FAAN ready for aircraft emergency at airports

In its readiness to stand up to any emergency that rear its head in the country’s airports, the Federal Airports of Nigeria, FAAN has carried out a simulation exercise at the airside of the NnamdiAzikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja.

The exercise was aimed at demonstrating the Authority’s readiness to attend to aircraft emergencies of any kind should the need arise.

Present at the event was the representative of the Managing Director, the Director of Airport Operations, FAAN, Captain RabiuYadudu who noted that the exercise was meant to confirm that FAAN has the right equipment, manpower and strategy to perform its statutory duties.

He emphasised that the exercise was also necessary in ensuring the certification of the airport.

Those in attendance at the exercise include: the Deputy General Manager, Aerodrome  Rescue& Fire Fighting Services (ARFFS), Victor AkinlabiAkinselure, Airport Manager, NAIA, Abuja, M.L. Sani, General Manager Safety, ElifueAgbi and Director of Aerodrome and Airspace Standards, Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) Odunowo Mohammed and many other top management staff.

Some of the agencies involved in the exercise were the NCAA, NAMA, Road Safety, NEMA, Nigerian Army, Nigeria Security & Civil Defence Corps, Port Health Services and Nigerian Air Force.

FAAN used the opportunity to assure airport users and the general public that it will continue to deliver on its core mandates of ensuring safety and security at the nation’s airports.