Thursday Delta Airline in Lagos, on Wednesday, confirmed that its flight, ‘Delta flight 55’, from the Murtala Muahmmed International Airport, Lagos, Nigeria, to Atlanta, returned to Lagos International Airport Tuesday after an issue with one of the A330-200’s two engines. According to a statement from the airline’s office in Lagos, the […]

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 […]