BY CHUKWUEMEKE IWELUNMO ICAO and member states have adopted a decarbonization framework aiming for 5% global aviation CO2 reduction by 2030. This is achievable by expanding the production of Sustainable Aviation Fuels, Lower Carbon Aviation Fuels and other cleaner energy sources. The assemblage further seeks to support this by lowering production costs and providing financing […]
By Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo As the nation awaits the 2023 International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) safety audit in the aviation sector, the Managing Director of Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Mr Lawrence Pwajok has disclosed that the country was working tirelessly to ensure that it closes all safety gaps. Pwajok, made the disclosure in an interactive […]
The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Council has re-elected Nigeria as part 2 member at its on-going 41st General Assembly in Montreal, Canada. This is contained in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja by Mr James Odaudu, Special Assistant on Public Affairs to the Minister of Aviation, Malam Hadi Sirika. According to him, it […]
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) have reaffirmed commitment to foster greater international cooperation to contain the coronavirus and to protect the health of travellers. The assurance was made known in a statement jointly signed by WHO Director General, Mr Tedros Ghebreyesus and ICAO Secretary General, Dr Fang Liu, in […]
The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has appointed Charles Erhueh, a safety investigator with the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) Nigeria, as the new commissioner of the Banjul Accord Group Accident Investigation Agency (BAGAIA). Erhueh was picked after a thorough recruitment process in which various applicants from within and outside the member states applied for the […]
The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) is set to commission the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria’s (FAAN) Training Centre, which has been designated as Global Training Centre of Airports Council International (ACI). Mrs. Henrietta Yakubu, the General Manager, Corporate Communications in an interview with journalists on Monday in her office at the Murtala Muhammed Airport […]
The International Civil Aviation Organisation, ICAO, has released the 2017 Preliminary Report of the global civil aviation activities as a new record of 4.1 billion passengers were carried by the aviation industry on scheduled services in 2017. According to ICAO, “This indicates a 7.1% increase over 2016. The number of departures rose to approximately 37 […]
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has launched a newly developed air navigation procedural manual called Performance Based Navigation (PBN) for airlines operating in the country. The manual according to the regulatory body contains all requirements and procedures airlines must adhere to in their operations. The new air navigation procedure is expected to save flight […]
China and Singapore have joined Japan and South Korea in restricting flights by Thailand’s airlines as the kingdom scrambles to address “significant safety concerns” by the U.N.’s International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). The January audit in Thailand “revealed some safety concerns, primarily relating to air operator certification procedures,” said Anthony Philbin, communications chief for the […]