The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has highlighted three critical priorities for sustained progress in aviation safety. The global body insisted that to sustain and improve safety in air transport, there must be continuous focus on strengthening global standards, cultivating safety culture and maximising the use of date. IATA made this known at the […]
Writer posits that the Nigerian Meteorological Agency has metamorphosed into a dependable organisation that has improved standards and extended its services to other parts of Africa The history of aviation in Nigeria cannot be told without its tragic air accidents but the good news is that Nigeria, in the last 10 years has recorded one of […]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has marked the first 20 years of the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) at the IATA World Safety and Operations Conference, which took place in Hanoi, Vietnam, recently. IATA’s Senior Vice President Operations, Safety and Security, Nick Careen, said: “Over the past two decades, IOSA has made a major […]
*Nigeria Scores 90% in Legislation, 89% in Accident Investigation, 56% in Aerodrome Ground Aid After 12 days of rigorous scrutiny of the nation’s aviation sector, the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has scored Nigeria 70 per cent in its initial report of the Universal Safety Audit Program Continuous Monitoring Approach (USOAP)- CMA that was concluded yesterday. The audit involves the inspection, monitoring, […]
The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) will in August carry out audit of Nigeria’s air transport industry to ensure it abides by international safety standard and recommended practices. According to the body, ICAO audits the aviation safety and aviation security oversight capacities of its 193 member states. In the safety domain, these audits are carried […]
