IT provider for the air transport industry, Societe International Telecommunication Aeronautiques, (SITA), has expressed willingness to return to Nigeria four years after it ended a contractual relationship with the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), which manages about 26 of Nigeria’s airports. Before SITA left, it was offering seamless facilitation solutions (Common Use Terminal Equipment […]
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has destroyed heaps of illicit drugs weighing about 1.6 million kilogrammes of assorted illicit substances seized across Lagos, Ogun and Oyo states. This stands as the largest volume of seizures to be set ablaze in the annals of the anti-narcotics agency. A statement by the spokesman of the […]
Aviation industry experts are optimistic that the Fly Nigeria Act will increase the number of people who fly with Nigerian carriers on international routes and also significantly reduce the amount of money repatriated from Nigeria by foreign airlines, should the federal government fully embrace it. Fly Nigeria Act is a law similar to what is […]
Globally there is paucity of pilots, a development that has made them some of the most mobile personnel in the world that are being sought after. Aircraft manufacturers may have their timeline for manufacturing planes but the equipment so produced and acquired by airlines and lessors will need to be operated by seasoned pilots. The […]
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has upgraded security infrastructure at Nigeria’s airports, especially international airports in line with Standard and Recommended Practices (SARPS), which are technical specifications adopted by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). To this end, the agency has replaced most of the security equipment with modern, state-of-the-art alternatives at the […]
