Tag Archives: Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport

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 …

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) …

THE Federal Ministry of Aviation has said that there will be no be no ownership change with regards planned concession of four Nigerian airports as the parts of the airports to be concessioned applies to the non-aeronautic assets of the airports located in the Passenger and Cargo terminals. The ministry in a series of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) released recently …

BARELY 24 hours after an Aero Contractor aircraft was involved in a bird strike incident at Port Harcourt International Airport (PHIA), a Max Air boeing 737 on Tuesday afternoon also experienced a similar bird strike incident at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (AKIA), Kano The Max Air aircraft 5N: BBM had inside, 140 passengers including the Emir of Kano, …

MINISTER of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika has said the continued closure of the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, for international flight operations is denying the Ministry and its agencies a lot of revenue but that the suspension was due to health reasons The Minister made this known on Tuesday when he received a high powered delegation from Kano State, …

THE actions of the former governor of Zamfara State, Alh. Abdulaziz Yari has drawn the ire of a nation following last Saturday’s violation of public health protocols at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport. The governor was alleged to have been unruly and conducted himself violently as he pushed away officers scheduled to carry out functions at the airport claiming …

FOLLOWING the close of all international airports in Nigeria to traffic except for emergencies and essential services and the voluntary reduction or suspension of domestic operations, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has commenced disinfecting some of its major gateways. The lull in air travel has availed the airport managers the opportunity to disinfect its airports unhindered by the …

A thirteen year old first time flyer accompanied by his parents suffered from flight nausea and vomited in an Air Peace aircraft while it was airborne which made the captain in Command inform air traffic control and Port Health before the flight landed at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano. Air Peace in a statement said they did not …

DIRECTOR of Airport Operations of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Captain Muktar Yusuf Muye has appealed to airport users across the country to use the facilities at all terminals with modicum of respect and a view to ensuring their durability. Capt Muye made the appeal at the Mallam Aminu International Airport, Kano (MAKIA) while responding to questions from …