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Home About Us News Airlines Features Interviews Politics Pictures and Videos Events Contact Us FAAN MD says Nigeria lost $2.5bn to foreign countries in 2021 over lack of functional MRO facility

Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Capt. Rabiu Yadudu Nigeria has disclosed that Nigeria lost $2.5 billion (about N1.25 trillion) on Maintenance Repair Overhaul (MRO) investments to neighbouring countries in 2021 due to lack of functional facility in the country. Nigerian airlines ferry their aircraft for maintenance to countries like Ethiopia, […]

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Will Aero Survive These Austere Times?

Nigeria’s oldest carrier, Aero Contractors, is almost down but it has the potential to rise again and become one of Nigeria’s most successful carriers. Key factors are going in favour of Aero Contractors. These include invaluable goodwill, highly skilled manpower with experience, a training school and a priceless aircraft maintenance facility. What is going against […]

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Manpower Development, Enhanced Infrastructure has Improved Weather Prediction at NIMET

The Director General of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET) Prof. Mansur Matazu has said the agency has improved significantly in accurate weather prediction, which has enhanced activities in agriculture and transport industries in the country. Speaking on “Climate Issues, Opportunities and Solutions in Nigeria”, at the British High Commission, Nigeria hosted by Youth Consultation on […]

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Nigeria’s Aircraft, Age and Safety

There have been debates over the years on the age of aircraft that operate in Nigeria. While the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) pegged the maximum age of aircraft that could be allowed to operate into the country at 22 years, some industry stakeholders kick against the age limit, insisting that airworthiness of aircraft is […]

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Improving Air Safety through Self-regulation

The recent issue concerning the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority and Azman Air showed that effective regulation by the agency alone cannot guarantee safety without the commitment of airlines to self-regulate. Few days after the Associated Aviation Flight 361 crash on takeoff from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos on October 3, 2013, the then […]

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