Despite the seemingly tight security at the nation’s airports, incidents of stowaways and other illegal infiltrations to supposedly secure areas of the airports are on the rise. The report last Wednesday of a dead body found in the wheel-well of Arik Air aircraft on arrival in Johannesburg at the South Africa Airways Technical maintenance at […]
Baggage handling workers have been fingered in the stowaway incidents at the nation’s airports. Security experts at the airport hinted that investigations into the recent stowaway incident involving an Arik Air aircraft revealed that insiders aid stowaways. A man who stowed away in Arik Aircraft was found dead in the flight shortly after it arrived […]
Top security officials from the Nigeria Air Force (NAF), the Department of State Services (DSS), the Nigeria Police and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) Aviation Security (AVSEC) at the weekend held emergency meeting on how to fortify security at the nation’s airports. THISDAY learnt that the federal government has ordered security upgrade at […]
The declining number of operating aircraft in Nigerian airlines’ fleet is taking a toll on air transportation in the country as most flights are either delayed or cancelled leaving passengers stranded at various airports. THISDAY checks revealed that the air passengers that wait in departures are currently on the rise, as there are only few […]
What transpired during the recent public hearing organised by the National Assembly and the lawmakers’ disposition on the problems hindering development in the aviation sector were clear indications that the legislators are actually interested in the development of the aviation sector to ensure its contributes more to Nigeria’s economic growth. This was confirmed on Monday […]