Fears that aircraft parked at Nigerian airports could easily be accessed by unwanted persons through security breaches has impacted on cost of insurance and cost of aircraft leasing in the country, THISDAY investigation has revealed. Informed source told THISDAY that reported cases of insecurity at the airports lead to the increase in boosting the level […]
The House of Representatives is spearheading a major reform of the nation’s international airports in support of the federal government’s Ease of Doing Business, (EODB) initiative that would usher in a single security screening point for arriving and departing passengers. Currently there are many security operatives including the Nigerian Customs Services, National Drug Law Enforcement […]
It was a serious security breach yesterday when a man suspected to have mental disorder was discovered inside the engine of aircraft already boarded with passengers and about to take off from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos to Port Harcourt. Reacting swiftly to the security breach, airport authorities put the two people on […]
Skyway Aviation Handling Company PLC (SAHCO) has been awarded the best Aviation Ground Handling Company by the Nigeria Transport Awards. Nigeria Transport Award (NTA) is an initiative of TransportDay Newspaper, the 2018 award was presented to SAHCO PLC during a dinner which is the 7th edition in the award series at the Radisson Blu Hotel, […]
The Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Saleh Dunoma has called on member states of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) to work together to fight terrorism, which is the greatest threat against air transport in the world. Dunoma noted that to ensure travellers and airport users are protected, ICAO has […]
