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Ogun Airport: Redefining Aerotropolis possibility

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Ogun Airport: Redefining Aerotropolis possibility

The Gateway International Airport is 95% completed and should be commissioned in early 2025 bearing no regulatory impediments. It is set to redefine Nigeria’s aviation and economic landscape vision of becoming the country’s first aerotropolis, writes, WOLE SHADARE Airport proliferation In Nigeria, airports are springing up at an alarming rate. Cities of less than 100 kilometres are now been connected by air through aerodromes that state governments are constructing; one as a tool for attracting economic…

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Slot: Airport capacity crunch threatens air travel freedom, constraints economies, says IATA

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Slot: Airport capacity crunch threatens air travel freedom, constraints economies, says IATA

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) warned that the airport capacity crunch is threatening the freedom of people to travel, and constraining economies. With little prospect for airport infrastructure to fully keep pace with growing demand, IATA released a White Paper including proposals for how slot regulations must incentivize airports to generate more capacity from existing infrastructure. The number of airports unable to fully meet the demand for air connectivity and requiring slot coordination using the IATA…

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It takes team work, efficiency to run massive airport system like FAAN, says Dati

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It takes team work, efficiency to run massive airport system like FAAN, says Dati

Yakubu Dati was the General Manager of Public Affairs of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and a former Commissioner for Information and later Commissioner for Land and Survey, Plateau State. In this interview with Television Continental (TVC) monitored by Aviation Metric on Thursday, he speaks about the giant strides  by the Managing Director of FAAN, Mrs. Olubunmi Kuku to improve age-long infrastructure decay at many of the country’s airports, the recertification of the…

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FAAN applies strategy to tackle over N3 trillion airport infrastructure deficit

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FAAN applies strategy to tackle over N3 trillion airport infrastructure deficit

The Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Olubunmi Kuku said the agency is taking a bigger, bolder approach to fixing decrepit infrastructure at the country’s airports that had been left for so long. She noted that the infrastructure gaps at airports that stakeholders put at more than N3 trillion won’t change overnight. Kuku who spoke at the Business Breakfast Meeting put together by the Aviation Safety Round Table Initiative (ASRTI) in…

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FG Moves To Sanitise Airports, Boost Service Delivery Via Special Marshals

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FG Moves To Sanitise Airports, Boost Service Delivery Via Special Marshals

The Federal Government has disclosed plans to sanitise airports across the country as well as boost service delivery by appointing Special Airport Marshals. The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, disclosed on Thursday, in a statement by his Media Aide, Tunde Moshood. The marshals are expected to conduct unscheduled visits to the airports, monitor staff conduct, and assess the general hygiene and conditions of the airports. Also, the Marshals who are expected to…

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Relief as Lagos plans to fix deplorable MMA airport access road

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Relief as Lagos plans to fix deplorable MMA airport access road

At last, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has listened to the harrowing pain of private jet operators, aviation agency workers and other users of the access road leading from the domestic wing of the Lagos airport to the international wing of the airport. However, worried by the negative image it has to the FAAN and the country at large, the Managing Director of FAAN Mrs. Olubunmi Kiku has expressed her joy for the…

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Disused airplanes hamper security, airport aesthetics

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Disused airplanes hamper security, airport aesthetics

 Security and surveillance at airports across Nigeria will improve significantly if the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) receives permission to remove abandoned aircraft from the graveyards according to experts. Some of them who spoke to Aviation Metric said various Ministers have called for the owners of the disused aircraft to repeatedly issue directives for owners to remove their unserviceable aircraft to enhance security coverage. However, litigation involving nearly all these aircraft has resulted in them…

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Aviation won’t survive without thriving airports, says Minister

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Aviation won’t survive without thriving airports, says Minister

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo has expressed concern over the country’s airport infrastructure, adding that for airports to be viable, they must have the infrastructure to support current and future demand. He further stated that without thriving airports, there can be no thriving aviation industry, hinting that airport viability is not just a priority but a necessity for any ambitious aviation business. To buttress the minister’s assertion, the Managing Director of the…

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Amid airport security challenges, FAAN commissions 120 AVSEC officers at int’l aerodromes

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Amid airport security challenges, FAAN commissions 120 AVSEC officers at int’l aerodromes

Special force to bear arms   In line with global practice and part of the mission to beef up security at the nation’s airports, the Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) Mrs. Olubunmi Kuku commissioned 120 officers of the Aviation  Security  ( AVSEC) Special Force to international airports across the country. The Special Force has been trained to bear arms as part of the mission to beef up security at the…

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‘Our major plan is to fix decaying airport infrastructure, masterplan’

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‘Our major plan is to fix decaying airport infrastructure, masterplan’

The Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mrs. Olubunmi Kuku said the immediate plans of the agency is to start with minor modifications and maintenance policies of many of the decaying airports’ infrastructure. These immediate plans according to her involve things like lighting in the airports, and resuscitation of the airport cooling system to start working immediately noting that the inheritance of decaying infrastructure by the President Tinubu administration should not…

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