Bi-Courtney Begins Cargo Operation at MMA2 (5/17/2010 5:03:00 AM)
Builder and operator of the new domestic terminal at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos (MMA2) Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited, has kicked off domestic cargo services at the terminal to encourage faster means of moving goods to various destinations in the country.

The Management of the terminal said, with the high rate of accidents and insecurity on Nigerian roads, businessmen and women should seize the opportunity offered by the terminal to move their goods by air, which it said is safer, faster and at relatively affordable cost.

Cargo services offered by the terminal include automated and calibrated weighing scales, 24 hours security services, online payment, sufficient cargo handling facilities, large cargo capacity screening machine, serene environment, adequate regulatory safety standards, cctv cameras, and trained staff in the area of cargo handling.

ACI explores private-public funding for effective airport management (10/28/2009 4:12:00 AM)
Airports Council International (ACI) has said that it is exploring ways to improve, maintain and modernise airports by utilising private sector funding with effective government regulation for safe and efficient airports in Africa.

This was disclosed by the Secretary-General of ACI Africa Region, Mr. Ali Tounsi, who visited Nigeria to inspect the level of preparations for the hosting of ACI Regional Conference by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) in September 2010.

Addressing newsmen at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos at the weekend, Tounsi said that about five billion passengers travel by air every year.

?The conference will hold in Zimbabwe this year and it is focusing on PPP in Africa. We need money from private investors to upgrade and expand our airports, therefore privatization, concession and PPP remain a better option for us,? Tounsi said.