Stowaways and Desperation to Leave Nigeria

  Many Nigerians have died in their attempt to stowaway from the country, but despite the deaths, others still struggle to get out through such precarious means. Despite the gory experiences, tragedies and deaths of Nigerians who tried to get to Europe by land, Nigerians have not stopped the attempt to go to the West […]

Impact of Weather on Airline Operations

  While Nigerian airlines were musing about how to beat the Harmattan haze that usually obstruct flight operations in December, they never envisaged that they would face the current flight disruptions occasioned by the ceaseless rains that have lasted for over two weeks. Industry operatives said that in the past, thunderstorm usually characterise the beginning […]

Emirates Passenger Dies on Arrival at MMIA

A Nigerian, Isaac Olusola Dada, who was said to have been ill, died of heart attack on Wednesday on arrival at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos after disembarking from Emirates flight from Dubai. The deceased with passport number A04501199 was said to have slumped and died immediately he arrived the airport terminal. The […]

The Menace of Fuel Tankers

The prevalence of tankers conveying aviation fuel, known as Jet A1at the MurtalaMuhammed International Airport, Lagos has become a threat to safety and a hindrance to vehicular traffic around the airport. In 2013, a study carried out by FAAN indicated that if there was explosion around the airport caused by highly inflammable vehicles, known as […]

NAMA Officials Lament Non-automation of Aeronautical Services

  The officers of the Aeronautical Information Service (AIS) in the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) have complained that their services are grossly underutilization because of the non-automation of the AIS system. They made this known during a one-day lecture organized by AIS personnel at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos on the use […]