IATA, AfDB Sign MoU

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a framework for collaboration to boost the aviation sector in Africa. The MoU was signed on the sidelines of the International Civil Aviation Organization World Aviation Forum – Financing the Development of Aviation Infrastructure […]

ICAO Calls for Need for Airport Infrastructure in Africa

The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has reiterated the need for long-term funding of airport infrastructure in Africa in other to build capacity that would be able to process the increase in air travellers in the continent. This was contained in the communiqué issued on Thursday at the end of ICAO World Aviation Forum (IWAF) […]

NAMA Boss Tasks African Air Navigation Service Providers

The Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) Capt. Fola Akinkuotu has charged Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs) in the African and Indian Ocean Region (AFI Region) to freely embrace and implement the International Civil Aviation (ICAO) Council Resolution on the formation of peer groups by ANSPs for the periodic review of their […]

IATA Urges Swift GASeP Implementation

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged the swift implementation by states of the first Global Aviation Security Plan (GASeP) which was established this week by the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). “Flying is secure, but it is also clear that aviation faces security challenges. GASeP has the potential to strengthen security […]

Dana Air Partners FG to Host World Aviation Forum

One of Nigeria’s leading airline Dana Air has announced that that it would partner with the federal government of Nigeria to host the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) – World Aviation Forum (IWAF) scheduled to start today and end on Wednesday in Abuja. The Forum with the theme: ‘’Financing the Development of Aviation Infrastructure’’ would explore the […]