It was a historical yesterday when the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) announced the completion and use of the Runway 18L/36R, known as domestic runway. Since 2008 when the runway was rehabilitated and was supposed to be accompanied with runway light, the facility was not installed until 14 years after. Airlines had lost huge […]
Nigerian airlines have reacted to the announcement made recently by the Managing Director of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Capt. RabiuYadudu, who stated that the agency in collaboration with the Nigerian Airspace Management agency (NAMA), has suspended the extension of time for flights that wish to land at the airports, which are normally […]
The Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Captain Rabiu Musa Yadudu spoke to aviation correspondents in Lagos on Wednesday and said that the agency is revamping critical airport infrastructure, restoring hitherto abandoned essential facilities to improve air safety and give travellers better experience. Passenger facilitation RESA Airport Digital Solutions, which provides […]
No fewer than 250 travel and aviation stakeholders in Nigeria and the Diaspora would participate at the 26th edition of the annual conference of the League of Airport and Aviation Correspondents (LAAC), slated for Thursday, July 28, 2022 at the Sheraton Hotel and Towers in Lagos. The speakers drawn from airlines, government agencies, travel agents, […]
Due to infrastructural, environmental and managerial factors, Nigerian airlines underutilise their aircraft, which has negative impact on their profitability. Pilots and engineers agree that a Boeing B737 can be operated about 16 hours a day. In Nigeria, most aircraft on scheduled commercial service barely operate for 11 hours when ground turn around is considered. This […]
