Aviation

NCAA to work out modalities for helicopter night operations

February 20, 2012 20:19

 AIRCRAFT AT NNAMDI AZIKIWE INTERNATIONAL  AIRPORT

NAN-H-117 Helicopter  Ikeja, Feb. 20, 2012 (NAN) The Director-General of Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Dr Harold Demuren, said on Monday  that the agency was working out modalities to guide night operations of helicopters. A statement signed by NCAA spokesman Sam Adurogboye said that Demuren made the statement during a meeting with major oil prospecting  companies in... please sign in to read the full story

Work in progress at Akanu Ibiam International Airport -- official

February 16, 2012 14:35

STELLA ODUAH

(Audio attached)   Work in progress at Akanu Ibiam International Airport -- official   NAN-H-39 Airport Enugu, Feb. 16, 2012 (NAN) The Airport Manager of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu, Mr Chigbo Nwobu, says work has been intensified in the airport for its final upgrade for international operations.   Nwobu told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu on... please sign in to read the full story

FAAN reiterates ban for commercial motorcyclists at Abuja airport

February 14, 2012 16:22

 AIRCRAFT AT NNAMDI AZIKIWE INTERNATIONAL  AIRPORT

  NAN-H-83 Security Abuja, Feb. 14, 2012 (NAN) The Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) said on Tuesday that commercial motorcyclists were prohibited from operating within the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, for security reasons. Mrs Henrietta Yakubu, FAAN Deputy General Manager, Public Affairs, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria... please sign in to read the full story

ICRC advises aviation ministry to embrace PPP

February 13, 2012 11:32

PRESIDENT JONATHAN'S 100 DAYS BRIEFING

  (Audio attached)   ICRC advises aviation ministry to embrace PPP   NAN-H-9 PPP Abuja, Feb. 13, 2012 (NAN) Mr Mansur Ahmed, Director-General, Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission, has advised the Aviation Ministry to embrace Public Private Partnership (PPP) in developing the sector.   Ahmed gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria... please sign in to read the full story

BA plane lands in darkness at Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport

February 09, 2012 15:45

AGRIC MINISTER VISITS GOV. NYAKO

NAN-H-68 Plane Abuja, Feb. 9, 2012 (NAN) A BA flight from London landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, in pitch darkness early on Thursday following a generator failure, a source told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). The source said that the plane, which was carrying the Minister of Agriculture, Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, among other passengers, however, landed... please sign in to read the full story