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Arik commends NAMA over e-flight plan

Arik commends NAMA over e-flight plan Arik   Air, a leading domestic carrier in the country has   commended Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) over the implementation of   e- flight plan introduced early March ,2012 to ease operation in the air transport sector.   The Aeronautical Information Service Flight Portal enables airline flight dispatchers to submit all flight plans without having to be physically present at the AIS unit of the agency. In a letter to the Management of NAMA signed by Arik Operations Control Centre, Flight Dispatch Manager, Mr. Luis Pedro declared that “the system is working very well and we would like to congratulate NAMA for the implementation of such magnificent tool that has the ability to receive flight plan and almost immediately confirm if the flight plan was accepted or rejected”.   Pedro, however suggested a dedicated telephone line to enable flight dispatchers contact the AIS officials to correct flight plans when error i
NAMA RECEIVES REPORT ON MLAT FOR NIGER-DELTA   The proposed deployment of multilateration surveillance system in the Niger Delta area by the federal government is fully on course as  Nigerian Airspace Management Agency[NAMA]on Monday in Lagos,received the report on CNS/ATM Assessment of Low Level Flight Operations-Helicopters in that region . As part of its implementation plan, the agency early this year commissioned NAV STAR CONSULTING of Canada to prepare a report for the sole purpose of assisting NAMA in making decisions regarding the scope of control of low-level flight operations in the region.   The report was based on the information provided by NAMA, its respective advisers and representatives and selected third parties. The estimates, assumptions and findings underlying the recommendations according to the firm, are inherently subject to significant economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies.  The report is exclusively meant for the informatio

NAMA boss tasks African aviation experts on air safety

  9/12/13. PRESS RELEASE NAMA   boss   tasks   African   aviation experts on   air   safety   The managing director of Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Engr. Mazi Nnamdi Udoh on Monday in Lagos tasked African aviation experts to always strive for the best in their respective fields to ensure safety in the African skies.   The NAMA boss, addressing participants at a three day meeting of Inter-Flight Information Region (FIR) coordination between Nigeria and her airspace neighbours, said with the election of an African, Nigeria’s Dr.Olumuyiwa Aliu as the president of the civil aviation body–ICAO, there is the need for the aviation experts in the continent to renew efforts in turning African airspace to one of  the best in the world.   Engr. Udoh , further remarked that African air travel market has demonstrated a potential growth of about 7% which makes the highest in the global world.   Participating Flight Information Regions (FIR) include; Niamey, L