Writer highlights the high and low points in the aviation sector in the outgoing year. The aviation industry in 2019 recorded less number of operating airlines than the previous years; few number of operating aircraft; fewer number of people employed in the aviation industry, as many airlines went under and their workers lost jobs; but […]
In a bid to facilitate the development and implementation of a National Air Navigation Plan, National Aviation System Block Upgrade (ASBU) Plan, National Air Traffic Management Plan as well as other International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) new concepts in Nigeria, the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has created a National Air Navigation Planning unit, vested […]
One of the critical jobs in air traffic management, air safety and success of flight operations is that of air traffic controllers (ATCOs). ATCOs issue landing and takeoff instructions to pilots. They monitor and direct the movement of aircraft on the ground and in the air, using radar, computers, or visual references. They alsocontrol all ground traffic at airports, including […]
The federal government has started the restoration of aeronautical facilities and the installation of Category 3 Instrument Landing System (ILS) at airports and other strategic locations in the country in order to improve safety of flight operations, Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Captain Fola Akinkuotu, has confirmed to THISDAY in Lagos. […]
In line with its resolve to totally eliminate blind spots in the nation’s airspace, the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has completed the installation of a VSAT station at the Jos airport in Plateau State. With the installation which was completed a week ago, the agency has successfully integrated the VHF radio into the network […]
