Airports

FG Approves N712 Billion for Full Rehabilitation of Lagos Airport Terminal One

  •Project to be executed within 22 months  •Okays N213.7bn for electrification of universities, rural communities •Awards multi billion naira road projects nationwide  •Approves new Oncology centre for Ibadan Deji Elumoye in Abuja The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Thursday approved N712 billion for the full rehabilitation, upgrade, and modernisation of International Terminal One at […]

NCAA

NCAA Grants Enugu Air Interim Operational Approval

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), said in a strategic move to bolster indigenous airline development and foster sectoral reforms, it has approved the commencement of flight operations by the newly launched Enugu Air through a partnership with XEJET, pending the conclusion of its Air Operator Certificate (AOC) process. The Authority said the approval aligned […]

AIRSPACE

Bird Strike Causing Menace to Air Travel as Airlines Record Financial Losses, Flight Disruptions

Airline operators are worried about the persistent bird strike in the aviation air space, which has become a major challenge affecting their operations and exposing aircraft to safety threat. Bird strike occurs when birds collide with aircraft in the air and cause damages to the aircraft, as the aircraft engines tend to suck the birds […]

Airports

Controversy over Alleged Concession of Enugu Airport

In the last two weeks, there were several reports about the alleged planned concession of Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu for 80 years to a faceless company not registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC). THISDAY carried out its investigations and found out that most of the reports were based on assumptions and propaganda, […]