Aviation

With N150bn Pension Liability, FAAN Workers Fear Concession Will Derail Their Entitlements, Vow to Disrupt Process

Workers of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) have vowed that they would not allow the concession of the terminals at major airports across Nigeria to succeed, unless government guaranteed their entitlement before the take over of the facilities by the concessionaires. The Secretary, Air Transport Service Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) FAAN […]

Aviation

As Towing Companies Device New Ways of Extortion

Air travellers and other airport users who drive to both domestic and international terminals of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos may become victims of the numerous towing companies engaged by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), as they have devised illicit ways to extort money from motorists. The towing companies deploy their […]

Akinkuotu Aviation

Akinkuotu: We Lost 90% of Our Income Due to COVID-19 IN 2020

The Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Captain Fola Akinkuotu said that the devastation caused by COVID-19 in the aviation industry affected the agency’s revenue, but the management is doing everything possible to maintain and continue to improve in providing navigational, surveillance and communication services to the aviation industry. Excerpts: Air traffic […]

Aviation

Brazilian Govt, Embraer Celebrate Air Peace as Airline Turns 7

The Brazilian Government, represented by the Head of Mission, Embassy of Brazil in Nigeria, Ambassador Ricardo Guerra de Araujo, and the country’s aerospace conglomerate, Embraer, have both celebrated the steady growth of Air Peace as the Nigerian foremost carrier marked its 7th Anniversary on October 24, 2021. Ambassador Guerra de Araujo, at the 2021 Brazil-Nigeria […]