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NAMA to upgrade navigational aids at Enugu Airport

Ihesiulo Grace 28 October 2019 0

The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) says it will begin installation of Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) station and Very High Frequency (VHF) radio systems at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu. Mr Khalid Emele, General Manager, Public Affairs, NAMA made this known in a

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Nigeria to witness astronomical increase in drones by 2024 -NAMA Director

Ihesiulo Grace 16 August 2019 0

Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo It has been projected that the application of Remotely Piloted Aircraft RPAS known as drones is expected to increase astronomically within the next five years with expected growth in the use of spaced aircraft also increasing the volume of air traffic in the next few years. The Director of Operations, Nigerian Airspace Management […]

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NAMA signs MoU with Ghana CAA on cross border search and rescue

Ihesiulo Grace 11 June 2019

Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo In a bid to address issues arising from the flow of air traffic among adjacent Flight Information Regions (FIRs), the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) for effective synergy and collaborative cross border search and rescue around the common boundaries

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Azman Air violates regulation, flies into closed Kebbi airport

Ihesiulo Grace 7 May 2019

Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo Azman air has violated the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) regulation by flying into the closed Kebbi airport over the weekend. The airline it was gathered, flouted the Notice To Air Men (NOTAM) issued last week by the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) to all operating airlines in the country warning them not […]

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NUATE chairman warns airlines, others over anti-labour activities

Ihesiulo Grace 8 March 2019 0

The newly elected Chairman of the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), Lagos state chapter, Comrade Paul Igene has warned airlines, catering service providers and other private companies in the aviation industry against anti-labour activities, saying the union will no longer condone management decisions that are inimical to the growth of unionism in the […]

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Nigerian Aviation Equipment Receives Recognition

Ihesiulo Grace 27 April 2015 0

A visiting top-level technical team of the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority has expressed delight in the capacity and performance of the Total Radar Coverage of Nigeria (TRACON) equipment in guaranteeing safety of air navigation in the country. The Director-General of the Ghana CAA, Mr. Abdulahi Alhassan, who led the Ghanaian delegation to the Nigerian Airspace […]

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NAMA Commences Calibration Of Navigational Aids

Ihesiulo Grace 15 April 2015 0

  The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) said it had commenced the calibration of its navigational aids at airports and en-route stations across the country. In a statement by the NAMA General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs Olajumoke Adetona, on Wednesday in Abuja, she said that the exercise would involve the calibration of the agency’s Instrument […]