The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has announced the temporary closure of the Samuel Ladoke Akintola Airport (SLAA), Ibadan, to facilitate extensive upgrade works aimed at enhancing the airport’s infrastructure and operational standards. The agency made this known in a statement confirming that the Federal Government of Nigeria had approved the closure, which became […]
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has commenced sensitisation of workers on the revised Performance Management System (PMS) in accordance to the directive of the current administration, which stipulates that the implementation of the system should be carried out across all federal public service parastatals. The Director of Human Resources and Administration (DHR&A), Dr. […]
A private jet carrying12 passengers and three crew with call sign, N580KR, suffered runway escussion on landing at the Chief Ladoke Akintola Airport, Ibadan, yesterday. No casualty was reported. Source from the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) disclosed that the aircraft, which left Abuja at about 9:15 am was operated by Mattini Air and the […]
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended the Permit for Non-Commercial Flight (PNCF) of Mattini Airline Services Limited with immediate effect over the Ibadan Airport incident involving its aircraft, which overshot the runway on Friday. Also, the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) said it has dispatched its investigators into the scene of the serious incident for investigation […]
Since early this year, the aviation industry has recorded many mishaps, a development, which calls for stricter regulation and review of standard operation procedures of airlines. It was a moment of confusion for Nigerians in general and for the aviation industry stakeholders, in particular, on August 1, 2023, when the news of an aircraft (a […]
