Passenger facilitation, comfort should be utmost priority – FAAN
The managing director and chief executive of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mrs. Olubunmi Kuku, has expressed the need for airlines and security agencies at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos to make...
Ibom Air ends regime of wet-leased aircraft
The management of Ibom Air has announced the end of equipping its fleet with wet-leased aircraft.
The airline said in a statement that the decision was taken in the wake of the delivery of a...
SAHCO appoints Adenike Aboderin as new MDCEO
The board of the Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO) PLC, has announced the appointment of Mrs Adenike Aboderin as its new managing director/chief executive officer with effect from February 1, 2024.
The appointment following the...
IATA expects more action as CBN releases $64m of airlines’ blocked funds
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has hailed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for the latest disbursement of $64.44 million to airlines as part of their trapped funds.
Describing the development as “encouraging” the...
Air Peace operates maiden flight to Abidjan
Air Peace, on Monday launched its first flight to Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Spokesman for the airline, Mr Stanley Olisa said in a statement that flight P47770 on B737-500 aircraft piloted by Capt. Gerald Nmorka, landed...
TRACON facilities at Lagos, Abuja, Kano, 2 others need urgent upgrade – Thales
The vice president of Thales in charge of civil radars segment, Mr Lionel de Castellane, has said that there is an urgent need for the Nigerian government to upgrade the Total Radar Coverage of...
No AOC renewal for Azman Air unless outstanding debts are cleared – Najomo
In its drive to recover to recover its debts using the ‘no pay, no service’ approach, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) said it would not renew the Air Operator Certificate (AOC) for Azman...
Ibom Airport is a hidden jewel – Keyamo
Ime Akpan
The minister of aviation and aerospace development, Mr Festus Keyamo, has said that the Victor Attah International Airport (VAIA), Uyo is a hidden treasure which “will capture the whole of the markets in...
FAAN shuttles back and forth, relocates headquarters to Lagos
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has offered explanation why the minister of aviation and aerospace development, Mr Festus Keyamo, ordered the relocation of its headquarters from Abuja to Lagos, almost four years...
NAMA gets approval to modernise airspace communication
Ime Akpan
The managing director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Mr Ahmed Farouk said the federal government had given the approval to overhaul and modernise the communication architecture of the country's airspace.
The director...