Aviation

NNAMDI AZIKIWE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ABUJA NAMED BEST AIRPORT IN AFRICA

The Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja has been awarded the Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Award 2020 as judged by their customers as the Best Airport by Size and Region (5 to 15 million passengers per year in Africa). This award represents the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) commitment to continuously improving customer experience across […]

Aviation

2020: Year of Aviation Meltdown

The coronavirus killed over a million people globally, devastated many sectors in economies and literally castrated the aviation sector. S hortly before the lockdown around March 2020, South Africa Airways stopped its daily operations to Nigeria and thus ended direct commercial flight between two Africa’s largest economies. Globally the world economy has been devastated by […]

MMIA Aviation

Experts Seek Improved Welfare for Airport Workers

Airport users and aviation security experts have expressed concern over illicit activities by persons employed as cleaners at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. THISDAY investigations revealed that the concessionaire to the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), which recruited the cleaners, allegedly pays them N15, 000 monthly and most often the payment is […]

Aviation

FAAN Can Shore Up IGR with Non-aeronautical Revenue, Experts Say

Experts in the aviation industry have said the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) can boost its revenue significantly by fully exploiting non-aeronautical revenue sources. FAAN generated about N30 billion last year, but about 80 per cent of its revenue came from aeronautical sources. But industry experts argued that the agency could boost its revenue […]

Aviation

FAAN INSPECT MAKIA AHEAD OF TERMINAL COMMISSIONING; CONDUCTS FACILITY TOUR OF NATION’S 23 AIRPORTS

As part of preparations for the commissioning of the newly completed, world-class, brand new international terminal at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, Management of the Federal Airports Authority (FAAN), last week inspected facilities at the airport. The delegation, which was led by the Managing Director/Chief Executive of the Authority, Capt. Rabiu Yadudu also […]