Operators in the aviation industry believe that with the right equipment, aircraft can fly under zero visibility. The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) said last week that harsh operational environment, which include lack of airfield lighting in most airports, deficient and obsolete airport facilities, poor and obsolete navigational aids force airlines to cancel about 50 per […]
Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) hereby expresses its gross disappointment and deepest displeasure at the deplorable state of Navigational Aids at airports around the country which makes flying in the Nigerian airspace virtually impossible during the harmattan season thereby increasing the sufferings of passengers and disrupting their plans for the yuletide season due to flight […]
A fortnight ago, the Senate Committee on Aviation visited the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, where it held a stormy interaction with aviation agency heads on how to reposition the sector. Led by its vice Chairman, Senator Bala Ibn N’allah who is also a pilot, the committee excoriated the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) for […]
The Senate Committee on Aviation has said that Nigeria’s airspace is endangered by poor communication between the pilot and the air traffic control (TC) and non-functional and obsolete navigational aids. Vice chairman of the Senate committee on aviation, Senator Bala Ibn Na Allah who is also a pilot spoke about the hard decisions pilots have […]
As the Nigeria Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has completed plans to complete Aeronautical Information Service (AIS) Automation project by December, the agency has solicited the cooperation of data originators and other stakeholders to commit themselves to the project to ensure its smooth takeoff. The objective of the Aeronautical Information Service is to ensure the flow […]