Maintenance

Passenger Movement from Lagos Airport May Increase to 30m Annually

  Before the end of this year the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) would be processing up to 30 million passengers annually from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos.   The existing 15 million passengers processed annually is expected to double when the new international terminal with the capacity for another 15 million […]

Aviation

Minister Commends Aviation Agencies for Improving Safety in Airspace

The Minister of Transportation Chibuike Rotimi Amechi has commended efforts being made by aviation agencies, especially the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) and the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) for improving safety and security of the nation’s airspace through modernization and acquisition of new equipment. NAMA has introduced electronic flight clearance solution, which tracks and […]

Maintenance

Aviation Sector’s Many Woes

The infrastructure deficit is one of the major problems holding back aviation sector development    There are many factors hampering safe, smooth and successful airline operation in Nigeria. These factors are also responsibility for non-viability of Nigerian airlines besides high charges and high tariff on imported aircraft parts.   No one airport in Nigeria can […]