The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and the Air Transport Service Senior Staff Association (ATSSSAN) are to enter into negotiations over the recent strike ultimatum issued to the agency. The association had given FAAN 48 hours to meet its demands or risk industrial action. It wants FAAN to immediately reverse the approval granted Bi-Courtney […]
The Managing Director of FAAN, Saleh Dunoma has charged African airport operators to evolve solutions that are flexible in their approach to the ever-changing airport environment. He made the remarks at the plenary session of the 24th ACI (Airports Council International) Africa Conference in Tunisia, recently. He also advocated interaction and collaboration with key stakeholders […]
The international terminal of the Port Harcourt Airport would be completed in 2016, according to the Federal Aports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). The FAAN Managing Director, Saleh Dunoma, disclosed this in Port Harcourt during a visit to the airport on Thursday. Dunoma said that the structure that houses the domestic wing was meant to be […]
Authorities of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) at the Murtala Mohammed Airport Terminal 1 (MMA1), on Wednesday, raided newspaper vendors and impounded copies of national dailies. The incident, The Guardian learnt, was alleged to be measures to rid the terminal of illegal and unregistered businesses, and as a security measure against infiltration of […]
The Managing Director of Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, Engineer Saleh Dunoma fielded questions from selected Aviation reporters on the relationship between the agency and airline operators and the general state of our country's airports. Below are excerpts. AIRLINES always complain that they could have been operating late into the night in some airports […]
The Managing Director, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Engr. Saleh Dunoma, has assured of the provision of a second runway at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Speaking with newsmen in Lagos at the weekend, he said due to the increase in passenger and airline movement at the airport, a second runway would prevent […]
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has unveiled the Nigeria’s State Safety Policy Statement. This policy statement was signed by the Director-General, NCAA, Capt. Muhtar Usman. The regulatory agency said this was done in compliance with the requirements of the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s Annex 19 on Safety Management, which was adopted by the ICAO Council […]
There are strong indications that indebted airlines will not pay up the debts owed to aviation agencies anytime soon despite unions’ protests over alleged N100 billion debt. A reliable aviation source revealed that a major debtor airline has yet to come to agreement as to the actual value of its debt. The source said: “They have had meetings […]
The Sultan Abubakar III International Airport in Sokoto is vulnerable to incursion by unauthorised persons and animals, its manager, Alhaji Abubakar Buba, said yesterday. He told newsmen in an interview that he had in view of that, appealed to the federal government to hasten work on the airport's fence and provide accommodation for security men […]
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) said on Sunday that it lost N40 million due to the closure of the Benin Airport for two months. Mr Sunday Ayodele, the Benin Airport Manager, in a statement made available to newsmen in Lagos, said the airport reopened on Sept. 3. Ayodele said that the closure, which […]
