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FG Appoints Mohammed New Managing Director of FAAN

The Federal Government at the weekend appointed Mr.  Kabir Yusuf Mohammed as the new Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), replacing Captain Rabiu Yadudu who completed his four-year tenure on Saturday. Mohammed was the Regional General Manager North Central, Airport Manager Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Muhammed was appointed as the Chairman, Aviation Roadmap Implementation Committee in January 2022 by […]

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IOSA Benchmarks Safety Standard as United Nigeria Gets Certification

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reiterated the importance of an airline being in the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) registry, saying that it benchmarks the operator’s safety standard. The international body therefore encouraged Nigerian airlines to strive to be in the IOSA registry to further boost the standard of their operations. IATA made […]

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Ibom Air Receives IOSA Certification

The International Air Transport Association (IATA), on Wednesday, 12th April 2023, formally presented Ibom Air with its Operational Safety Audit Certificate. The certificate was received by the Ibom Airlines Limited management team, led by the CEO, Mfon Udom, at the Ibom Air headquarters in Uyo, Akwa-Ibom state from IATA representatives Dr. Samson Fatokun, Area Manager, […]

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United Nigeria Airline Gets IOSA Certification

United Nigeria Airlines has been successfully registered as an IOSA Operator under the IATA Operational Safety Audit program (IOSA) for initial IOSA Audit which commenced last year. A message from IOSA’s Senior Vice President, Operations, Safety and Security, Mr. Nick Careen dated March 13, 2023 reads: “IATA is proud to recognize that United Nigeria Airlines […]

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Experts Raise Concern over Foreign Airlines’ Inability to Repatriate Funds from Nigeria

Besides charging Nigerian air travellers exorbitant fares, aviation experts have raised concern over foreign airlines’ inability to repatriate trapped funds in Nigeria, insisting that Nigeria has become a country with the highest amount of foreign airlines’ trapped funds while highlighting its implications. The implications according to them include the designation of Nigeria as a high-risk […]

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