Says occupants were duly notified of impending demolition The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria ( FAAN) has reacted to the demolition of 13 houses it said was posing hazards to the operations of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport( MMIA), Lagos stating that the erected structures were on designated ‘Red Zones’ compromising airport operation safety as well as those of occupants. …
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FAAN bans destructive passenger from flying through Abuja Airport
An aggrieved passenger, Oghenemini Oyibo Great was on Friday arrested by a joint team of security personnel and brought to Crime Intelligence and Investigation Unit (CIIU) and banned from flying through the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja the after he forced the boarding gate door at Module D and damaged the lock at the terminal. The passenger intending on flying from …
Read More »Unions seek perpetual injunction against Minister, FAAN over 4 major airports concession
Says parties have not taken security into consideration Failure to address N150bn staff arrears Arbitrary 60:40 profit sharing ratio in favour of concessionaire Aviation unions, Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals (ANAP) and Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP- FAAN BRANCH) have filed a suit seeking …
Read More »Late amendments to issued NOTAM destabilizes travel to Murtala Muhammed Airport
A late amendment to an already issued Notice to Airmen ( NOTAM) on the closure and rehabilitation of Runway 18R/36L may have just destabilized flight coming into the Nigeria through the Murtala Muhammed Airport and may have to be diverted because of the mix-up of the closure. The NOTAM was amended after re-issuance by three hours and operators feel a …
Read More »NCAA fingers insiders on Arik aircraft component theft, explains unserviceable aircraft implications
DIRECTOR General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Captain Musa Nuhu has weighed in on the theft of critical component in Arik Air’s aircraft stating that in his opinion, it was not a vandalization as whoever removed the parts had access, knew what they were after and removed professionally without damaging anything else. This is just as he has …
Read More »FAAN, Immigration officials apprehended at MMIA over extortion
THE battle to restore sanity at the nation’s airports is gradually intensifying as the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) apprehended and has suspended some of its officials caught extorting a passenger at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The airport managers who revealed that these staff are Aviation Security and Customer’s Service as well as the Nigeria …
Read More »Industry embarking on cost-intensive certification of five international airports- DG NCAA
PORT HARCOURT, Enugu and Kano Airports will undergo initial certification just as the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Lagos and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja will embark on recertification according to the Director General of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Captain Musa Nuhu. Nuhu also says the process is highly cost- intensive for the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) …
Read More »SITA’s refusal to sign 6-month automation extension reason for service disruption at airports
FAAN switches service provider to RESA THE reported downtime in the check-in system of airports in Nigeria particularly the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja may be as a result of the expiration of a ten year deal between the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and Societe International Telecommunication Aeronautiques (SITA). …
Read More »Sirika’s refusal to inaugurate aviation agencies’ Boards: Illegal; exploitative
The argument in defense of the refusal to inaugurate a Board from some stakeholders have always been that it was done in the past and was not a new thing but truth be told; that is the most lame excuse for the current state of illegality anyone can come up with, and at some point, said illegality should be eschewed and not turned into the norm.
Read More »FAAN canvasses suspension of Federation Account 25% contribution
FEDERAL Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) in a bid to close some of its infrastructural gap has asked to discontinue its 25% contributions to the federation account arguing that one way to ensure development is that revenue generated from the Sector be ploughed back. Managing director of the agency Captain Rabiu Hamisu Yadudu who made the appeal yesterday when the …
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