NAMA begins to end blind spots in Eastern corridor of the Nigerian airspace
Ahead of full resumption of runway repairs at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), this week flagged off installation of equipments to end blind spots in the eastern corridor of the Nigerian airspace. Key…
Thales Group of France to lead in TAM of Nigeria’s radar facility–NAMA
The Managing Director of Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Capt. Fola Akinkuotu, has revealed that apart from delivery all the ordered consignment of critical spare parts required for the continuous service and operation of the Total Radar Coverage of Nigeria…
Nationwide flight disruptions imminent over continued use of CAT I, outdated ILS
Concerns are rising on the safety of Nigeria’s local airports excluding Lagos and Abuja over continued use of outdated Instrument Landing Systems (ILS) technology popularly known as CAT I. Business Hilights recalls that earlier in August this year, Nigerian Airspace…
N27.9bn Total Radar Coverage facility grounded by lack of spare parts—NAMA
The managing director of Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Capt. Fola Akinkuotu has revealed that defaults in terms of agreement in periodic supplies of spare parts by Thames Group of France has stalled the routine maintenance of the N27.9 billion…
Aviation Safety Round Table group picks holes in constitution of national carrier panel
Barely two weeks after the constitution of the Working Committee on New National Carrier, leading stakeholders’ body in the aviation industry, the Aviation Safety Round Table Initiative (ASRTI), weekend, raised strong objection against the committee, saying its emotional influence in…
Funding frustrating automation of Aeronautical Information Service—NAMA
Whereas the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), remains committed to the course of maintaining safety of the Nigerian airspace, the Managing Director of the agency, Capt. Fola Akinkuotu, has traced the inability to automate Aeronautical Information Service (AIS) to issues…
