The Chairman of House Committee on Aviation Hon. Nnolim Nnaji, has expressed concern over the planned closure of Enugu Airport, saying it will have adverse effect on the socio economy of the South-east. Nnaji, regretted that the closure was coming at a time travelling by road in region has become a nightmare due to the […]
*Air Peace Expresses Support for the Closure After several months of contemplation, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has finally closed the Akanu Ibiam International Airport for the rehabilitation of its runway and provision of airfield lighting. In a statement signed by its General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Mrs. Henrietta Yakubu, the agency said it notified […]
The Delta State Government, has announced the successful installation of the Instrument Landing System (ILS) at the airport. The state Commissioner for Information, Charles Aniagwu, who made this disclosure in Asaba over the weekend, noted that with the successful installation of the ILS, bad weather reports would no longer affect the operations of aircrafts flying […]
Recently many pilots operating flights to the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu have called the attention of concerned authorities to the dilapidated nature of the runway, which they described as death trap. Chinedu Eze writes that the Enugu state government and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria need to collaborate to improve facilities on the […]
Stakeholders in the aviation industry have said that Nigeria needs modern airports mode than it needs national carrier, which government said would take off before end of the year. Although government has rolled out plans to concession major airports in the country located in Abuja, Lagos, Kano and Port Harcourt, but indications show that national […]
