The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Aireon LLC of USA on exploring the deployment of space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) system in Nigeria. In a statement, the Managing Director, Capt. Fola Akinkuotu said the ADS-B solution which is a recognized next-generation standard for surveillance and air traffic […]
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) Capt. Fola Akinkuotu has described the role of human factor in Air Traffic Management safety as critical in the process of hazard identification and safety risk management. Akinkuotu who was a guest speaker and panelist at the just-concluded Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO) Africa […]
Radar for Icy Moon Exploration instrument RIME will be the first to look below the surface of the Jupiter moons Europa, Ganymede and Callisto Friedrichshafen, 26/09/2017 – JUICE, the Europe Space Agency´s deep space mission to the icy moons of Jupiter led by Airbus, has taken off for the first time with the testing of the […]
The Minister of Transportation Chibuike Rotimi Amechi has commended efforts being made by aviation agencies, especially the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) and the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) for improving safety and security of the nation’s airspace through modernization and acquisition of new equipment. NAMA has introduced electronic flight clearance solution, which tracks and […]
Chinedu Eze The high exchange rate of the naira to other currencies has grounded air cargo business in Nigeria as checks by THIS DAY revealed that clearing agents and aviation handling companies last experienced peak in their business at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, which is the hub of air cargo services in Nigeria, in December […]
