AIRSPACE

Navigational Aids: Stakeholders Raise Concern over Possible Danger in Nigeria’s Airspace

There are fears that if the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) continues to operate its existing navigational aids in the management of flight operations, the country’s airspace would become endangered. This has prompted experts and stakeholders to call for immediate migration to satellite based navigation, modern radar coverage and effective aeronautical information system. NAMA has […]

Aviation

Building on Existing Airport Infrastructure

To enable Nigeria vaunt of state-of-the-art facilities at airports, the ongoing infrastructural renewal must continue. The aviation industry has achieved high level of safety in recent times, and air passengers have experienced peace of the mind within the period. In the last eight years of the Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, there was no record of major […]

Radar Aviation

Elusive Radar Coverage of Nigeria

The Total Radar Coverage of Nigeria, which was installed in 2010 was meant to capture, identify aircraft in the airspace and assist air traffic controllers in guiding the aircraft safely to its destination. But since its installation the system has been dogged by inconsistent maintenance programme and endless upgrade. Last year, the federal government moved […]

Aviation

Enhancing Aeronautical Services in Nigeria’s Airspace

There is no doubt that the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has contributed immensely in safe flight operation in Nigeria. Industry observers say the federal government has shown a lot of commitment in the continuous investment in the agency, ensuring that it upgrades its facilities and equipment to meet the critical changes in aviation development […]

Aviation

Air Traffic Controllers: Stemming the Death Toll

Protesting Air Traffic Controllers on Tuesday disrupted flight operations and insisted on improved welfare and better working tools. Air traffic controllers were stung with pain and grief after they lost one of their own, the late Mr. Aniekan Effiong Inuk who slumped while on duty in the early morning of Monday, November 22, 2021 at […]