In line with the Presidential directive on the ease of Doing business the Federal Airport Authority Nigeria FAAN is the first in Africa to introduce and deploy four state of the art liquid Explosive Detection system in the key international airports across the country. The Honorable Minister for Aviation, Hadi Sirika who is also known […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has conferred the National Productivity Order of Merit (NPOM) Award on the Director of Safety Electronics and Engineering Services, Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Engr. Farouk Ahmed Umar. The award was in recognition of his immense contributions towards the improvement of Communication, Navigation and Surveillance (CNS) facilities to ensure safe and efficient […]
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has recognized a staff of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, Mrs. Josephine Ugwu for her honesty and integrity in the discharge of her duties. Mrs Ugwu was presented with the award at a two day summit on ‘Diminishing Corruption in the Public Sector’ jointly […]
Turkish Airlines, has recently announced that the passenger and cargo traffic results for October 2019, recorded 83.3% load factor. The Airline said that according to the October 2019 Traffic Results, total number of passengers carried increased by 1.9% to 6.6 million. At the time of this report, Turkish Airlines’ domestic load factor was 86.2% and […]
Turkish Airlines, recently sponsored the African Economic Congress, which was held at the Musa Yar’ Adua Centre in Abuja. The flag carrier showed its continual support of the growth of the African continent and its commitment to being a part of it. Turkish Airlines had in June, launched flights to Port Harcourt, its third destination […]
* Capt . Nuhu President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Captain Musa Nuhu as the new Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation authority (NCAA). He replaces Captain Muhtar Usman, the erstwhile Director General of the Organization. Capt. Nuhu, until his appointment, was Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the International Civil Aviation organisation (ICAO), […]
Ethiopian Airlines, the largest aviation group in Africa and SKYTRAX certified four star global airlines, has announced said it resumed flight operations to Athens, the capital of Greece effective December 13, 2019. The airline stated that Athens marks Ethiopian’s 20th destination in Europe and that the resumption of service to the city of Athens is […]
A malfunction cargo light yesterday forced Royal Air Maroc B737-700 aircraft with registration number CN-RNQ to return to Apron of the international wing of Murtal Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos. According to a statement issued by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) , General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Mrs. Henrietta Yakubu, the pilot of the aircraft discovered […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the granting of special intervention funds for the rehabilitation of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu State. Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi said this while speaking to Journalists after he led a delegation of leaders form the South-East on courtesy visit to President Buhari on Thursday. He said […]
The Federal Executive Council has approved N2.4 billion for the construction of an indoor shooting range for aviation security. Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika made this known this while briefing State House Correspondents at the end of this week’s cabinet meeting. According to VON, he said the aim was to further train the security personnel, […]