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 […]
One of the major challenges faced by air transport sector in Nigeria is poor airport infrastructure. The major factor that exacerbated the airport infrastructure challenge is the lack of expansion of airport facilities to meet the surge in passenger traffic. The consequence is that the utilities were being overstretched and the Murtala Muhammed International Airport […]
In this review reports that a lot have happened in different areas of the aviation industry since the appointment of Festus Keyamo, as Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development. When the appointment of Festus Keyamo was announced as Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, many industry observers were circumspect because they said he was not […]
One of the challenges Nigerian aviation industry faces is infrastructural limitation, which has plodded the rapid growth of the sector. Our Correspondent reports that the inclination of government to embrace private sector investment in development of airport facilities may be the key to fast track development in the industry Over the years, inadequate or obsolete […]
Ethiopian Airlines Group, the largest airline group in Africa, has inaugurated its Jinka airport project, unveiling a new terminal and support facility buildings. The new state-of-the-art airport terminal is now open for service, following a grand celebration held recently in Jinka, one of the emerging cities in the South Ethiopia Regional State. The two-and-a-half-year project […]
