ads
Aviation Media Africa | Online Magazine for Aviation,Travel,Tourism. > airports
Demuren SECURITY

Stakeholders: Collaboration, Intelligence Sharing Will Improve Security at Nation’s Airports

Stakeholders in the aviation industry have called for review of policies guiding the operations of security agencies at the airports, insisting on collaboration and intelligence sharing by security operatives at the nation’s airports, in order to overcome the growing security challenges in air travel. Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), the State Security Service […]

Continue Reading
Airports

SITA Plans Fresh Return to Nigeria After Four Years

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 […]

Continue Reading
FAAN

In Line with ICAO Recommendation, FAAN Upgrades Security Infrastructure at Nation’s Airports

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 […]

Continue Reading
Airlines

Ethiopian Airlines, AfDB to Build Africa’s Largest Airport

Ethiopian Airlines has signed a landmark agreement with the African Development Bank (AfDB) to develop Africa’s largest airport—the Bishoftu International Airport in Ethiopia. The $7.8 billion project aims to dramatically scale up Ethiopia’s aviation capacity, to handle 60 million passengers annually by 2040, up from the current 17 million. CEO of Ethiopian Airlines Group, Mr. Mesfin Tasew, and Vice […]

Continue Reading