Still on the Infrastructure Deficit in Aviation

Last week, industry experts at a conference in Lagos, organised by the Aviation Round Table (ART), a think-tank body in the sector, x-rayed the limitations in air transport in the country, blaming the bad situation on obsolete and limited infrastructure. Thethereafter proffered ways the country could improve airport facilities and boost the industry. The experts […]

NCAA Alerts Pilots, Operators over Harmattan Haze

  The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has warned pilots and all airline operators that this period is precarious for flight operations; therefore extra caution should be exercised in embarking on flights if the weather is reportedly bad. This supports the seasonal rainfall prediction issued by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) which alerted that the […]

MMA2 Grossly Underutilised, as Operator Seeks for Regional Service

Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), operators of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Two (MMA2), Lagos, has canvassed for regional flight operations to emanate from the private terminal, which has the most efficient and ultra-modern facilities in Nigeria. The airport terminal which was built to provide service for both regional and domestic passengers has been grossly underuitlised […]

Abuja Airport New Terminal 80% Completed

Four years after work had started at the new passenger terminal at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, the joint committee of the National Assembly on Aviation on Tuesday declared the $ 200 million facility being built by Chinese Civil Engineering Construction (CCEC) 80 per cent completed. The terminal is projected to be completed in February […]

NAMA Boss Tasks Air Traffic Controllers on Airspace Safety

The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has charged Air Traffic Controllers in the country to brainstorm and come up with practical and achievable solutions to problems encountered in the provision of air traffic control services in their respective airports across the country. Giving this charge at the recently concluded Annual General Meeting and Conference of […]