Aviation

NAMA Begins Test Run of Category III ILS

The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has commenced the trial run of the newly installed Category III Instrument Landing System (ILS) at Runway 18 Right, Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos. The exercise which started on Monday indicated that the equipment is fully operational on test basis, even as all the ILS components – Localizer, Glide […]

Aviation

Rising Extortion at Airports

There are two major experiences passengers on international flights witness at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. Firstly, is that there is usual delay by the Aviation Security (AVSEC) of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). This is because not all the X-ray machines work at any point in time, even at peak […]

MMIA Aviation

Nigerian Airports Record 41,745 Flight Delays in 2018

Nigerian airports recorded 36,350 domestic and 5,395 international flight delays in 2018. This was disclosed by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) in its executive summary published on its website. The records showed that two leading domestic airlines – Air Peace and Arik Air – topped the list of the domestic air flight delay list. […]

NAHCO Aviation

How Rivalry is Causing NAHCO, SAHCOL Revenue Loss

The Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (nahcoaviance) and Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited (SAHCOL) are two ground handling companies in the aviation industry. The two companies enjoy a duopoly because there is no other major ground handling company in Nigeria. While NAHCO is a publicly quoted company on the Nigerian Stock Exchange; SAHCOL used to be […]