MMIA Aviation

FAAN Issues Guideline to Travellers over Corona Virus

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has called on Nigerians and others travelling through the the country to comply with measures issued by concerned bodies to ensure that the new virus, Coronavirus is prevented from spreading into Nigeria. FAAN in a statement issued in Lagos yesterday and signed by its General Manager, Corporate Affairs, […]

Aviation

IATA Commends Air Peace for Upholding Safety Standards

The Head of Account Management, West and Central Africa, International Air Transport Association, IATA, Dr Samson Fatokun, has commended West Africa’s leading carrier, Air Peace, for upholding high standards of safety in its flight operations. Fatokun, who gave the commendation while presenting the third IATA Operational Safety Audit, IOSA, Certificate to the Chairman of Air […]

Akinkuotu Aviation

Why Calibration of Navigational Aids was Delayed

When the federal government acquired aircraft for the calibration of navigational facilities last August at $8.5 million, the industry was jubilant. With that development, many stakeholders said the issue of contracting the job of calibration to ASECNA, aeronautical company of French-speaking West African nations, would now come to an end. But after the acquisition nothing […]

NCAA Aviation

NCAA Reveals Improvement in Flight Operations

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has said compared to previous years, there was significant improvement in flight operations and in airlines-passenger relations in 2019. The Director of Consumer Protection, NCAA, Adamu Abdullahi, attributed this to the full implementation of Civil Aviation Regulations, effective monitoring of airline activities and sensitisation of travelers, whom he said […]

Passengers disembarking at Yola airport Aviation

Aero Expands Routs, Increases Frequency

As Nigeria’s foremost carrier, Aero Contractors continues its successful run; the airline has expanded its routes in order to meet the demand of its customers. From January 20, 2020, Aero Contractors, which has the highest record of air safety in Nigeria, operating for over 60 years, would extend its services to Abuja-Kano, Lagos-Asaba, Abuja-Asaba and Warri-Port Harcourt. […]