By Chinedu Eze It has been projected that in the next 30 years Nigerian airports would be processing about 200 million passengers annually. Currently Nigeria processes about 15 million passengers annually, with 20 active airports, 554 licensed pilots, 913 licensed engineers and 1,700 cabin personnel but with population growth that is estimated […]
By Yakubu Dati ” … Leadership courage, within or outside governance , transfers back to, and animates follower, so that when a familiar voice is heard saying “Let us march,” it finds the followers not merely ready, but miles ahead.” Wole Soyinka Since assuming office as Minister of Transport, Rt Hon Chibuike […]
The aviation labour unions, the Air Transport Service Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) and the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) have indicated their support for the planned concession of airport facilities on the private, public partnership (PPP) arrangement in order to reduce financial burden on government. However, the unions said they would […]
Chairman of Nigeria’s largest airline, Arik Air, Joseph Arumemi-Ikhide, reasons that the national airline that can work for Nigeria is a flag carrier, which would be driven by the private sector with the full support of government. He argued that the world is doing away with the national carrier model because it has proven to […]
The Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Engr. Saleh Dunoma has said that the authority would continue to do its best to ensure safety and security on the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Access Road, Lagos. Engr. Dunoma made this remark during a working visit paid to the authority […]
