The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, yesterday signed a major memorandum of understanding (MoU) with one of world’s top aircraft manufacturers, Boeing to facilitate the acquisition of modern aircraft by Nigerian carriers. In his verifiable X handle, the Minister disclosed that the MoU was signed in Seattle, Washington, US and the objectives […]
Nigeria’s representative to the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Council, Ben Tukur, has been elected as the 5th Chairperson of the ICAO Comprehensive Regional Implementation Plan for Aviation Safety in Africa (AFI Plan). The appointment took place during the 27th meeting of the AFI Plan Steering Committee, held as part of the 9th AFI Aviation […]
Aviation security experts and other stakeholders in the industry have condemned the plan by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to give arms to Aviation Security (AVSEC), which is recognized by the International Civil Aviation Security (ICAO) of being in charge of security at all the airports. On Tuesday FAAN deployed about 120 AVSEC […]
It has emerged that the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), poorly rates Nigeria’s international airports in Lagos, Abuja, Kano, Port Harcourt and Enugu, because they lack needed state-of-the art facilities to make them friendly to travellers. For airports to meet given standard in accordance to ICAO regulations, international airports are supposed to have both security […]
The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has cleared Nigeria in the just-concluded Security Audit Programme, the Continuous Monitoring Approach (USAP-CMA). This was announced at the weekend by the Team Lead, Callum Vine, at the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) Headquarters in Abuja. The audit which started about two weeks ago, focused on critical elements that […]
