Aviation

Aviation, Cargo Conference Holds in August

Stakeholders are signing up for the first aviation, cargo and export conference in Nigeria. The event is coming up on August 25th and 26th, 2021 in Lagos. The organisers of the conference said it has earned the support of the Federal Airport Authority (FAAN) and Ethiopian Airlines Cargo along with many airlines, logistics and global […]

Aviation

Stakeholders Tackle FAAN over Security Tax

Officials of international airlines that operate in Nigeria have alleged that the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) had diverted the multibillion-naira security tax it collected from passengers for the provision of facilities at the airports. But FAAN has denied the allegation, saying it was false. Every passenger traveling to international destination pays $20 security […]

Aviation

FAAN: SITA Disengagement to End Check-in Disruptions, Save FG $5m Annually

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) said it has ended check-in disruptions and delays for international passengers occasioned by the withdrawal of the services of SITA (Société Internationale de Télécommunications Aéronautiques), which had been providing IT and communication solutions at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The […]

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Concerns over FAAN’s Dwindling Revenue

Officials of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) are lamenting over the failure of the agency to meet its monthly revenue target at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. They attributed the situation to loopholes created by some of the personnel who man the revenue sources of the agency. A reliable source at […]

Aviation

Weather, Precautionary Measures and Air Safety

Besides human error, the weather has been identified as major cause of air accidents. The writer notes that recent weather-related incidents in flight operations call for another review of agencies and airlines collaboration on flight safety Recently there was a virile video where passengers who disembarked from one of United Nigeria Airlines flight knelt down […]