MMIA Aviation

FAAN Fortifies Security at MMIA Airport

Airline operators and other users of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos have confirmed that there is improved security at the terminal and airside of the airport. THISDAY learnt that Close-Circuit Television (CCTV) has been deployed at the various areas at the international terminal and also at the sterile areas of the airport after […]

NCAA DG, Muhtar Usman Aviation

NCAA COLLABORATES WITH OTHER AGENCIES TO ENHANCE SECURITY AT AIRPORTS

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and Aviation Security personnel of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) will increase collaboration with all relevant agencies to strengthen security at the nation’s airports. This is to forestall a similar occurrence of the security breach that happened at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) last weekend. After […]

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Experts Caution FG over Arming Aviation Security

A fortnight ago at the 5th Stakeholders Forum in Abuja, the Minister of State, Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika reiterated his earlier promise to arm Aviation Security (AVSEC) of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), which is the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) recognized security agency for the nation’s airports. At the Forum, which took place […]

Usman: The World Has Confidence in Our Aviation Sector

The Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Captain Muhtar Usman says Nigeria has maintained a good record in air safety because of effective regulation, further adding that security has been beefed up at nation’s major airports.   Nigerian airlines were elated by the recent weather review done by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). […]

Akinkuotu: There are No Permanent Solution to Weather Challenges

The Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, Captain Fola Akinkuotu, has said flight cancellations and delays can be overcome with modern navigational aids, but there is no permanent solution to weather challenges in the airspace. He spoke to Chinedu Eze. Excerpts: This Christmas like the December of other years, Harmattan haze disrupted flights, […]